Latin American Advisory Committees

Latin America Regional Advisory Committee

Xavier Lopez Ancona
Committee Chair
KidZania, Kinezis
CEO
Mexico

Rodrigo Alvarez
Committee Member
Acuarios Michin SAPI De CV
CEO
México

Felipe Arteaga Cerda, ICAE
Committee Member
Happyland
Business Project Manager
CHILE

Juan Antonio Busto
Committee Member
IRTRA, Guatemala
Board Member
Guatemala

Valeria Cañón, ICAE
Committee Member
Aquopolis Water Park
Director of Human Resources
Argentina

Jorge Correa Franco, ICAE
Committee Member
Caja de Compensación Familiar Comfenalco Antioquia
Manager
Colombia

Marcos Michan Kanan
Committee Member
Xtreme Park
CEO, YP
Mexico

Martin Pagura
Committee Member
Martin Pagura
Safety and Hygiene Advisor
Argentina

Luciana Periales, ICAE
Committee Member
Neverland
CEO
Argentina

Rafael Penna Almeida, ICAE
Committee Member
Thermas Aqualinda
COO
Brazil

R. Lee Pitts
Committee Member
Atracciones Coney Island
CEO
Peru

Ricardo Toding Etges
Committee Member
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Netherlands

Paulina Reyes
Team Liaison

Education Subcommittee

Valeria Cañón
Committee Chair
Aquópolis
Director of Human Resources
Argentina

Rafael Anleu
Committee Member
IRTRA
General Manager
Guatemala

Tania Bayona
Committee Member
White Water West
Sales Manager
Canada

Giselle Escalante
Committee Member
Universidad Anáhuac México Norte
Professor / Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Entertainment Business Management
México

Christian Briones Fernández
Committee Member
Fantasilandia
Head of Recruitment and Training
Chile

Renato Lenzi
Committee Member
The Dolphin Company
COO
Mexico

Claudia Orozco
Committee Member
Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles
Marketing Manager
Colombia

Roberto Becerra
Team Liaison

Safety Subcommittee

Martin Pagura
Committee Chair
Martin Pagura
Safety and Hygiene Consultant
Argentina

Ramiro Ceja
Committee Member
CCSI Consulting & Inspections
Principal
United States

Francisco Donatiello
Committee Member
Repro Engenharia de Entretenimento
President
Brazil

Fredy Echevarria
Committee Member
Regional Director of Maintenance and Safety
Happy City, Coney Park Peru
Colombia

Jorge Mario Rodas
Committee Member
Parque Xetulul
Manager
Guatemala

Carlos Romano
Committee Member
Six Flags Mexico
Director of Engineering, Maintenance and Construction
Mexico

Luis Fernanda Velásquez
Committee Member
Parque del Café
Maintenance Director
Colombia

Paulina Reyes
Team Liaison

Government Relations Subcommittee

Ricardo Toding Etges
Committee Chair
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Netherlands

Hernán Barbieri
Committee Member
KidZania
COO
Mexico

Andres Falla
Committee Member
Parque Mundo Aventura – Corparques
General Manager
Colombia

Renato Fensterseifer, Jr.
Committee Member
Alpen Park
Director
Brazil

Uriel Fernando Mendoza Arenas
Committee Member
Parque Chicamocha
Director
Colombia

Carlos Pilaftsidis, ICAE
Committee Member
Aquopolis Water Park
Owner and CEO
Argentina

Iliana Rodriguez
Committee Member
Xcaret SA De CV
Chief Sustainability and Institutional Relations Officer
Mexico

Paulina Reyes
IAAPA Committee Liaison