EDUCATION:
Specialization
International Public Management, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, dual degree with the Universidad de Santander UDES.
University
Law and Political Science at the Universidad Cooperativa UCC of B/manga. Attorney, Faculty of Law at the Corporación Universitaria UCC and the Corporación Universitaria de Ciencia y Desarrollo UNICIENCIA of Bucaramanga. Lecturer.
Secondary
Colegio Diego Hernández de Gallegos in Barrancabermeja
PRESIDENT FOR SEVERAL TERMS OF THE COLEGIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISTAS CNP, SANTANDER CHAPTER, AND MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CNP COLOMBIA.
DIRECTOR OF THE NEWS MAGAZINE REVISTA INFORMATIVA SANTANDER “REVISDER” – PRESS, RADIO, TV AND ONLINE. SPECIALIZATION, DIPLOMA COURSES AND OTHER STUDIES
STUDIES:
• LATIN AMERICAN JOURNALISM SUMMIT “RUTA DE PAZ Y DESARROLLO HUMANO” (Path of Peace and Human Development) in Tulcán, Ecuador and Ipiales, Colombia – COLAPER
• POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, Universidad de Santander UDES – DUAL DEGREE WITH A SPANISH UNIVERSITY
• DIPLOMA COURSE IN THE ADVERSARIAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – Universidad UNICIENCIA
• DIPLOMA COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: Public Procurement, Offenses against the Public Administration, Citizen Participation, Conciliation and Interpretation, CORCIENCIA – UNICIENCIA.
• DIPLOMA COURSE – HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PRACTITIONER – Universidad Industrial de Santander UIS – Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman’s Office)
WORKSHOP SEMINAR “PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE LIABILITY OF DEPARTMENTAL AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS”-2008 – Universidad Santo Tomás, convened by the Procuraduría General de la Nación, Contraloría General, Contaduría General and the Defensoría del Pueblo.
• SEMINAR ON PRELIMINARY HEARINGS IN THE ADVERSARIAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, Colegio Nacional de Abogados CONALBOS
• WORKSHOP SEMINAR “TECHNICAL DEFENSE IN ORAL TRIALS AND PRELIMINARY HEARINGS” – Agreement between Abogados sin Fronteras and the Defensoría del Pueblo of Colombia.
• WORKSHOP SEMINAR: “TRAINING OF TRADE UNION LEADERS”-2009, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia-CUT Santander – Ministerio de la Protección Social – Santander Regional Office
• SYMPOSIUM ON FORENSIC SCIENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN THE ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM – Academia Internacional de Altos Estudios Forenses A.I.A.E.F.
• SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION – Ministerio del Interior, Comisionado para la Paz (Peace Commissioner), GOBERNACIÓN DE SANTANDER
• DIPLOMA COURSE IN PUBLIC JOURNALISM – Universidad Escuela Superior de Administración Pública ESAP
• TECHNICIAN IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION – CORPOCIDES
• OCCUPATIONAL TECHNICIAN IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM, ACADEMIA HARVARD – CNP.
• DISTANCE REFRESHER COURSE FOR JOURNALISTS, SENA
• 18th Course for Journalists: ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) – UNAB – Colombian Red Cross, Santander Branch – ICRC
• NATIONAL SEMINAR “JOURNALISM IN CONFLICT ZONES”, Alcaldía de Barrancabermeja
• COURSE “WEB PAGE DESIGN FOR JOURNALISTS” – SENA
• WORKSHOP SERIES SEMINAR “IN DEFENSE OF OUR HERITAGE” – Gobernación de Santander – Corpocides.
OTHER STUDIES:
• BASIC ENGLISH – Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA
• BASIC COMPUTING – Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA
• AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS TECHNICIAN – SENA
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING – Centro de Estudios IPFEL
• BASIC ARCHIVING COURSE – ACAR
• RECORDS MANAGEMENT COURSE – ACAR
• ARCHIVE ADMINISTRATION II – GADIER
• PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION – Alcaldía de Bucaramanga
• HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION – Alcaldía de Bucaramanga
• ADMINISTRATION TECHNICIAN IN COOPERATIVES – Superintendencia
Nacional de Cooperativas.
