RIL Ambassadors | 2021

Forty-five years ago, I came to this life dismantling the schemes that my father had. At home the soccer balls and boots were put away and life was different. I grew up surrounded by love, support and motivation to be. This generated in me the permanent need to be me, beyond what I inherited. I did what was expected, I studied what I was told and not what I thought I wanted. Political science was not a world for women, so I decided: Hotel Administration, there we go. Entre Ríos, Ushuaia, Capital Federal, Valencia, London and Madrid gave initial shape to my professional facet, the world began to open my mind; back in Argentina, the chaos of 2001 allowed me to continue searching for myself, and I accepted the challenge of going far away and opening a hotel. There, in Mendoza, my woman self and my professional self merged, and my adult life began to consolidate. Today I feel that this is the way: the woman, professional, mother, friend and wife returned to her hometown, Trenque Lauquen. I continue to dismantle schemes and now I also enjoy the process of putting them in order. As Undersecretary of Economic and Productive Development, I apply my passion to each topic and from there I try to move forward in each project, meeting and discussion. I am Clarisa Fabris Arnaiz, body, mind, soul, emotions, actions and with the help of many I enjoy while I work everyday to be and live better.

I am Magalí Perez, I am 25 years old. I live in América, Province of Buenos Aires, the town where I was born and lived all my life, except for a short time when I went to study in Capital Federal. I studied Political Science at the Argentine Catholic University (UCA) and graduated, although I never stopped studying. Currently, I am still a university student, in my third year of law school and I am finishing my teacher training for professionals.
While living in Capital Federal, I worked in the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation as an advisor. In 2019, I decided to return to America, and take on the challenge of being Secretary of Government of the Municipality of Rivadavia, a position I assumed at the age of 24.
Since I was very young, I have always participated in politics: I was president of the Student Center of my school and I have also been a militant in the Rivadavia Primero Group for almost 10 years. Today, in addition to my role as a public official, I am working on my first election campaign as a candidate for Councilwoman in my district on the list of Rivadavia Primero.
I am passionate about positive transformations and I believe that politics is the tool that can generate the most transformations. It is the tool that allows us to meet with the neighbors of a community to think about its future and work to make it a reality.

I studied social communication at the University of Buenos Aires, convinced that journalism would be my future. In 2000 I fulfilled my youthful dream of opening a bar-restaurant with a friend, which we still maintain to this day, turning gastronomy into one of my passions. In 2001 the crisis made me start another enterprise, this time linked to journalism and for more than three years, together with a group of students, we created a publishing house and produced several local magazines on opinion, tourism, fishing, fashion, etc. Later, with my partner, we continued working in gastronomy with our own ventures and also as consultants in gastronomy and tourism. Since high school I was fascinated by politics; at the age of twenty I started to take part in the humanist party, where I worked in the organization of international events, such as the world march for peace and nonviolence in 2011. As during the latter years I've kept away from being an active member, three years ago, I decided to return: I approached a local of the Frente de Todos party, and since that day, I started working at the table of economic development to turn my city into a tourist destination of proximity. I have always been interested in the institutions that promote and encourage economic and social development. I participated in the creation of the women's commission of the Quilmes Chamber of Commerce and in the creation of the Quilmes Chamber of Gastronomy and Hotel Management until I became the Director of Tourism of the Municipality of Quilmes.

I was born on January 6, 1986 in Colonia Caroya (Córdoba). I grew up in a home where the true sense of love and unconditionality is in the family.
Since I was a child I clung to the idea of living for others, to leave something that inspires, that serves, that helps. When I grew up I embraced this idea and today I put it into practice permanently.
I studied, worked and always lived in Jesús María (Córdoba), my place in the world. I have had (and still have) all my facets and roles in every corner of this city: as a son, friend, partner, public official, husband and father.
In 2011 I started to get involved in citizen and political participation. From there, and simultaneously with other jobs, I held party positions, I was Councilman in 2015 and re-elected in 2019, and currently Secretary of Government and Coordination of the Municipality of Jesús María.
I am a man who's an active listener and who encourages collective constructions. Promoter of consensus and social causes.
I consider networking, collaborative, horizontal, without egos and collective work the best tool to build effective public policies that transcend in time and improve the lives of everyone.

