WCF leadership

Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu is the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the largest business organization in Türkiye, covering 365 chambers and commodity exchanges with over 2 million members.

He has worked in numerous international organizations and chamber organizations and holds many titles in various organizations including Vice-President of EUROCHAMBRES, Vice President of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce, President of the Union of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Vice President of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development, Chair of B20 Türkiye, Member of the Executive Board of ICC and Chair of ICC Türkiye.

As a prominent businessperson in Türkiye and in the surrounding region, currently he is the Chairman of Eskihisar Group, which operates in the fields of construction, construction materials, real estate, food industry and automotive sector.

Andrew McKellar is the Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) – the nation’s largest business organization, representing employers of every size and sector in Canberra, across the country, and around the globe. Under Andrew’s leadership, ACCI champions policies that enable businesses to innovate, invest, and grow, promoting Australia’s economic strength and international competitiveness. Previously, Andrew served as secretary general for mobility at the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, based in Paris; chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association; chief executive of the Australian Automobile Association; and Chief Executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

Earlier in his career, Andrew worked in government, serving as a senior adviser to successive federal industry ministers. He also worked in the Department of the Prime Minister, Cabinet, Commonwealth, and Queensland treasuries.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University

Dalenda M’HAMDI MEKKI

Director General International Relations, Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dalenda´s current position is Central Director of Events, Communications, International Relations, Economic Information and Archives at CCITUNIS. She also serves as Press Officer of the CCI of Tunis and Director of the Cabinet of the President of the CCITUNIS. She holds a Masters in Journalism and Information Sciences, plus is a specialist in communication, strategic marketing, advocacy and economic events.

She was recently appointed at the General Council of the World Chambers Federation WCF. Mrs. Dalenda is Member of the Steering Committee of the EU Neighborhood Policy Project and has always been very involved in organizations internationally as Co-Coordinator of the Economic Forum of La Francophonie, Djerba 20-21 November 2022, received a Certification training in advocacy policy in Paris, and a Certificate course in The Role of Public Policy in Private Sector Development Leadership, from the Academy for Development & Mediterranean School of Business.

Mrs. M’hamdi Mekki has also served as Communication correspondent for the CCI of Tunis within the CPCCAF, the Permanent Conference of African and French-speaking Consular Chambers, Member of the African Women Entrepreneurs Network, and Communication Correspondent within the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean. She has also participated at the International Visitor Leadership Program “International Trade” Near East and North Africa in 2017 and at the Benevolence Association of the Sidi HAMADA Delegation.

Shevaun Haviland joined the Civil Service in 2016 as the Cabinet Office’s Deputy Director of Business Partnerships. In 2017, Shevaun also became the head of Business Relations at Number 10, Downing Street, alongside her Cabinet Office position. As Deputy Director of Business Partnerships, Shevaun has been a driving force for the Inclusive Economy Partnership. Prior to joining the central government, Shevaun was at the forefront of digital innovation through her work as the Founding Director of the Academy of Digital Business Leaders and as a Director at Independents United.

She has also worked for a wide range of other private sector firms. These include the agency group WPP, the Walt Disney Company, and Datamonitor based in London, Paris, and New York. Outside of Government, Shevaun sits on the U.K. National Advisory Board on Impact Investing and supports The Danson Foundation.

She has also shown her commitment to social enterprise as an ‘angel investor’. Shevaun graduated from PPE at the University of Oxford and has been awarded the ‘Freedom of the City of London’. Outside work, she is currently training to obtain a pilot’s license.

She has Doctor and master’s in business administration from the Universidade Positivo and a Bachelor of Economics from the Jorge T. Lozano University (Colombia). She has worked in higher education – Undergraduate and Postgraduate Lato Sensu – since 2011. She is currently a professor at UNISOCIESC and President of IBEPES – Brazilian Institute of Social Studies and Research (2014-2017) with activities, also as a teacher and researcher.

She is a partner of Wellcome Ltda. in management and internationalization projects for private organizations. Mrs. Bustamante is President of the Chamber of Foreign Trade of the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina – FIESC. She works as an academic in Political Science, emphasizing International, Bilateral, and Multilateral Relations, mainly on issues such as international negotiations, regional Integration, and Mercosur.

Ms. Yu Min is currently General Manager of Globalization Affairs at JA Solar. Until 2023, she served as the Director General of ICC- China Secretariat of China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) since 2018. Previously, she served as the Deputy Director General of ICC- China Secretariat from 2015 to 2018. She joined the CCOIC Secretariat in July 2006. She was appointed the Section Chief of Training Services in June 2011, and from Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2015, she was the Section Chief of Financial Services.

