Carmita Alvarez Santana

Position within Board of Directors and Terms of Serving: Presidenta de ALAEITS 2025-2028

Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): Presidenta Asociación Nacional de Unidades Académicas de Trabajo Social del Ecuador President of the National Association of Academic Units of Social Work of Ecuador

Membership of organisations (other than IASSW): Miembro de ALAEITS/ Member of ALAEITS

Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees): Doctora en Desarrollo Local y Economía Social/ PhD in Local Development and Social Economy

Languages written and spoken: Español / Spanish

Interest Areas (social work teaching, research and practice): temas de inclusion, género, prevención de adicciones, desarrollo comunitario y otros/ Topics include inclusion, gender, addiction prevention, community development, and others.

Current Activities (social work teaching, research, practice, others): Docente universitaria,
miembro del Consejo de Educación Superior del Ecuador, investigadora. University professor, member of the Council of Higher Education of Ecuador, researcher

Presidenta Región América Latina/ President of the Latin America Region Doctora en Desarrollo Local y Economia Social, Magíster en Gerencia y Liderazgo Educacional, Trabajadora Social  profesora universitaria con 28 años de experiencia, investigadora en temas de trata y trafico de personas, niñez y adolescencia, participación ciudadana, etc.; ha trabajado en temas de inclusión, género, prevención de adicciones, desarrollo comunitario y otros.

Doctor of Local Development and Social Economy, Master in Educational Management and Leadership, Social Worker and university professor with 28 years of experience, researcher on issues of human trafficking, childhood and adolescence, citizen participation, etc.; has worked on issues of inclusion, gender, addiction prevention, community development and others.