I am passionate about everything I choose to do in life. Family, sports, my work, my social work. I believe that by adding commitment, rationality and dreams, great things can happen. Somebody once told me to be careful what I dreamed, because it could come true. My walk has taught me that many things have to happen in the middle, such as knowing how to choose the challenges, surrounding oneself with good people, being generous, and learning to balance life.
I am a trained tourism specialist, a graduate of the UADER, and I dove into research at the beginning.
I worked in the private sector and then my vocation led me to the public sector. There, social work in the third sector began to go hand in hand with the public sector, where the limits are set by oneself, and I flow.
In the Municipality of Concepción del Uruguay I went through Tourism, then Youth and finally the Social area; where I learned to live with the horrible feeling of not being able to give all the answers. Handling that frustration was a breaking point to understand my place from the role. The power, and the limitations.
Almost 10 years ago I started working with entrepreneurs, shaping this space within the Municipality. Playing between Social Development and Production, but achieving a work space where, fundamentally, we seek to help people to dignify themselves through work, to be happy choosing their work activity. Little by little, always behind, but without pause. As Confucius said, “it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness”.

I arrived in this world on March 6, 1992, most precisely in the city of Corrientes. Since I was a child I grew up watching my parents work and strive to improve day by day. I had to accompany my businessman father in his marathon working days of between 12 and 15 hours and so I saw with my own eyes that every effort has its reward (and that the feeling of accomplishment is also directly proportional to the effort).
As a teenager I was active in non-governmental organizations of non-formal education for youth and children, and there I learned how important it is to listen, to be listened to and how relevant it can be to share what one knows with others. I traveled for a year as an exchange student. I studied economics, graduated and immediately started teaching. I have been teaching for 5 years and it is one of my grounding cables.
In 2017, a new mayor with great vision decided to put together a team of young technicians and trained to transform our city. At that time I thought it was time to get out of the stands and enter the field to change the reality. From that moment on, I work every day of my life with that goal in mind. Taking small steps, which added to those of many others, make the difference.
I believe in transparency and access to information for all as an engine of change and as a nexus for the joint work between citizen and state. That is why I worked hard with my team in the creation of the city's economic observatory.
I am a proactive, critical and analytical thinker who loves to work with others. When analyzing a problem, I strive to slow down and take a couple of steps back to see the whole picture and think of alternative solutions. In my time as a public servant I hope to generate small but lasting changes.

José Manuel Vilches. 54 years old, from General Alvear, Mendoza. Married, three children. Notary Public Clerk (Mendoza Judicial Power) and Conflict Mediator. I participated since a very young age in different social institutions such as sports clubs, student centers, unions and president of the Radical Civic Union of my city (youth 1988/89 and seniors 2018/19). Since 2000 I am head of the local aerodrome (ad-honorem). Since December 2015 I hold the position of Secretary of Government of the local Municipality. I am a pre-candidate for provincial deputy for the fourth district of Mendoza for the PASO elections on September 12.

I am Juan Manuel Tellechea, better known as Pichu. I was born, grew up, and studied in Ameghino, lived a few years in Capital Federal and had the opportunity to return to live in my city.
Since 2016 I have been in public administration, first as private secretary to the Mayor and then as Director of Coordination, a position in which I currently serve.
Today I try to make the most of the opportunity I have to work in such a challenging place as the public sector, where the possibility of transforming realities and improving the conditions of the place where we live is presented every day and motivates us to give the best of us.

María Isabel Zárate. Mother of Fran and Feli. Journalist. Lawyer. I have not finished my thesis and I have a Master's Degree in Territorial Development. Currently working as Undersecretary of Government of the Municipality of Puerto Madryn. Professor of Philosophy of Law. I try to put myself in the shoes of others to perform my job with empathy and listening. Enjoying my present and trying to permanently incorporate tools that allow my city to be not only #theprettiest, but also #thefairest.

I am 30 years old, I am a political scientist and I have a strong vocation for service.
I am a very empathetic person and that has always encouraged me to be attentive, to be present and to want to help others. This was the main reason that led me to study Political Science, my goal has always been to make my country a better place to live.
After working for two years as an online market research analyst, I began my career in public management, first in the Government of the City of Buenos Aires and then in the Infrastructure Department of the Ministry of Health of PBA, passing through the General Directorate of Administration of the DGCyE of PBA and then as Coordinator of Monitoring and Planning in the Municipality of Tres de Febrero.
Those were 5 years full of challenges and learning, both professionally and personally. I discovered that my eagerness for order, planning and "structure" were more than just skills that I could apply in my daily life (as a child I tidied my room for pleasure): they are tools that define me and that, applied to the workplace, allow me to generate value and connect with my purpose.
I consider it fundamental to have planned and orderly cities, where decisions are made based on evidence and with a focus on people.