Ms. Yu has a Ph.D. in Political Economy from Beijing Normal University and a Master of Economic Management from Sichuan Normal University.

Rim is an active Egyptian role model, advocating for better inclusion of women at all levels across the business not only in the MENA Region but Globally. She is committed to helping to increase the proportion of women in leadership roles and build a pipeline of talent and creative young entrepreneurs through partnerships and initiatives such as:” Empowering 20,000 Women and Youth by 2020″ & ” Teaching Woman Art & Craft Carpentry Skills”

Rim has been instrumental in creating an inclusive women’s culture at the Chambers of commerce across Egypt by bringing awareness to Chamber’s impactful and inclusion initiatives and programs. In March 2015, She became the founder/president of the “ Economic Business Women Council” in Egyptian Chambers of commerce. Rim’s activities internally focused on empowering women economically, bridging generation gap ,changing the business culture of the workplace, increasing the number of female owners/partners and creating an inclusive atmosphere for all.

Externally, Rim launched #WEBB-middleeast.com an internet-based women’s marketplace that brings together female entrepreneurs to form a powerful economic force of change, focusing on increasing the number of women digitally, giving them access to market their products, franchising, networking and partnerships. In November 2015,WEBB-Middle East put in action SDG5 and received support from the United Nations Global Compact.

Previously, Rim chaired the Women’s committee for the Canada-Egypt Business Council and served as a director in Egypt for the Asian-Arab Chamber of Commerce and the Regional country manager for the Hot Mommas Project affiliated to the George Washington University School of Business .

Siam has participated in corporate social responsibility and sustainability activities (CSR), with a focus on equipping women business owners with knowledge of the importance of being a socially responsible company to bolster a company’s image and build its brand. She is passionate about equipping these groups with knowledge to increase their competitiveness in business. She is also a strong advocate for women’s economic empowerment and has been recognized with several awards. For the last two years she has been named one of the 16 UNIDO Women Economic empowerment success stories ,She is also a notable alumni Ambassador of the Global Entrepreneurship summit(GES2016-2019) .

Mr. Giorgi Pertaia is a Founder and Director of Keystone Investments, an investment company based in Georgia. Previously, from 2012 to 2016, he served as the Director of the Georgian National Investment Agency, where he was responsible for Foreign Direct Investment facilitation in Georgia. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Pertaia served as a Business Ombudsman of Georgia, responsible for defending the rights and interests of businesses with the government and protecting taxpayers’ rights and legal interests. In addition, from 2010 to 2011, Mr. Pertaia served as a Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Georgia, advising on issues of private sector protection.

His experience includes working for Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia; the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia; and the Department of Customs of Georgia. Mr. Pertaia holds an MBA from Western Illinois University (2009) and a B.A. in Finance from Tbilisi State University (1998).

Since January 2019, Treier is Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and a Member of the Executive Board – responsible for International and European Economic Affairs and the network of bi-national German Chambers, Delegations, and Representations of German Commerce and Industry (AHKs) in 92 countries worldwide. From January 2014 to December 2018, he served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, before that as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of International Economics Affairs, Managing Director of the DIHK division “Economic Policy”, Chief Economist, Deputy Managing Director of the division Professional Education, Education Policy, and Executive of the DIHK limited company for vocational training, Bonn.

He studied Economics at the Universities of Bamberg and Budapest, is a Doctor of Economic Sciences at the University of Bamberg.

Mr. Mohammad Khazaei has a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Guilan. He also holds a master’s degree in international transactions from George Mason University in the United States. Mr. Khazaee has taught macroeconomics and philosophy at Tehran’s Allameh Tabatabai University. Also, from 1981 to 1988, Mr. Mohammad Khazaei was a Member of Parliament, where he served as a member of the Economic Committee (1982–1988) and the Banking Reform Committee (1981–1982). Furthermore, he served as Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors at the World Bank from 1988 to 2002.

Mr. Mohammad Khazaei held positions in international development financing between 2002 and 2007, serving as both Vice-Minister for International Affairs and President of the Organization for Economic and Technical Assistance in Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (OIETAI). Concurrently, he served as Governor of the OPEC Fund, Vice-Chairman of that organization’s Investment Committee, Alternate Governor for the Islamic Development Bank, and a board member of the Iran-Misr (Iran-Egypt) Development Bank. After that, from 2009 to 2014, he held different positions, such as President of the Board of UNDP at the U.N., Vice President of the General Assembly of the U.N. and the Board UNICEF at the U.N., and Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Islamic Republic of Iran at the U.N.

