Officers & Directors

Etienne Lacroix

Vice President

Maria Rosa Baquerizo

CEO 

Together with the original Co-Presidents of the U.S.-Paraguay Chamber of Commerce, Jorge D. Usandivaras and Juan Ernesto Snead, Maria Rosa Baquerizo has helped create this Chamber.

Ms. Baquerizo has had a career as an international consultant and is a passionate Latin Americanist with work experience in the region.  Since 2006 she was named CEO of the first binational chambers of commerce in the U.S. for the Andean Region—the Colombian, Ecuadorean, Peruvian, and Venezuelan American Associations.  Founded in the 1920’s and 30’s, they are the premier forum in the U.S. for the Andean Region.  Past speakers have included heads of state of all these nations, government ministers, ambassadors, cultural figures, analysts, and business leaders.

Ms. Baquerizo brought the Latin American and Spanish chambers together to honor the Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg.  She attended the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena and sponsored the ALAS-BID award program of Shakira’s foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank.  She also attended the 11^th First Ladies of the Americas Conference in Mexico City.

Ms. Baquerizo is a Georgetown University Emeritus AAP Board member and chairs Georgetown’s AAP Ecuador admissions committee.  She serves as a Board member of PAMAR and of Oscus Foundation and is a founding member of the Historical and Anthropological Corporation of Guayaquil.

She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Postgraduate Certificate from Columbia University.

Linda Calvet

Executive Secretary / Treasure

As an officer (Secretary) of the Colombian, Ecuadorean, Peruvian, and Venezuelan American Associations, Linda Calvet serves the pioneer chambers for these four nations in the U.S., all founded in the 1920’s and 30’s. For over 35 years Linda has dedicated herself to the Andean community, helping to organize events with top speakers on the economies, politics, and cultures of the region. She first worked at the Associations with her father Paul Calvet and then proudly carried on his efforts to promote business, investment, and cultural exchange with these diverse and vital nations.

Directors:

Honorary Directors:

President of Paraguay

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Commerce and Industry of Paraguay

Minister of Finance of Paraguay

Ambassador of Paraguay to the U.S.

Ambassador of Paraguay to the U.N.

Consul General of Paraguay in New York

Directors:

Patrice Guiol : Managing Partner, Alpax

Guiomar de Gasperi: Director, Banco Basa S.A.

Faisal Hammoud:President, Monalisa

Oscar Mersan: Managing Director, Mersan Abogados

Luis Enrique Villasanti Kulman: President, Asociacion Rural del Paraguay

Oscar Vicente Scavone:President, Laboratorio de Productos Eticos C.E.I.S.A

Maris Llorens: Viradolce S.A