Authors

Vilma Hidalgo is a professor of economics at the University of Havana.  

Yaima Doimeadios is a professor of economics at the University of Havana.  

Carmelo Mesa-Lago is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.   

Marcela Prieto is the general director of Foro Semana and former executive director of the Instituto de Ciencia Política—Hernán Echavarría Olózaga in Bogotá, Colombia.

Ricardo Argüello is a professor at the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia.  

Juanita León is the editor of La Silla Vacía.  

Ana Carolina González Espinosa is a research associate at Externado University. She was elected as a society representative to the Colombian EITI National Tripartite Committee in 2013. Follow her on Twitter: @AnaCaroGE.

Carolina Neal is a historic preservation specialist at Neal Group Construction, as well as a public infrastructure consultant and freelance writer. She earned an M.A. in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Greg Mendoza is a Master’s student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Erin Siegal McIntyre is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism and an investigative producer/correspondent with Univision Documentales. She’s the author of the award-winning book “Finding Fernanda” (Beacon Press) and a Redux Pictures photographer. Follow her on Twitter: @ErinSiegal.

Mirte Postema is the senior program officer of the Judicial Independence Program at the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF). Follow her on Twitter: @MirtePostema

Zach Weissmueller is a writer and filmmaker. He works as a video producer and journalist at Reason TV.

Steven McCutcheon Rubio is a contributing blogger to AQ online. He is a policy intern at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow him on Twitter at @MacRubio.

Peter Tase is an international programs assistant for the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies—IFEES.

Sophia Sciabica is a contributing blogger to AQ Online and is a policy intern at Americas Society/Council of the Americas in Washington DC.