Orlando Baquero
CEO
CV Orlando Baquero
Orlando Baquero, Diplom Kaufmann (Universität Hamburg). Geboren in Bogotá, Kolumbien, führte ihn sein beruflicher Werdegang über verschiedene Unternehmen der Nahrungsmittel- und Pharmaindustrie sowie des Agrarprodukthandels in mehrere Länder Lateinamerikas und nach Deutschland. Er ist Mitglied des Vorstandes der ELArb European-Latinamerican Arbitration Association und Hauptgeschäftsführer des LAV.
CV Rebeca de Saules Mendonça
Rebeca Mendonça studierte in Brasilien und Deutschland Biologie und hat ihren Master in „International Agriculture Sciences“ an der Humboldt Universität absolviert. Sie war langjährig beim DAAD, Außenstelle Rio de Janeiro, als Sachbearbeiterin tätig und verantwortlich für das DAAD Promotionsstipendiumprogramm, sowie für die Organisation von diversen DAAD Marketing-Veranstaltungen. Beim LAV ist sie Assistentin der Geschäftsführung.
Betina Sachsse
Regional Manager for Brazil, Guyana and Jamaica / LAV-Young Professionals Coordinator
CV Betina Sachsse
Betina Sachsse, born in Rio de Janeiro, studied Literature and Conference Interpreting in her birthplace as well as in Heidelberg. She was Partner in the maritime consultancy "Business with Brasil", a Manager at the Cultural Institute of the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin and a Language Mediator at Daimler AG in Stuttgart and Juiz de Fora.
Mélissa Bigdely
Reginal Manager for Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Haiti
CV Mélissa Bigdely
Mélissa Bigdely studied "International Relations & Spanish and Latin American Studies" at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and spent a year abroad in Guadalajara (Mexico), where she studied at ITESO. Additionally, she completed a Master's degree in "International Development Studies" at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. In Mexico she participated in development projects (Human Rights and Indigenous Populations in particular) and worked together with the non-governmental organization CEPAD. Previously, she made an internship at GIZ in the Latin America and Caribbean Department and assisted in the portfolio management of South American countries.
CV Christoph Schmitt
Christoph G. Schmitt was born in Bogotá (Colombia) and is a Wwholesale and Foreign Trade Merchant. His career took him to Latin America and Germany via various trading houses and industrial companies with a focus on machinery and equipment for the food and agro-industry. He served as the LAV's chief executive officer for 15 years and has been the honorary head of the culture department since January 2019.
CV Bettina Sieveking
Bettina Sieveking
Ulrike Göldner
Regional Manager for Chile, Peru, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Columbia, Cuba and Venezuela
CV Ulrike Göldner
Ulrike Göldner, MA in Latin American Studies/Musicology (FU/HU Berlin), worked at the Brazilian Cultural Institute ICBRA and co-founded the bilingual magazine BRAZINE. She founded and ran the Agency for Information and Cultural Exchange Brazil-Germany ACIBRA.
Tonatiuh Velázquez
Regional Manager for Mexico and Central America
CV Tonatiuh Velázquez
He graduated with a B.A In international relations by the university of Baja California in Tiuana, Mexico. He holds an International double degree M.A. in peace and conflict studies by the university of Kent in Great Britain and Philips Universität in Germany. He worked at the Mexican embassy in Ankara and Berlin. In addition, he has been a university lecturer in both Mexico and Germany teaching courses in the areas of intercultural management, global politics, international business, among others.
