Barometer Initiative in Colombia Leadership Team
Josefina Echavarría Álvarez
Dr. Josefina Echavarría Alvarez is the Director of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs. As the director of PAM, she leads PAM’s researchers, faculty and staff in the South Bend campus, as well as PAM’s field units that carry out official monitoring of the implementation of peace accords in real time, in both Colombia and the Philippines. Josefina earned her Ph.D. in Peace, Conflict, and Democracy from the Jaume I University (Spain), an M.A. in Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation from the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and a B.A. in Government and International Relations from the University Externado (Colombia).
Ángela María Ramírez Rincón
Ángela Ramírez Rincón is the Executive Director of the Barometer Initiative in Colombia. She is a lawyer with a Master’s degree in International Human Rights Law from American University. She has worked as a teacher and researcher on
issues related to the protection of human rights. She has also served as a consultant for various organizations, including the German Cooperation Agency
(GIZ) and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), on issues related to Indigenous peoples’ rights, judicial investigations with a gender perspective, and institutional strengthening. For seven years, she worked in the Colombian public sector in institutions such as the Presidential Program for Human Rights, the National Agency for Legal Defense of the State, and the Ministry of Justice, where
she led strategies on transitional justice and the international defense of the State.
National Team
Mateo Gómez Vásquez
Mateo Gómez Vásquez is the Technical Research Leader for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia. He is a lawyer with a degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and master degree in Democracy and Good Governance from Universidad de Salamanca. He has worked as Director of the Early Warning System of the Ombudsman Office and Coordinator of National Advocay of the Comisión Colombiana de Juristas.
Brenda Forero
Brenda Forero is the Report Editor for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia. She is a lawyer with a master’s degree in International Law from the University of La Sabana, Colombia. She has worked international organizations, academic and litigation teams as a writer and editor. She has prepared expert opinions on human rights, international humanitarian law, and transitional justice, and litigated before the Inter-American System for the protection of human rights.
Tatiana Menjura Roldán
Tatiana Menjura Roldán is a researcher for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia and monitors commitments related to land access, the Development Programs with a Territorial Focus (PDET) and the National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Crops Used for Illicit Purposes (PNIS). She holds a Master’s degree in Governance and Development from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration. She has over ten years of experience in conflict resolution, territorial planning, and information systems management for the strengthening of public policies. She has worked as a consultant and researcher applying mixed-methods analysis in processes aimed at protecting vulnerable populations, including victims of the armed conflict and migrant communities, incorporating a differential approach. Her recent work focuses on policies for the substitution of illicit crops, interinstitutional coordination, and territorial transformation.
Natalia Restrepo Ortiz
Natalia Restrepo Ortiz is a Researcher with the Barometer Initiative and monitors transitional justice issues. She is a lawyer with a degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, with a specialization in administrative law and an LLM in public international law from New York University. During her professional career, she has focused on working for victims’ recognition from the public sector, as well as by international organizations, including the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Alejandro Robayo Corredor
Alejandro Robayo Corredor is a researcher for the Barometer Initiative and monitors the participation component of the Final Agreement. He is a political scientist and has a master’s degree in Political Studies from de National University of Colombia. He has been a teacher and researcher and has also worked in the public sector. His professional and research experience has focused on participation, social mobilization, and peacebuilding.
Enrique Gutiérrez
Enrique Gutierrez is a Researcher for the Barometer Initiative and monitors accord stipulations related to Point 3. He holds a master’s degree in human rights from the University of Essex, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Pontifical Xavierian University (Colombia). His professional experience focuses on the work with vulnerable communities and peacebuilding in post-conflict environments like Colombia and Kosovo.
Ivonne Zúñiga
Ivonne Zúñiga is a Researcher for the Barometer Initiative and monitors accord stipulations related to Point 6. She has a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in psychology. She has 10 years of experience in the formulation of projects and intersectionality in public policy, both in governmental and non-governmental entities and international organizations. Her academic achievements include a Fulbright fellowship, Colfuturo scholarship, and a scholarship granted by the United Nations.
Nicolás Rojas Bernal
Nicolás Rojas Bernal is the strategic relationships specialist for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia. He is a lawyer from the Universidad Javeriana with a postgraduate degree in Justice, Victims, and Peacebuilding from the Universidad Nacional and a candidate for a master’s degree in Political Studies from the same university. His professional experience has focused on accompanying the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement and the inclusion of the differential approach in the design of national and district public policies.
Mariana Balen Giancola
Mariana Balen Giancola is the Project Coordinator for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia. She is a lawyer with a degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. She has worked with civil society organizations as well as with the public sector in the analysis of public policy aimed to satisfy the rights of victims of the Colombian armed conflict. Particularly, she has focused on the analysis of the access to transitional justice mechanisms.
