Our Team

staff

Bruno Carmo

Associate for Brazil Operations

Carolina Santos

Manager of Bootcamps Operations

Catherine Partridge

Manager of Strategic Operations

David Baptista

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Debora Rebecchi

Program & Curriculum Coordinator

Diego Ontaneda

CEO & Co-Founder

Érika Soler

Junior Legal Associate

Francesca Leon

Senior Manager Data & Technology

Horacio Báez

MEL, Data & Tech Associate

Jessica Pereira

Junior Manager of Admissions

Lina Herrera

Manager of Development and Strategic Partnerships

Marco Machado

Manager of University Placement

Oriana Torres

Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

Paloma Ribeiro

Manager of Mentorship Programs

Sol Petroni

Junior Manager for Communications

Ticiane Shiki

Director of Operations

consultants

Alan Rodrigues

Operational Legal Consultant

Diana Poma

Operations Associate for HR

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

Júlia Peixoto

Communications

Lúcio Oliveira

University Placement

Marcos Cremasco

Ecosystem, Opportunities and Alumni Engagement

Pedro Felix

MEL, Data & Tech

Thayná Luize

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

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 | Co-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 | Co-chair

Paulo Passoni

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

Rodolfo Lara

Chief Engagement & Development Officer @ 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.