ParlAmericas is an institution run by parliamentarians, for parliamentarians. It is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of executive members and sub-regional representatives designated by national parliaments from North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean.
The Board has ex-officio representation from the ParlAmericas International Secretariat, the immediate Past President, the parliament hosting the next Plenary Assembly, the Corporation Board for the organization, as well as a representative from the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.
ParlAmericas has three permanent working groups, known as Networks, that are dedicated to parliamentary action on the themes of gender equality, open parliament, and climate change. The Networks are governed by an Executive Committee whose Presidents each hold a position of Second Vice-President on the ParlAmericas Board of Directors.
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Board of Directors Booklet
Iván Flores García
Chile, Senator – President of ParlAmericasIván Flores García is Senator of the Republic of Chile for the 12th District, Los Ríos Region (2022-2030). He chairs the Senate Health Committee, after having headed the Public Safety and Agriculture Committees. Between 2019 and 2020 he presided over the Chamber of Deputies, where he served for two legislative terms (2014-2022).
With an extensive career in the public sector, he was elected councilman of Valdivia for two terms (2000-2007), then became presidential delegate for the creation of the Los Ríos region and became its first mayor and president of the regional government (2007-2009).
He has held relevant positions at national and international level: he was a consultant for integral development projects of the OAS in Honduras (1986-1987) and for the PROMSA-IICA agreement in Argentina (1992-1994); he was provincial head of the Ministry of Planning and of the Housing and Urbanization Service in Valdivia (1994-1998); and served as governor of that province (1998-2000). Between 2010 and 2013 he was director of National and Regional Relations at Universidad Austral de Chile.
A veterinarian graduated from Universidad Austral de Chile, he complemented his training with postgraduate studies in public health, animal health and rural and urban development and public investment planning.
Alvina Bertram Reynolds
Saint Lucia, President of the Senate – Vice-President of ParlAmericasSenator the Honourable Alvina Bertram Reynolds has served as a senator since 2021 and has held the position of President of the Senate since 2022. She is the fifth woman to occupy this role in Saint Lucia. From 2011 to 2016, she served as Minister for Health, Wellness, Human Services, and Gender Relations, and Member of the House of Assembly during the same period.
President Reynolds is a qualified teacher with experience in Saint Lucia and London. She worked as a school counsellor for nearly five years. She also served as a Health and Family Life Education Project Officer under a project affiliated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and as a Health and Family Life Education Consultant at the Ministry of Education under the World Bank’s HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project (Saint Lucia). While she was minister responsible for gender relations, she served as her country’s principal delegate to the Inter-American Commission on Women (OAS/CIM). She holds a Bachelor of Philosophy in Education and Professional Studies from the University of Birmingham and a Master of Arts in International Social Work and Community Development from the University of East London.
Verónica Noemí Camino Farjat
Mexico, Senator – 2nd Vice-President of ParlAmericas. President of the Parliamentary Network for Gender EqualityVerónica Noemí Camino Farjat is an elected senator for the state of Yucatán and secretary of the Executive Committee of the current legislature of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico. She has a law degree from Marista University in the state of Yucatán, a master’s degree in public administration, and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in strategic management and development policies at Anáhuac-Mayab University. In 2015, she was elected as a member of the Honourable Congress of the State of Yucatán. Previously, she served as general director of the State Centre for Social Prevention of Crime and Citizen Participation of the State of Yucatán and as executive secretary of the Inter-Institutional Commission for Crime Prevention. In addition, during the years 2007-2012, she acted as head of the Department of Training, Education, and Outreach at the State Center for Municipal Development of the State of Yucatán and as state coordinator of ”Agenda desde lo local” (The Local Agenda).
Germán Blanco Álvarez
Colombia, Senator – 2nd Vice-President and President of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament NetworkGermán Blanco is a lawyer and psychologist, specializing in public administration, political culture, human rights, international humanitarian law, and currently pursuing academic studies in political science. He also has a master’s degree in government. During his professional career, he has worked as a university professor, Social Security Manager of Antioquia, Director of Edatel Antioquia, and he is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Colombian Army Reserve. He has earned recognition in his political career for promoting social issues such as the pro-life cause, the solidarity economy, the environment, and sports. He was a member of the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia from 2001 to 2007, and President of the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia in 2006. He served as a Representative to the Chamber from 2010 to 2022, during which he held the position of First Vice-President for the 2014-2015 term, President for the 2020-2021 term, and was a member of the Committees on Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs. In addition, he is the Founding Co-Chair of the Conservation and Oceans Caucus of the Colombian Congress and the delegate of the Colombian Parliament to ParlAmericas. More recently, he was elected Senator of the Republic for the 2022-2026 term, has chaired the Committee of Constitutional Affairs (First Committee), and a member of the Peace Committee.
Rosa Galvez
Canada, Senator – 2nd Vice-President of ParlAmericas. President of the Parliamentary Network on Climate Change and SustainabilityMs. Rosa Galvez, originally from Peru, is one of Canada’s leading experts in pollution control and its effect on human health. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from McGill University and has been a professor at Université Laval à Québec since 1994, heading the Civil and Water Engineering Department from 2010 to 2016. She specializes in water and soil decontamination, waste management and residues, and environmental impact and risk assessment. Senator Galvez is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and Engineers Without Borders. Senator Galvez was appointed to the Senate on December 6, 2016, representing Québec (Bedford) and is an independent senator. Her work as a legislator focuses on strengthening environmental protection, the gender perspective and income equality, as well as transparency in government. Senator Galvez was elected President of the Parliamentary Network on Climate Change and Sustainability during its 5th Gathering, held in June 2021. She is also the Treasurer of the ParlAmericas Corporation.