Finally, Mr. Mohammad Khazaei is an aide to the Iran Chamber of Commerce President and the Director General of ICC Iran, serving as Secretary General and has been elected as a member of the General Council at the World Chambers Federation (WCF) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Mr. Nishitani holds a B.A. in Business and Commerce from Keio University. He is an experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and development industry.

He is skilled in International Relations, Business Planning, Management, Economic Development, and Event Management. Joined the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in 1986 and has served as Secretary-General of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Assistant Manager of SME’s Promotion Division, Manager, Information Technology Promotion Division, Deputy General Manager, International Division, Project General Manager, International Division and Secretary General of ICC Japan.

Mr. Seong is a Yonsei University Graduate School, Department of Law. He is the President of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). He also serves as Vice President, International Trade Department Secretary General, ICC Korea, since February 2022. Previously, he served as Director and Team Leader of the Asia-Pacific Team (Asia-Pacific, Oceania Trade & Economic Cooperation).

He was Project Director, at the P4G Seoul Summit Business Forum. From 2011 to 2020, he served as Head of the Corporate Relations Team (Member companies, Regional Chambers, and National Assembly Relations); before that, he was part of the Americas/Asia-Pacific Team, International Cooperation Dept.

Trajan Angeloski is the sear holder of the company Ariljemetal, one of the leading companies for machine parts, tools, and fasteners active in many European markets. He has been active for many years on the board Macedonian Chamber of commerce and the country’s economic life.

Trajan Angeloski was born in 1977 in Skopje Capital of Macedonia and graduated from the University St. Cyril and Methodius on the faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He spent time on additional education for specific skills in Germany, Austria, the USA, Japan, China, Taiwan, and other countries. He speaks several languages English, Serbian German, Croatian, Bulgarian, and other languages from the Slavic group.

His professional career started in the family company Ariljemetal with his father, and he was responsible for international markets and the company’s development; he began to found the Bometal group of companies for direct access to the markets.

He has lived several times in different places in the world but always comes back to his homeland. His main objective is development, Innovation, and following World trends.

Trajan Angeloski is expected of the TUV Rhineland certification for Fastening products and technology and has much experience in this field. The Ariljemetal company and Bometal group are well-known in the European markets. His many years of experience in the industry field allows him to know the Industry situations very well.

Mr. Daraban has graduated from the Polytechnics University in Bucharest in 1992 with a licence degree in Mechanics. He has also graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Shipping in 1995 – Shipping Management specialization and has completed the studies of the TEMPUS Programme for Eastern Europe, receiving education certification in Company Management Expertise, in 1996.

After graduating the Romanian National Defence College, Mr. Daraban has held top management positions in different companies from the shipping industry and was elected the President of the Constanta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping, and Agriculture in February 2002. He has also served as Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania from 2002 until 2007 and 2011-2014.

In 2014, Mr. Daraban was elected the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and has received 2 additional mandates at the helm of the most important business organisation in Romania. He is also the President of the Romania National ICC Committee, Member of the Romanian National Defence College, Member of the General Association of Engineers in Romania (AGIR) and founder of the Romania – Bulgaria EURODOBROGEA Business and Innovation resource center.

Internationally, Mr. Mihai Daraban has been a member of the WCF General Council since 2020 and member of EUROCHAMBRES Board of Directors since June 2014. He was also the representative of the Romanian business community in the Business Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation (BSEC – BC) and held the rotative Presidency of the organisation back in 2020.

Mr. Daraban is recognised today as the most important and representative figure for the business environment of Romania, co-hosting many international economic and political forums in Romania, and leading various economic international missions in countries like USA, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Ecuador, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Austria etc.

As Director General of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG), Vincent Subilia strives for a lively and diversified business community in Geneva. In so doing, he promotes approx. 2’500 corporate members make up the CCIG community. As elected Swiss representative, he also represents the CCIG within numerous regional, national, and international institutions, including the General Council of the World Chamber’s Federation. Vincent has also acted as President of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution.

Vincent Subilia joined the CCIG in 2015, in line with his previous assignment as the Economic Development Officer of the State of Geneva. A qualified lawyer with robust expertise gained in Switzerland and abroad (including Brussels, London, New York, and Beijing), Vincent worked within a large international bank in Geneva as Vice President for numerous years, as well as for a major law firm specializing in WTO issues.

Alums of the Graduate Institute of Geneva, Vincent has been elected as a Member of the Geneva Parliament (former Municipal councilor of the City of Geneva from 2012 to 2018). He further acts as past President of AGIR, an association that he founded in 2009, to advocate the assets of the « international Geneva”. He is also a member of the Rotary Club Genève International, which he co-founded in 2015, and of the Diplomatic Club of Geneva.

