Mentors and Advising Partnerships
E2SCALA partners serve as mentors to new staff and students in existing and future projects, in addition to participating in special interest meetings to provide input and feedback to the executive committee.
| Name | Country of Origin | Current Country | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashly Cabas | Venezuela | USA | NC State University |
| Luis Fabian Bonilla | Ecuador | France | Université Gustave Eiffel |
| Gonzalo Montalva | Chile | Chile | Universidad de Concepción, Chile |
| Alessandra Morales | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Univ. of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez |
| Ashley Morales | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra |
| Juan Manuel Mayoral | Mexico | Mexico | National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico |
| Leonardo Dueñas | Colombia | USA | Rice University |
| Veronica Cedillos | Mexico | USA | GeoHazards International |
| Adrian Rodriguez-Marek | Bolivia | USA | Virginia Tech |
| Mervyn Kowalsky | USA | USA | NC State University |
| Eduardo Miranda | Mexico | USA | Stanford |
| Kelly Guerrier | Haiti | Haiti | Université d’État d’Haïti |
| Xyoli Perez Campos | Mexico | Austria | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) |
| Renmin Pretell | Peru | USA | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Patricia de Hasbun | El Salvador | El Salvador | Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas |
| Pedro Arduino | Argentina | USA | University of Washington |
| Luis Fargier | Venezuela | USA | University of Notre Dame/ULA |
| Estefan Garcia | USA | USA | University of Michigan |
| Jenny Ramirez | Ecuador | Canada | Geosyntec |
| Judith Mitrani Reiser | USA | USA | NIST |
| Felipe Kuncar | Chile | New Zealand | University of Cantenbury |
| Gabriel Toro | Colombia | USA | Letis Consultants |
| Jorge Meneses | Peru | USA | Worley Consulting |
Past E2SCALA Partners
E2SCALA was very fortunate to receive the support of Prof. Juan Pestana (1963-2025), who was originally from Venezuela, since the very beginning of our program. Prof. Pestana attended E2SCALA partners’ meetings with enthusiasm and was always willing to provide new ideas to help students and to learn from earthquakes in the Latin American and Caribbean region. He will be missed.
Learn more about Dr. Juan Pestana in this 2025 interview with Brad Keelor from the ASCE Geo-Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9qXkl1I2w&t=2s