• BASIC COURSE ON COOPERATIVES – ASCOOP.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Institution: GOBERNACIÓN DE SANTANDER
Position Held: Attorney, Physical Resources, General Secretariat
Institution: ALCALDÍA DE BUCARAMANGA
Positions Held: External Professional Legal Advisory Services
Advisory Services on Victim Reparation, CAIV
Journalist, Communications, Secretariat of the Interior
Attorney, Public Space Ombudsman’s Office
Member, Territorial Planning Council
Institution: COLEGIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISTAS
CNP
Position Held: National Board Director 2017 -2019
Santander Chapter President 2016 -2018
Santander Chapter President 2010 -2015
Santander Chapter President 2008 -2010
Santander Chapter President 2005 -2007
Santander Chapter President 2003 -2005
National Secretary -2005-2007
National President -2007
National Secretary -2008
National Auditor 2008-2010
National Auditor 2010-2012
Teaching: REFRESHER TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS
Colegio Nacional de Periodistas CNP
Institution: REVISDER
Revista Informativa Santander
Position Held: Director for Press, Radio and TV.
Under Resolutions of the Ministerio de Gobierno
Institution: C. C. SAN ANDRESITO LA ISLA
Position Held: Founding Promoter and First General Manager –
Bucaramanga
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
• ORDEN LUIS CARLOS GALÁN SARMIENTO- 2017
• PREMIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISMO CNP (National Journalism Award) – GUAJIRA 2017-
• COLEGIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISTAS CNP-BARRANCABERMEJA 2012
• ALCALDÍA DE BUCARAMANGA, CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DE B/MANGA AND ASAMBLEA DEL DEPARTAMENTO – 2011
• LA PONZOÑA DE ORO 2010
• PREMIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISMO “ANTONIO NARIÑO” (National Journalism Award), AUGUST 4, 2010, FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE PRENSA “FENALPRENSA”
• LA PONZOÑA DE ORO -2009
• “PREMIO SOL DORADO” FEDERACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE PRENSA “FEVEPRENSA” CARACAS – 1992 – 2007
• HONOR AND COMMENDATION – UNIVERSIDAD UNICIENCIA – 2007
• ORDER OF “CIUDADANO MERITORIO” (Meritorious Citizen) OF THE DEPARTMENT, GRAND CROSS CATEGORY – GOBERNACIÓN DE SANTANDER – 2007
• LA PONZOÑA BUCARA – 2000 – 2002 – 2005 – 2007
• ORDER “CATEGORÍA ESPECIAL” (Special Category) OF THE DEPARTMENT – GOBERNACIÓN DE SANTANDER – 2006
• COMMENDATION – CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DE BUCARAMANGA 2006
• ORDEN “JOSÉ ELÍAS PUYANA”, ALCALDÍA MUNICIPAL DE FLORIDABLANCA – 2006
• “MICRÓFONO CÍVICO” AWARD – NOTICIERO DEL MEDIO DÍA BARRANCABERMEJA – 2005
• HONOR, CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DE BUCARAMANGA – 2004
• PLUMA DE ORO AWARD OF THE APB – BEST PRESS CHRONICLE – BARRANCABERMEJA – 2004
• HONORABLE MENTION “PREMIO EMPRENDEDOR” (Entrepreneur Award) – INFORMATIVO EMPRESARIAL COMERCIO Y EMPLEO – 2003
• “ORDEN LUIS CARLOS GALÁN SARMIENTO” – ASAMBLEA DE SANTANDER
• ORDEN JUAN FRANCISCO GUALDRÓN LÓPEZ – COLEGIO NACIONAL DE PERIODISTAS CNP. SANTANDER – 1999 – 2001
• HONOR, ORDEN “FRANCISCO MANTILLA DE LOS RÍOS” – ALCALDÍA MUNICIPAL DE GIRÓN
• HONOR FOR EXEMPLARY WORK BY MEMBERS OF THE JOURNALISTIC PROFESSION – CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DE GIRÓN – 2002
• HONOR, ORDER OF MERIT OF ASOJUNTAS – ASOCIACIÓN COMUNAL DE JUNTAS DEL MUNICIPIO DE GIRÓN – 2002
• PERSON OF THE YEAR 2004 – ASOCIACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE PERIODISTAS ATLÁNTICO
• INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIANISM AWARD OF THE LEGIÓN FRATERNAL DE LAS NACIONES
• HONORABLE MENTION, ASOMEDIOS
• HONORABLE MENTION “ACOPRENSA” ASOC. COL. DE PERIÓDICOS Y REVISTAS INDEPENDIENTES
• EMERITUS JOURNALIST “ACOPRENSA”
• “ARCHIVIST OF THE YEAR” – ASOCIACIÓN ARCHIVISTAS ACAR -1988
Participation
As SpeakerAs ModeratorInstitutional