2016 YLAI Fellows

Meet the YLAI Fellows Resource Library

In fall of 2016, 250 young entrepreneurs from 35 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the YLAI Professional Fellows Program. Learn more about these inspiring young leaders and their ventures below.

Patria-Kaye Aarons
CEO @ Sweetie Confectionery
Nelicia Adams
Founder and Director @ Caribbean Youth Development Network
Rosario Ahumada
Founder @ JUNO
Gabriel I. Alborta
Founder & CEO @ Yanapaña
Lyne Vanessa Alexandre
CEO @ Procona
Silvia Alipaz Portugal
Owner & Manager @ English Club
Andrea Almeida
Founder @ Ethniessence
Paola Alvarado
Founder & CEO @ Grupo SCT
Rodrigo Alvarenga
Project Manager @ Brandi Handy
Ystallonne Alves
Co-Founder @ Agromarra
Jairo Alejandro Angel
Co-Founder @ Civilization
Dason Anthony
Co-Owner @ 592Dresses
La-Tonia Arthur
Founder & Director @ Gentle Beginnings Daycare, Inc.
Kajal Ashna Mahepal
Founder and CEO @ Foundation Young Help Suriname
Michael Avila
Founder @ StartUp Honduras
Jose Ayerdis
CEO @ Pozool
Matias Balaclav
Founder @ Big Deal
Juliana Batista
Co-Founder & General Manager @ Elefa Education for Life
Jacques Kendy Bellegarde
CEO @ Kwabosal
Craslyn Benjamin
CEO @ Benlar Foods Limited
Brian Benoit
Founder @ The Benoit Academy
Judason Bess
Co-Owner & Manager @ The Farmacy
Rodrigo Biajoni
Co-Founder @ Colaboradora
Mazal Blanco
Founder & Manager @ Mazal Blanco Eco Design S.A.S.
Camilla Borges Costa
Founder @ Politiquê?
David Borja
Founder @ Multidoctores
Daniela Borja Kaisin
Founder @ NANKAIA
Stephanie Braddick
CCO & Founder @ BRDKGreen – Stitch Bees
Martina Brañez
Co-founder & CEO @ IMPORTIA SRL
Jamal Browne
Founder @ Land and Property Network
Cheryl Brunings
CEO @ C-Care
Indira Burke
Co-Founder @ Loui Henri Media Services VBA
Andres Cabrera Silva
Founder @ My Medical Assistant
Alexandra Cáceres
CFO @ Compadre
Mónica Camacho
CEO @ La Cosita Chula
Yolanda Cantu Garcia
CEO @ Coet Learning Center
Angela Caquegua
Founder @ Promotion Platform of Quinoa
Carlos Casiano
General Manager @ Ingeniería & Bioproyectos S.A.C.
Carmen Castellanos
Co-founder & CEO @ Fashion Truck
Heidi Castillo
Co-founder @ Grandma B's
Jonathan Castro
La Cuadra Universitaria @ Growth Hacker
Deborah Chavarria
Co-Founder @ 2da Mano
Juan David Cifuentes
CEO & Cofounder @ Cifuentes-Strings
Soriyer Ciliberto
Founder and CEO @ Chic Elastic
Roberto Cobaquil
Co-Founder & CFO @ Coffee District
Alberto Collado
Founder & CEO @ Studio Cromat
Alvaro Concha
Founder and President @ Hack Space Peru
Maria Córdova
Co-Founder and General Director @ ROA
Lucía Cosenza
CEO & Artist @ Cuenta Platos
Ignacio Cubero
Owner @ Tiger House Translations; Stolas; Zero Army
Karryn Dawson
Founder @ ShapDaBelize
Luis de Anda
Co-Founder @ Café Local
Leonardo de Siqueira Lima
Founder @ Mais Educação
Luis Martin del Campo
Founder & Project Leader @ Katamba
Luz Delgado
Founder and CEO @ Lucci
Karla Delgado Fallas
Founder @ Koala Designs
Kevin Devonish
Founder @ AES Energy Systems, Inc.
