Who we are
We are an independent non-profit organization working for over 15 years to strengthen democracies in Latin America. We believe legislatures should be representative, engaging and responsive to the needs of citizens.
We consolidate the region’s institutions through dialogue between different actors: public, private, academic and civil society.
We work to promote transparency and access to public information to pursue stronger congresses, legislatures and/or parliaments.
MANAGEMENT
María Baron
Global Executive Director
María is a renowned authority in governance and civil society. Founder of Directorio Legislativo and with a background in journalism, she holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the Universitá Degli Studi di Bologna. Maria currently serves as Chair to the Board of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Secretary to CEDA Washington’s Board of Directors, and is a member of UNDP’s Civil Society Advisory Council. She holds additional board roles at The Engine Room, InfoCDMX and the Argentina Network for International Cooperation. A Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, Fulbright APSA Congressional Fellow, and a recipient of the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) “Civic Innovator” award, Maria has cemented a reputation for global leadership in transparency and democracy.
Noel Alonso Murray
Executive Director
Noel Alonso Murray holds a degree in Political Science from Universidad Católica Argentina and a Master’s in Public Policy from FIIAPP, Spain. She is a co-founder of Directorio Legislativo (DL) and of the Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency, contributing vitally to the work of both and overseeing DL’s flagship Directory of Legislators initiative among other core publications and products. Noel has spearheaded numerous programs aimed at fostering public transparency and fighting corruption, not only in Argentina but throughout Latin America. Additionally, she has conducted extensive studies on legislative transparency and regulatory trends in the region.
TEAM
Juan Francisco Krahl
Coordinator of Citizens and Government Institutions
Lucas Mercado
Coordinator of Policy Analysis - South America Section
lmercado@directoriolegislativo.org
Rocío Azas
Coordinator of Policy Analysis - Andean and Caribbean Section
Melanie Graziano
Coordinator of Policy Analysis - México and Central America Section
Consuelo Aranciaga
Director of Communications and Institutional Relations
caranciaga@directoriolegislativo.org
Leif Moestue
Business Development Consultant
lmoestue@directoriolegislativo.org
Morena Bao
Citizens and Government Institutions Officer
mbao@directoriolegislativo.org
Leonardo Blanco Bruni
Citizens and Government Institutions Assistant
Agustina Prieto
Policy Analyst - South America Section
aprieto@directoriolegislativo.org
Milena Cucci
Policy Analyst - South America Section
mcucci@directoriolegislativo.org
Mauro Coppolillo Portela
Policy Analyst - México and Central America Section
mportela@directoriolegislativo.org
Ximena Salgado
Policy Analyst - México and Central America Section
xsalgado@directoriolegislativo.org
Florencia Tognelli
Policy Analyst - México and Central America Section
ftognelli@directoriolegislativo.org
María Emilia Proaño
Policy Analyst - Andean Section
mproano@directoriolegislativo.org
Gabriel Luján
Administration
administracion@directoriolegislativo.org
ADVISORY BOARD
Mónica Pachon Buitrago
Professor and researcher in institutional design and presidentialism in Colombia.
Carlos March
Director of Strategic Communications at Fundación Avina.
Cristiano Ferri Faria
Director of the Hacker Laboratory of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil.
Zulma Ortiz
Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Epidemiological Research of the National Academy of Medicine of Argentina.
Jorge Abraham Soto Moreno
Co-founder and CTO of Miroculus.
Joel Salas Suarez
Commissioner of the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data
HOW WE ARE FINANCED
Under the premise that democracies need their citizens to be informed and active around politics and government, we have developed a social enterprise activity which consists of providing policy and regulatory analysis, information and training services. Currently, this activity spans 21 Latin American countries.
The benefits of this include more independence and leeway for us in delivering our democracy strengthening mission and ensuring public institutions and processes become more effective, transparent, accountable, accessible and inclusive. No single donor entity, industry or sector can account for more than 30% of our total funding – to prevent any outsized influence on our institutional decision making or financial stability.