OUR INSTRUCTORS

Our instructors all hold an MA level degree in either Anthropology or Sociology, and have ample experience working with development programs. Some of our instructors include:

• Engel Tally: Lic. in Anthropology (U. del Valle de Guatemala), MA in Philosophy (U. Rafael Landívar). Has worked several years with NGO´s in the Lake District in programs related to tourism and agroforestry. He is currently an undergraduate professor at UVG and Coordinator of UVG’s fieldschool.
   

• Andrés Álvarez Castañeda: Lic. in Anthropology (U. del Valle de Guatemala), MSc. in Political Sociology (FLACSO), MA in Conflict Resolution (Bradford). Director of UVG´s Anthropology Department.
   

• David García: Lic. in Anthropology (U. del Valle de Guatemala), MA in Applied Anthropology (U. Florida). Has worked for the past 6 years as a development practitioner in the northern part of Guatemala (Q’eqchi´ area) implementing tourism & agriculture projects. He is currently finishing his PhD in Applied Anthropology at the University of Florida.
   

• Alejandra Colom: Lic. in Anthropology, MA in Applied Anthropology (U. of Maryland), currently conducting her PhD work in Anthropology (Leuven, Belgium). Ample experience in resource management , reproductive health, and development projects in Africa and Latin America.
   

• Tatiana Paz: Lic. in Anthropology (U. del Valle de Guatemala), MA in Latin American Studies (U. Autónoma de Madrid). Consultant for UNDP on the “Report of Human Development - Guatemala”. 
   

• Arturo Matute: Lic. in Business (U. Andrés Bello, Chile), MA in Development Anthropology (London School of Economics); has been a consultant for UNDP.