Gerardo Di Trolio
Grupo Di Trolio C.A. @ Founder
Gustavo Díaz
General Coordinator @ El Cantaro
Maria Jose Diaz
Managing Director of Investors @ Cumplo
Stephen Daniel Diaz
Executive Director @ Belize Youth Empowerment for Change
Rosario Diaz Garavito
Founder @ The Millennials Movement
Natalia Díaz Kopec
Founder and CEO @ La Casa del Hornero
Andrea Donoso
Founder @ DiagnoChrome
Liziane Dranka Silva
Founder & CEO @ Ink
Vladimir Ducon
Founder @ Dinamov Soluciones Renovables
André Dumont
HR Director & Project Manager @ Projeto Soprar
Cristobal Duran
Co-Founder @ El Camino Dairy Farm
Nikolai Elneser
Caracas Mi Convive @ Urbanista
Cecilia Escalante
Founder @ Colourize
Alejandro Escoto
Co-Founder & Senior Manager @ AESA FOODS
Carlos Espinoza
Executive Director @ Fundación Taular
Wara Fabiani
Marketing & Sales Lead @ Bolivian Craft S.R.L.
Marcela Falquez
Executive Director @ ID Social
Danielle Fausto
Founder @ Danielle Fausto Coaching
Adriane Fernandes
Co-Founder @ Não Me Calo
Jimena Flores
Medical Salud
Gui Franco
Founder @ [un]tourism
Jennel Fraser
Director @ College Mania Tv Ltd.
Andrei Fuentes
Co-Founder @ Parso
Omara Fuks Venegas
Founder @ TRAPP
Cesar Gallardo
Director @ Dona Un Libro, Cambia Una Mente
Emmanuel Gama
Funder @ TukTuk
Andrés Gamba
Co-Founder & COO @ Elegí Tu Deporte
Fernanda Garcia
Founder & CEO @ SainnWayuu
Daniella Garcia
CEO & Founder @ Elemental
Louby Georges
Founder @ The Flipside
Sully Gomez
Fashion Designer & Advisor @ Nature Colombia
Francisco González
Co-Founder @ Tu Cleta
Bibi la Luz Gonzalez
Founder & Director @ Eat Better Wa'ik
Cristina Gonzalez
Founder & Director @ ConEmpathy
Ramón González de la Calle
Founder @ ESDCuba
Héctor González Hernandez
Co-Founder and Director @ Deporte para el Desarrollo
Saily Gonzalez Velazquez
General Manager @ Amarillo B&B
Sofia Gruss
CEO and Co-Founder @ CAPITA
Michelle Guimarães
Founder @ Fora da Caixa
Cristian Gutierrez Zevallos
Co-founder @ Evea Ecofashion
Sebastián Herceg
Co-Founder @ Kyklos,
Sonia Hernandez
Massiel Hidalgo Rocha
Partner & Account Director @ SIMO Nicaragua
Rajiv Hieralal
Managing Director and Founder @ APPTASTIC N.V.
Valarie Honoré
Program Officer @ East Dominica Children’s Federation
Gerardo Huertas
Founder & President @ Young Entrepreneurs Working for Panama (AJOEM Panama)
Moreno Jackson
Founder @ SurGreenSolutions
Marisol Jara Hüttemann
Co-Founder @ Co-Founder
Mélineda Jean Baptiste
Founder & CEO @ Rebèl
Guillermo Jimenez
Co-Founder & CEO @ Eleganza Boutique
Ricardo Jiménez
Co-Founder @ Fútbol Fit Club
Russel John
Founder & CEO @ Archangel Investments
Melior Joseph
Founder @ CHOCOMAX-HAITI
Quamme Joseph
President & CEO @ Blue Bay International Inc
Eleanor Joseph
President @ Vieux Fort North District Youth and Sports Council
Victor Juárez
Co-Founder @ Study Abroad Guatemala
Obed Kanape
Founder @ OKE: Opportunity, Knowledge & Empowerment
Daniel Knobelsdorf
Co-Founder and Chief Opportunities Officer @ The Hunting Party
Juan Luis Laínez Mejia
Founder @ Voy Por Honduras
Olemis Lang
Founder @ Cuban Tech Group
Matias Lastra
Co-Founder @ MOBA
Celesta Laurencin
Founder and Chief Operations Officer @ Miel
Winston Laville
Co-founder & CEO @ LCP Industries
Deidre Cristal Lee Kin
Co- Founder and COO @ Dingole
Eduardo Leitón
Founder & General Director @ OneSea Foundation
Monique Lemos
Co-Founder @ UP (Universe of Possibilities)
Francisco Levi
Founder @ Luya Coffee Company
Jesus Leyva
Co-Founder @ SnapVisits
Abbigale Loncke
COO @ Community Health Care
Thiago Lopes
Founder & CEO @ American Insight
Andres Lopez
Co-Owner @ CI Vidfruit Ltda.