My name is Pablo Alberto Alegre, I am 41 years old, I was born on October 6, 1979 in the city of Resistencia, province of Chaco.
I am a lawyer, specialized in environmental law. After having practiced in the private sector, I was called to work in different projects related to public agencies. Currently and circumstantially I hold the position of Subsec. of Environment of the city of Resistencia, place where I try to make my contribution daily.
I am married to Carolina, she is an architect, and together we have 3 children .... Emma (12 years old), Franca (9 years old) and Juan Pedro (5 years old). I am passionate about interacting with other people, getting to know experiences (professional and personal).
I love to travel... it is what gives me the most pleasure. If it is with my family, even better! We try to do it when we can. We like to pass on to our children that curiosity to know places, other customs, experiences, etc...
I have more defects than virtues and many things to be thankful for. I am happy.

I was born in San Miguel de Tucumán in 1973, city where I lived for 24 years and where I also discovered, whilst studying architecture, my interest for the city and the territory.
As soon as I graduated I moved to La Plata where I trained as an urban planner as part of the CEPA Foundation team led by Architect Rubén Pesci.
The next 10 years passed as a continuous learning process, both professionally, working on urban plans and projects in different countrie;, and personally, since there I met my wife, and my children, Alma and Eliseo, were born.
In 2008, looking for professional growth, we moved to Bariloche where I took charge of the project management of a newly founded urban developer with the aim of carrying out projects in the Argentine and Chilean Patagonia.
After only one year the developer failed due to the world economic crisis, so in 2009 I established my own office in Bariloche, dedicating the next 6 years to consultancy and development of urban projects for both the public and private sectors.
In 2015 I took charge of the Undersecretary of Planning of the Municipality of Bariloche and in 2017 of the Secretariat of Environment and Urban Development, a position I hold to this day.
In the public sphere I have the opportunity to implement challenging issues such as planning from citizen participation or the transformation of work in watertight departments to teamwork between different areas, participation in the development of public policies, strengthening the function of the state both in the roles of permanent staff and in their relationship with the neighbor.
From these almost 25 years of professional work I summarize an idea that I hold every day, the current challenge is not the “what” to do (idea) but the “how” to implement it (management).

I am Pablo Antonetti from Río Cuarto, Province of Córdoba, Public Accountant graduated from my beloved National University of Río Cuarto and I have a Master's Degree in Strategic Management from the University of León (Spain), as well as a Strategic Public Management program from the Spanish AECID and I was a CAF scholarship holder in the Governance, Political Management and Public Management program at the University of San Andrés. Currently and for the last 5 years I have been working as Secretary of Economy of my Municipality and I have more than 20 years of experience in the Public Sector, where I have worked as Commercial Director of the Municipal Entity of Sanitary Works, Director of Administration of the Ministry of Public Management of the Provincial Government and I have advised Municipalities of the Region, the financial sector of the Provincial Company of Energy of Córdoba and public control agencies. I have also worked in the academic field as a teacher and director of the Catholic University of Cuyo, as a postgraduate teacher at the National University of Río Cuarto, and in this area I have a Specialization in Higher Education Teaching. Finally, I would like to highlight my permanent participation as a member of the Public Sector Commission of the Professional Council of Economic Sciences.

I have a Degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the National University of Cuyo and a Master's Degree in Government and Public Management from the University of Chile, where I obtained the recognition of Outstanding Graduate in 2019. Currently I am the Director of Environment and Energy of the Municipality of Godoy Cruz and professor in the Chair of Administrative Analysis at the FCPyS of the UNCuyo since 2017.
I have served as Coordinator of University Citizenship and Participation in the Secretariat of University Welfare UNCUYO (2014-2018) and Administrative Secretary in the Honorable Deliberative Council of Godoy Cruz (2018-2019). Born in Tierra del Fuego and Mendoza at heart, province where I was able to achieve my biggest dreams such as access to public, free and secular education, and work in the public sector, my greatest vocation.