Born in 1984 in Istanbul, İzzet Volkan started his primary education at Çorlu Uncular Süleyman Pekel Primary School. After completing his secondary and high school education at Nişantaşı Işık High School, Volkan later completed his major in Economics and a minor in Political Science at Purdue University in the USA. He completed his internship in many corporate companies, such as Ford Otosan.

After university, he returned to Turkey in 2007 and started working in the family company. In this process, he attended training at many institutions, especially Boğaziçi University and Loughborough University in England. Today, he is the Deputy Chairman and Director of the Board of Directors of family companies operating in automotive, agricultural equipment, insurance, fuel, car rental, agriculture, and real estate development. In addition, he is Chairman of the Çorlu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman of the Board, TOBB Council Member, and the ICC Turkey Board Member.

He is member of the Board of Directors of the General Assembly of the European Parliament EUROCHAMBERS and the Board of Directors of the World Federation of WCF, member of the supervisory board of Aspen Institute Kyiv, member of the supervisory board of UkraineInvest, member of the supervisory board of Mariupol State University and, member of the supervisory board Business Ombudsman Council.

Founder and President of the Hughes Business Club. Founder of the first local AIESEC committee in Ukraine. Doctor and professor of Economics. Awarded the National Order of Merit (France), Cavalier Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Italy).

Tim Giuliani is the President and CEO of the Orlando Economic Partnership. This new entity resulted in the merger of the Central Florida Partnership and the Orlando Economic Development Commission. The Orlando Economic Partnership works to provide the Orlando region with quality jobs, economic growth, broad-based prosperity, and a sustainable quality of life.

Before coming to Orlando, Giuliani led two combined economic development/chamber organizations—the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. He also worked as the vice president of corporate outreach and engagement for the Florida Chamber of Commerce

Peter Hill Dowd is a Chilean sailor, businessman, and union leader, former President of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS).

He trained at The Grange School in the capital and, later, as a sailor, at the Arturo Prat Naval School in Valparaíso, an entity where he stayed between 1956 and 1963.

That last year he emigrated to the private sector, specifically to Esso Standard Oil, where he worked for four years in sales and marketing. For the next two years, he worked at General Mills Chile and Ballerina Laboratories, after which he became independent and, together with a partner, formed Duo Laboratories, a company dedicated to cosmetics that was sold in 1978 to the British multinational Reckitt and Colman. In 1976 he joined Química Anglo Chilena. In 1985 he joined the union activity after being appointed Director of the British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce.

Sometime later, he would be its President for two and a half years. In 1995 he was elected President of the CCS, a position in which he remained until mid-1999 and to which he returned in 2007

Dilip Dandekar joined Camlin Ltd. as a management trainee and became Executive Director of the company in 1979. He took charge as chairman and managing Director on June 1, 2002. Dandekar served as a Vice President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and now serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd. (formerly Camlin Fine Chemicals Ltd) and has been its Director since June 2006. Dandekar served as a Joint Managing Director of Kokuyo Camlin Limited. from 2002 to February 2013.

Dilip Dandekar also serves as Director to companies Indo Schottle Auto Parts Pvt. Ltd., Nilmac Packaging Industries Ltd., and Camlin International Ltd. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, and is on the governing board of Bombay First and the ICFAI Business School. He is also an Independent Director on the Board of Datamatics Global Services.

M. Arsjad Rasjid is now the Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN). He also holds the position of President at P.T. Indika Energy Tbk., Indonesia’s leading integrated energy company, where he previously served as Group CEO from 2005 to 2013 and Vice President Director/Group CFO from 2013 to 2016. In 2022, he was appointed by the President of Indonesia to be a member of the steering committee for Vocational Education and Training Revitalization. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees from Masyarkakat Eokomi Syariah. He previously served as Vice President of P.T. Indika Energy. He also served as President of MBSS and Petrosea.

In 2011, he was awarded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and named the Best Executive by Asia Money in Indonesia in 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University in California.

CEO of Amit Group, Logistics and Supply Chain, The Amit Group is a global leader in providing end-to-end supply chain solutions, focused on creating each solution tailored to the business’ logistics needs. He is currently Vice President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC), Chairman of the International Committee, and Vice Chairman of the standards institution of Israel. Before joining the FICC, he was Director of the Israel Export Institute from 2016 to 2017, Chairman of the Board of SII

(Standards Institution of Israel) in 2020, and Chairman of the Association of Corporations of Customs Agents and International Forwarders since 2009.

Richard Ngatia is the president of  East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (EACCIA) and former president of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is also the founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Megascope Healthcare K. Limited, a leading medical solutions provider.

