Our Team

Staff

Aarati Rao

Director of MEL

Alia Whitney-Johnson

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Antonio Rodriguez

Story Officer

Bruno Carmo

Associate for Brazil Operations

Carolina Santos

Manager of Bootcamps Operations

Catherine Partridge

Manager of Strategic Operations

Cecilia Ulloa

Manager Finance & Accounting

Daniel Velilla

Expansion Manager

David Baptista

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Diana Poma

Operations Associate for HR

Diego Ontaneda

CEO & Co-Founder

Érika Soler

Junior Legal Associate

Estela Naula

Admission Junior Manager

Francesca Leon

Senior Manager Data & Technology

Horacio Báez

MEL, Data & Tech Associate

Karla Leyva

Expansion Manager Mexico & Central America

Lina Herrera

Manager of Mentorship Program

Marcelo Peterlini

Regional Director

Marco Machado

Manager of University Placement

Oriana Torres

Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

Paloma Ribeiro

Manager of Mentorship Programs

Rafael Breviglieri

LALA Brazil Director

Sol Petroni

Communications Coordinator

Thaissa Grossmann

Admissions Manager

Ticiane Shiki

Director of Operations

Valeria Reyes

Director of HR

Victor Parra

Associate for Camps Operations

Consultants

Debora Rebecchi

Program & Curriculum Coordinator

Sofía Giraldo

Junior Legal and Outreach Associate

Alumni Coordinators
& Staff

The Alumni Coordinators (AC) are a group of LALA students hired to work as a part-time staff member in various departments of our organization. They become Alumni Staff after one year of work. It is an ideal part-time job to have a first contact with the professional environment and work towards their goals by developing hard and soft skills, including adaptability, problem-solving, and project management.

Andressa Reis

Communications

Bianca Vasconcelos

Outreach

Érica Lisboa

High-impact Careers

Gabriel Xavier

Admissions

Júlia Almeida

Communications

Júlia Peixoto

Communications

Lúcio Oliveira

Mentorship

Luka Faccini

University Placement

Marcos Cremasco

Ecosystem, Opportunities and Alumni Engagement

Pedro Felix

MEL, Data & Tech

Tássia de Matos

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Thayná Luize

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Valentina Beneit

Hispanic Outreach

Board Members

LALA's Board helps us stay aligned with our mission by advising on strategy, supporting fundraising efforts, connecting us to partners and resources, and helping inform our work as a whole.

Alejandra Mejia R.

Head of External Affairs @ Teach for All | Board Chair

Andrew Moore

Special Counselor @ Schmidt Futures

José (Zé) Dias

Partner & Managing Director @ Remessa Online | C-level Executive @ EBANX

Kevin Efrusy

Partner @ Accel | Board Observer

Mariana Donangelo

Partner @ KaszeK Ventures

Molly Efrusy

President & Co-Founder @ EFF | Board Vice Chair

Paulo Passoni

Latin American Entrepreneur and Investor | Co-creator of Latin American $5bn Fund @ SoftBank

Rodolfo Lara

Director of Global Engagement and Programs @ The Rhodes Trust

Advisors

LALA’s Advisory Board consists of a group of outstanding Latin American and global leaders who are strengthening our organization and accelerating our path to systemic impact at scale. Our Advisors provide LALA their wisdom, expertise, networks, resources, and credibility in service of our mission. Each Advisory Board relationship is unique, and Advisors do not have fiduciary responsibilities over our work.