Jose Lucero
Founder @ Gualet
Leandro Luque
Founder & CEO @ at4you
Isaac Malca Ruiz
Founder @ TuMicro
Augusto Mancuso
Founder & CMO @ Glupa.co
Lilibeydy Manrique
Co-Founder @ Fundación ABLE
Violeta Martínez
Founder & CEO @ VAIZA
Santiago Martinez
CEO @ Cómo Lo Cambiarías
Jorge Martinez Lubiano
Co-Founder & Executive Director @ Yo Uso Bien Mi Dinero
Maricha Martínez Sosa
Founder @ Cultoural
Ytzvan Mastino
Co-Founder @ Triptable
Tanya McFall
Co-Founder @ Global Conversations Development Centre (GCDC)
David Medina Andrade
Founder & CEO @ Qubo Foundation
Pedro Mejia
Co-Founder @ Alcagüete
Vicente Mejia
Co-Founder @ Clearpath Coffee
Jorge Mena
Co-Founder & General Manager @ Riish and Toosh®
Sandra Méndez Santana
Founder @ Profesionales Aqui
Marco Mendieta
Co-Founder @ Megamobilier
Antonio Mendoza
Co-founder @ EnerGea
Wendy Meruvia
Co-founder & Director @ Ciudad Mundo Foundation
Marco Meza
Founder @ Home Art Decoration
Jacob Michel
Co-Founder @ VERTE
Diana Miranda
Co-Founder & CEO @ Ditex
Lynworth Mitchell
CEO & Founder @ Myst.Productionz (BrBpTV)
Dr. Valéry Moise
Co-Founder @ Diagnostik Group
Carlos Molina
Co-Founder @ GIR Technologies & Laboratorios Etrederm
Frissia Monsivais
Founder @ First Leadership Center
Cristell Montenegro
Founder @ Mundo de Sabores
Catalina Moreno
Founder & President @ Garras y Patas
David Moreta
System Administrator @ CompuCare
Tishauna Mullings
Founder @ NexxStepp Personal Development Services and Inspirational Products
Andrew J. Munnings
Executive Director @ Guide Light Productions
Elisa Muñoz
Founder @ D’CUERO
Mario Nájera
Founder & CEO @ Laboratorio Social Mx
Felipe Neves
Founder & President @ Projeto Constituição na Escola
Javette Nixon
Founder, President & CEO @ Point Global Marketing Limited
Stephanie Oliveira
Founder & CEO @ Host a Future
Diego Olivero
Co-Founder @ The Mayan Store
Alian Ollivierre
Founder & Director @ I Am A Girl Barbados
Ingrid Orozco
Co-Founder & CEO @ Mujeres de las Américas
Efraín Orozco González
Co-Founder @ Ubicuo Tech
Ann-Sophie Ovile
Founder & CEO @ Mennen'm La Tours
Karla Pacheco
Founder & Director @ Cocrea Creative Agency
Sulin S.F. Passial
Founder & Producer @ Pantalla Chica Productions (PΔC)
John Paul Arvelo
Servicios de Seguridad y Resguardo @ President
Cyntia Paytan
CEO and Founder @ SONQO & MAQUI
Natalia Pegoraro
Co-Founder @ O Amor é Simples
Manuel Peña
Cofounder @ Ojo de Pez
Kadeem Pet-Grave
Co-founder & CEO @ Educatours JA Ltd.