He is the Chairman of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Private Sector Forum, an inter-governmental organization of 12 Member States of Africa. He is the immediate former Chair of the IGAD Business Council, an eight-African country trade bloc. In addition, he is a Board Member of the East Africa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture.

He is the Special Business Advisor to the Council of Governors in Kenya; He is the Patron of Health Relief International Kenya and Deputy Patron at the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations with 7 million MSMEs

Mr. Sabra has more than 10 years of executive-level experience in association with leadership, management, nonprofit governance, and sustainable economic development. He is currently the General Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. He studied Natural Sciences at the College Protestant Francais, obtained an M.S. at the American University of Beirut, and an MBA at Ecole Superieure des Affairs ESA.

Raul A. Uranga-Lamadrid has been a Managing Partner at Gerbera Capital, an investment platform specializing in Real Estate and Venture Capital investments in Mexico, for more than 10 years. Since 2002, Mr. Uranga-Lamadrid has been CEO of Rocher Holdings, a fast-growing real estate development company interested in residential, office, and commercial real estate.

Mr. Uranga-Lamadrid has funded and invested in several businesses over the last 10 years, including Metroscubicos.com, the leading real estate portal in Mexico. He co-founded and was an active Board Member until the company was purchased by Grupo Editorial Expansion (A Time Warner subsidiary) in 2007. Before Gerbera Capital, Mr. Uranga-Lamadrid worked as a Consultant for The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the Madrid Office and as a Corporate Financial Analyst for Banamex (Citibank) in the Real Estate and Hotel division. Mr. Uranga-Lamadrid holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the ITESM and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

Mr. Ofungi is the founder & CEO of Dero Capital, a Finance Advisory & Project Finance company with East and Southern Africa coverage. Dero Capital is leading a consortium that is developing Uganda’s first eco-industrial zone. Bikhado founded The Mkutano Company, a qualitative thought leadership firm that curates’ macro-economic dialogues in Uganda.

He is a board member of Uganda’s Public Private Partnership Unit, and the Chair of a Technical Working Group on Eco Industrial Zones. He was committee member of the National Research & Innovation Program and served on the Investment Committee on innovation for Uganda’s largest pension fund, the NSSF. He served as East Africa Director for Blue Financial Services from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Ofungi has additional interests in renewable energy, logistics, and technology.

He holds a BEng degree in Chemical Engineering and a Postgraduate qualification in Management from Bradford University and Nottingham Business School respectively. He is a certified Public Private Partnership practitioner (APMG International)

Ms. Alikie has been responsible for efficiently managing the Chamber finances for the past 16 years. She has also gained a wealth of experience by being responsible for handling all other aspects of the Chamber. In January 2010, she assumed duties as the Deputy Secretary General/ Financial Controller.

As Deputy Secretary General (DSG), she oversees corporate development and manages matters of strategic importance. The DSG provides leadership in aligning the activities in the roles and functions of the overall Ceylon Chamber Secretariat. As the Financial Controller, the DSG is responsible for the accounts, preparation of the Annual Budget and monitoring the performance of the financial department and contributing to the decisions regarding the financial strategy.

Under her leadership at the Ceylan Chamber, the organization has been recognized for several years with the Gold and Silver Awards under the Not-for-Profit Organization and Non-Governmental Organization sector of the Annual report Awards. She has also served on several Boards across a range of organizations. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Distance Learning Centre Ltd. Mrs. Perera holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management.

He currently leads the institution’s international relations with its counterparts in the rest of the world. Mr. Bertolotti has chaired the Ibero-American Association of Chambers of Commerce (AICO) for two terms and was vice president of the World Federation of Chambers of Commerce, based in Paris.

Liza M. García Vélez is a notary lawyer, a native of the town of Hatillo. He has a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed a Juris Doctor at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He has a master’s degree in Communication with a specialty in Public Relations from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. He prepared his master’s project at the European Forum of the Business School in Navarra, Spain.

In 2015, he chaired the Association of Electoral Bodies of Central America and the Caribbean, known as the “Tikal Protocol.” She was the first woman to chair the State Elections Commission (CEE) of Puerto Rico. He implemented electronic scrutiny for the first time in the Primaries, Elections in 2016, and Plebiscite in 2017.

She worked from 2002 to 2009 in the House of Representatives as a Press Officer, Legal, and Legislative Advisor. He has been a representative of the Human Rights Institute in Costa Rica and has participated in international observations in more than 13 countries. In recent years, he has returned to his private practice of the profession, where he has provided services to small and medium-sized merchants.