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Meet Deputy directors & assistants
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Meet the team behind each of the Programs, Project and Activities that United Peruvian Youth develop. Being a volunteer at UPY gives you an opportunity to be a member of the Board.
Aracely Clement
Monitoring Assistant
Psychologist from the Andean University of Cusco and psychotherapist in training at the Institute of Rational Emotive Therapy. She has a Master's Degree in Higher Education from UNSAAC and is a professor and researcher at EESP Pukllasunchis.
He is also part of the Strategic Approach and Educational Innovation Research group at Tecnológico de Monterrey. She has experience as a project facilitator in NGOs such as World Vision and CESIP. She currently practices the Wisdom of the Enneagram and is a Theater Improviser. She has been Deputy Director of Socio-educational Techniques since January 2021.
Franco Arteaga
Asesor Técnico de Proyectos
Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad Privada del Norte con especialización en Gestión de Proyectos por la Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad ESAN y en Gestión Logística y operaciones Supply Chain Management por la Escuela de Posgrado Universidad Nacional De Piura.
Ha trabajado en el sector privado, desempeñando funciones relacionadas a la administración de operaciones logísticas, almacenes y análisis de información; asimismo ha formado parte en la planificación y ejecución de proyectos de mejora continua en los Sectores Retail y Agroexportador.
Miembro de UPY desde el año 2020, en donde ha elaborado diversos artículos informativos en conjunto con equipos multidisciplinarios. Actualmente se desempeña dentro de la organización como Asesor técnico de proyectos"
Melissa Salcedo
Deputy director of strategic planning
Degree in Psycologyst with a great passion for human behavior in the workplace. She works advising different organizations in the south of the country applying psychological principles and research methods to improve the work / organizational environment. She was the former deputy director of project design at UPY. Currently, she is the deputy director of strategic planning since 2021. Her areas of interest are human development, mental health and human talent management.
Shakira Necochea
Asistente de Monitoreo
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She has professional experience in areas such as commercial foreign logistics. Her areas of interest in communications and digital design.
Currently, she belongs to the NGO HechoxNosotros, where she is in charge of promoting more sustainable practices in the fashion industry. She advocates for SDG 4, 10, 13. (sustainability issues in the textile industry, promotion of more accessible and quality education, the search for equality for minorities). She is our Media Content Assistant since May 2021.
Micaela Cossío
Asistente de Medios audiovisuales
Student of Communication for Development at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She was chosen to be part of the delegation of InterCAS'18 and Proyecto Hogar'19.
Her areas of interest include development project management, national policy, SDGs 4, 5, 10, 13 and 16 and human rights, with a specialization in human rights of indigenous peoples in the United Nations system.
She is currently part of the team of tutors of the discipline of Social Personnel in the NGO Por Un Perú Mejor (PUPM) where she has been providing counseling to children and adolescents whose studies have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic since May 2020. Within UPY, she has been part of Personas & Paz since February 2021.