Diana Carolina Silva Díaz
Diana Carolina Silva Díaz is a researcher for the Barometer Initiative in Colombia and monitors the commitments of the Final Accord related to addressing the phenomenon of narcotics production and commercialization. She is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands). Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a consultant and researcher in the fields of human rights, international cooperation, and public administration. Her experience focuses on institutional strengthening and the design of strategies for the implementation of public policies in humanitarian and social contexts through applied research.
Regional Barometer Team
Ever Estyl Álvarez Giraldo
Ever Estyl Álvarez Giraldo is the coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Urabá Antioqueño and Chocó. He has a postgraduate degree in Theories, Methods, and Techniques in Social Research and a master’s degree in Socio-spatial Studies from the Institute of Regional Studies (INER) of the University of Antioquia. He has been a teacher and researcher in projects that analyze territorial strategies for peacebuilding, the reconfiguration of the armed conflict, and the artistic and cultural management practices in Urabá.
Laritza Hernández
Laritza Hernández is the coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Alto Patía – Norte del Cauca and Sur del Tolima. She is a psychologist and has a postgraduate degree in Social Management from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She has more than 9 years of experience as a leader of social projects aimed at overcoming extreme poverty, rural development with emphasis on the productive sector, and the construction of territorial plans that include the exercise of consultation and ethnic participation and gender approach.
Edwin Andrés Mosquera Sánchez
Edwin Andrés Mosquera Sánchez is an analyst of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Urabá Antioqueño and Chocó. He is a political scientist with a master’s degree in human rights, management in transition and post-conflict from the Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (Colombia). He has worked as a university professor, researcher, columnist and mainly as a consultant in the management and coordination of social projects with international cooperation regarding public policies, peace-building methodologies and strengthening of social, community and ethnic-territorial organizations.
Yeison H Sosa Londoño
Yeison H Sosa Londoño, coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Sur de Córdoba, Bajo Cauca and Nordeste Antioqueño. He is a historian and professional in Political Studies and Conflict Resolution, with a postgraduate degree in Comparative Politics from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. He has worked as a social researcher and consultant in security guarantees and human rights. He has also worked for cooperation agencies and public entities in the implementation of actions for peace building and the strengthening of citizen participation.
Jaime Andrés Astaíza Brav
Jaime Andrés Astaíza Bravo is an analyst of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Alto Patía – Norte del Cauca and Sur del Tolima. He is an economist, with a postgraduate degree in Government and Public Policy from the Universidad del Cauca (Colombia). He has experience in the implementation and follow-up of substitution and action plans for regional transformation, in development programs with a territorial, ethnic and gender approach. Additionally, he has experience with international cooperation in the execution and monitoring of alternative rural development projects.
Paola Campos Cáceres
Paola Campos Cáceres is an analyst of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Alto Patía – Norte del Cauca and Sur del Tolima. She is a sociologist and candidate for a master’s degree in Musicology at the National University of Colombia. She has experience in the field of social and academic research, as well as the formulation and implementation of social projects on cultural studies and public policies.
Mónica Villamizar Ríos
Mónica Villamizar Ríos is the coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Catatumbo and Arauca. She is a professional in biology and has a master’s degree in social intervention in knowledge societies from UNIR. She has experience in coordinating international cooperation programs in peace building with a gender and ethnic approach, as well as in the strengthening of civil society organizations and technical assistance to departmental and municipal governments to strengthen their capacities in the management cycle.
Rosa Hebeny Gómez Bazan
Rosa Hebeny Gómez Bazan is the coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Pacífico Medio and Pacífico y Frontera Nariñense. She is a lawyer from the University of San Buenaventura Cali, specialist in human rights education, territorial development and public management, with experience in the fields of humanitarian work, international cooperation, consultation and conciliation with communities in the Colombian Pacific (Chocó, Valle, Cauca and Nariño), as well as in institutional strengthening in public policy for victims. She has worked with ethnic population, victims of conflict and with international protection needs.
Alexander Rodríguez Contreras
Alexander Rodríguez Contreras is the coordinator of the Regional Barometer which covers the subregions of Montes de María, Sierra Nevada – Perijá and Sur de Bolívar. He is an anthropologist, specialist in Management for Territorial Development and candidate for a master’s degree in Sustainable Territorial Development from the University of Magdalena. He has been a researcher in projects that analyze the realities of the peoples of the Colombian Caribbean through their knowledge and oral traditions.
Carolina Hernández Peralta
Carolina Hernández Peralta is a Regional Barometer Analyst for the Urabá subregion. She is a psychologist and holds a specialization in Care Policies with a Gender Perspective from FLACSO Argentina. She has experience in psychosocial support and community work with Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and conflict-affected communities, as well as in the design and implementation of social projects focused on inclusion, equity, and the strengthening of social cohesion.