Juan Diego Mejia Estrada

* Project Manager for the Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombians (IPACE)/Juntanza Étnica activity. Support includes reviewing, monitoring, analyzing, and reporting, networking with key stakeholders, and leading VIP events. * Assistance in the closure process of the Martin Luther King (MLK) Scholarship Program, the Fulbright Colombia Scholarship Program, and the Inclusion for Peace Activity (IPA).

* Documented and analyzed USAID/Colombia approaches and tools for engaging with Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities under USAID’s Policy on Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PRO-IP). * Participated in an investigation on the uses and contributions of the Colombian Barometer of Reconciliation. * Participated in an investigation on the assassination of environmental defenders in Colombia.

* Worked as a co-author on the report "Sea, War, and Violence: The armed conflict in the Archipielago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina" which analyzes the impacts of the armed conflict in the islands, especially, the consequences for the Raizal People. * Worked as a co-author on the report "Racism, patriarchy, and the Colombian armed conflict" for the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence, and No-repetition.

• Legal representative in civil, criminal, commercial and, family cases. • Issued recommendations regarding civil, criminal, commercial and, family cases. • Gave legal advice and, developed asylum applications for Venezuelans living in Cali. • Read, analyzed and, built a database with all the rules issued by the Colombian Government related to the economic, social, ecological, and sanitary emergency caused by COVID-19.

Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude