Assembly

Fundación Valles governing body is its Assembly, composed of 20 active institutions and two honorary members. Every year in March, the annual meeting of the Assembly takes place when the report for the previous year's achievements is presented along with the outside audit, and part of the Board of Directors is replaced.

Membership

Public Sector
Centro de Investigación Agrícola Tropical (CIAT - Tropical Agricultural Research Center)
Gobierno Autónomo del Departamento de Chuquisaca (Autonomous Government of the Department of Chuquisaca)
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Cuenca del Caine (Caine Commonwealth of Towns)
Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS - Greater San Simon University)
Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (UAGRM - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University)

Agricultural Growers
Asociación de Avicultores de Cochabamba (ADA - Cochabamba Poultry Grower Asociation)
Asociación de Productores de Oleaginosas y Trigo (ANAPO - Oilseed and Wheat Producers Assocation)
Asociación de Pequeños Lecheros de Chuquisaca (ADEPLECH - Chuquisaca Small Dairy Producers Association)
Cámara Agropecuaria de Cochabamba (CAC Cochabamba Agricultural Chamber)
Cámara Agropecuaria de Tarija (CAT - Tarija Agricultural Chamber)
Cámara Agropecuaria del Oriente (CAO - Eastern Agricultural Chamber)

Private Institutes for Agricultural Research and Technology Development
Centro de Investigaciones Fitoecogenéticas de Pairumani (Pairumani Plant Genetics Research Center)
Fundación Promoción de Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA - Research Foundation for Promotion of Andean Products)
Universidad Privada del Valle (UNIVALLE - Private University of the Valley)

Private Institutions for Technology Transfer
Asociación de Servicios Artesanales y Rurales (ASAR - Association of Craft and Rural Services)
CARE International Bolivia
Centro de Desarrollo Agropecuario (CEDEAGRO - Agricultural Development DCenter)
Centro para el Desarrollo Social y Económico (DESEC - Center for Social and Economic Development)
Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Bolivia Filial Cochabamba (CIAB - Cochabamba Association of Bolivian Agricultural Engineers)
Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Confederación de Empresarios Privados de Bolivia (Confederation of Private Bolivian Entrepreneurs)
Federación de Entidades Empresariales Privadas de Cochabamba (FEPC - Private Business Federation of Cochabamba)

Honorary Members
Wálter Núñez Rodríguez
Jorge Calvo Carmona

Board of Directors

The highest decision-making authority of Fundación Valles is the Board of Directors whose basic role is to define institutional strategies, prioritize actions, approve projects and assign resources. It is composed of 12 directors and 12 alternates. The directors elected Mr. Willy Soria as president and Mr. Javier Bellott as Vice President for this term.

Willy Soria Arze
Presidente

Javier Bellott
Vicepresidente

Junta de Fideicomisarios

Willy Soria Arze
Gonzalo Paz
Carlos Tadic
Fernando Quiroga

Personnel

Executive Director
Edgar Guardia

Institutional Development Manager
Ricardo Alem

Program Manager
Juan Arévalo

Administration, Finance and Services Manager
Patricia Moscoso

Programs
Claudia Sainz
Faustino Fermín
Paúl Meruvia

Communication and Publicity
Silvia Mercado
Marcela Coca

Events
Marthi Vega

Computer Systems
Rodrigo Valencia

Assessment and Followup
Miguel Ángel Florido
Andrés Quiroga

Accounting
Virginia Ovidio
Elizabeth Herrera
Susana Munckel

Processes
Jenny Serrano

Executive Secretary
María Elva Román

General Services
Ramiro Rojas
Amadeo Rojas
Juana Villca
Nieves Bejarano

Liaison Office - Tarija
Jorge Frigerio

SIMA - Information and Market Analysis Services
Efraín Balderrama
Roger Colque
Margarita Callapa
Leopoldo Lora

SDA  - Agribusiness
Alina Arévalo

DER Rural Business Development
Enzo Pacheco
Mariel Quitón
Edgar Guzmán
Paula Flores
Alberto Gonzáles
Wilfredo Arenas

Integrated Food Safety Project
Edgar Carrasco
Mauricio Cosío
Alfredo Arias
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

McKnight Foundation Organic Peanuts Project
Tito Villarroel
Miriam Soto
Jorge Salazar
Oscar Olivera
William Tenier