Vanessa Pino Arocha
Founder @ Dulces Detalles
Alejandra Pinto
Founder @ Reencuentros.co
Tatiana Podliszewski
President @ Social Consciousness UTDT
Gabriel Pop
Founder and Executive Director @ Na'lu'um Cacao Institute
Paula Porras
Co-Founder @ Educacionenpaz.org
Paola Prieto
CEO and Founder @ Enterprising Youth
Alonso Quesada
Founder @ INNOVANDO
Edwin Benjamin Rajo
Founder @ Theolicious
Julio Ramirez
Founder @ MERCH
Celia Ramírez
Co-Founder @ Keo Coco
Erick Ramirez
Founder & CEO @ Corcovado Cerveceria Artesanal
Julio Cesar Regis
Co-Founder and COO @ Hosoume Incorporadora
José Reyes
Founder & CEO @ Estrenon
Johny Rios
CEO & Manager @ Taan Kanik Academy
Emil Rodriguez
Co-Founder @ Xolutronic
Josymar Rodriguez
Director and Co-Founder @ Incursiones
Ashleigh Rolle
CoFounder @ Skipper
Maria Alexandra Roper
Co-Founder @ Mi Maid Xpress
Aristides Rubio
Co-Founder & CEO @ eCompany
Wilson Saavedra
Founder & CEO @ Bolivian Naturals
Murillo Sabino
Co-Founder @ Projeto RUAS
Danilo Salazar Ramos
Founder & CEO @ Origo Solutions
Gabriela Saldana
Co-Founder @ Ando Reparando
Sharon Salinas
Marketing CEO @ Snap de Honduras
Noel Sampson
Co-Founder & Director @ Emerge
Yesenia Sanchez
Founder @ Yes Sanchez
Eduardo Sánchez
Founder & CEO @ METRO
Andrés Sánchez
Co-Founder @ VarEdu
Daniel Alejandro Sánchez Martin
Co-founder & CFO @ Fundación Hagamos País
Luis Santiago
General Manager @ SKAT Sistemas
Germán Santillan Ugarte
CEO & Founder @ Oaxacanita Chocolate
Sady Sarquis
Founder @ Cali - Communications
Brian Savitzky
Founder @ ITACA
Jennifer Schell
CEO and Founder @ Trabajamama.com
Alpha Sennon
Founder and Executive Director @ Whyfarm
Alejandro Sherriff
Founder & CEO @ VALORes Enfoques Creativos Empresariales
Gregory Skeete
Founder & Managing Director @ Pilly Pelican Inc.
Makendy Smith
Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Director @ MAK PA NOU CREATION
Ianir Sonis
Founder @ ReservaTurno
Maria Fernanda Souza
Co-founder @ Volunteer San Blas
Marjorie Spitalnik
CEO and Founder @ Tedybujo
Mariela Sporn
CEO & Founder @ RealRef
Ulvrin Sprott
Founder @ Severus
Anika Stevens
Founder @ Enamora
Renee Stewart
CEO @ Haute Apparel Ltd.
Oscar Tadeo
Founder @ UDP Aquetzalli
Tishon Thomas
CEO @ IT Solutions
Agustina Tierno
Bio-Observatories @ Founder
Melina Torres Funes
Founder @ El Taller
Israel Torrez
Founder @ La Paz Philharmonic
Ana Mercedes Townshend
Founder and CEO @ La Esquina de Charlotte
Hernan Urbina
Co-Manager & Marketing Director @ IceBreak
Jenifer Valdez
Founder @ Mothers in Action
Marion Vall de Ruten
Founder & CEO @ Chic Tours
Sandra Valle
Founder @ INSECTA
Esther Vargas
CEO @ Hotel Hacienda Merida
Ana Maria Vasquez
Director @ Consultores Profesionales
Iluska Vieira
Founder @ Pranah
Karola Viteri
Founder & CEO @ La Viña del Sur
Jorge Waidele
Co-Founder @ Aymae
Latoya West-Blackwood
Founder & CEO @ IPublish Consultancy & iMagiNation Books
Marcelo Wilkorwsky
CEO and Co-Founder @ Oincs
Miguel Williams Williams
Founder & Director @ Forward Step Foundation
Shaunda Yarde
Founder @ Coconut Grove
Santiago Yelmini
Co-Founder @ Latio 6
Miguel Yi
Co-Founder @ Product Manager of Helud

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