Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University CURRICULUM VITAE

Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland, 232 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John’s, NL A1B 3X9, Canada e-mail: [email protected] phone: +1 709 8642241

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2013 to date Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada 2011-2012 (2 years) Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche pour le Development, Montpellier, France 2008-2009 (2 years) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 2005-2007 (2 years) Project Ecologist, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, U.S.A. 1999-2005 (6 years) Ph.D. student, Florida International University, Miami, U.S.A. 1997-1999 (2 years) Research Assistant, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru

EDUCATION

1999 – 2005 Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, U.S.A. Advisor: Dr. David Lee 1997 – 1999 Licenciature’s degree in Biological Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. Advisor: Dr. Sylvie Priou 1993 – 1997 B.Sc. Biological Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses at Memorial University 2014-2015 Plant Biology (BIOL 2010, undergraduate) 2014-2015 Systematics and Biogeography (BIOL4505, undergraduate)

Invited Course Lectures at Institutions Abroad 2012 Exile Opportunities (“Expatriation”) for MSc students, Department of Biology, Université de Montpellier II, France

2008 Macroecology and Biogeography for Msc and PhD students, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark

Teaching Assistantships 1999 – 2005 General Biology I, General Biology II, Botany, and Evolution for undergraduates, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, U.S.A. Taught approximately 860 students during 12 semesters at 20 hours per week.

1997, 1999 Seed dispersal and predation, Tambopata Research Center, Madre de Dios, Peru. Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

RESEARCH

Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

17. Roncal, J., R. Guyot, P. Hamon, D. Crouzillat, M. Rigoreau, O. N’Guessan Konan, J.-J. Rakotomalala, M.D. Nowak, A.P. Davis, and A. de Kochko. In Press. Active transposable elements recover species boundaries and geographic structure in Madagascan coffee species. Molecular Genetics and Genomics.

16. Roncal, J., M. Couderc, P. Baby, F. Kahn, B. Millan, A. Meerow, and J.-C. Pintaud. (2015). Palm diversification in two geologically contrasting regions of western Amazonia. Journal of Biogeography 42: 1503-1513.

15. Roncal, J. (2014). Edaphic and light conditions of sympatric plant morphotypes in western Amazonia. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1078. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1078

14. Brunbjerg, A. K., J. Cavender-Bares, W.L. Eiserhardt, R. Ejrnæs, L.W. Aarssen, H.L. Buckley, E. Forey, F. Jansen, J. Kattge, C. Lane, R.A. Lubke, A.T. Moles, A.L. Monserrat, R.K. Peet, J. Roncal, L. Wootton, and J.-C. Svenning. (2014). Multi-scale phylogenetic structure in coastal dune plant communities across the globe. Journal of Plant Ecology 7: 101-114.

13. Roncal, J., F. Kahn, B. Millan, T.L.P. Couvreur, and J.-C. Pintaud. (2013). Cenozoic colonization and diversification patterns of tropical American palms: evidence from Astrocaryum (). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 120-139.

12. Roncal, J., A. Henderson, F. Borchsenius, S.R. Sodre-Cardoso, and H. Balslev. (2012). Can phylogenetic signal, character displacement, or random phenotypic drift explain the morphological variation in the genus (Arecaceae)? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106: 528–539.

11. Goodman, J., J. Maschinski, P. Hughes, J. McAuliffe, J. Roncal, D. Powell, and L. Sternberg. (2012). Differential response to soil salinity in endangered Key Tree Cactus: implications for survival in a changing climate. PLOS ONE 7(3): e32528.

10. Roncal, J., J. Maschinski, B. Schaffer, D. Walters, and M. Gutierrez. (2012). Testing appropriate habitat outside of historic range: the case of Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata (Fabaceae). Journal for Nature Conservation 20: 109-116.

9. Maschinski, J., D. A. Falk, S.J. Wright, J. Possley, J. Roncal, and K. Wendelberger. (2011). Optimal locations for plant reintroductions in a changing world. Pp. 109-129. In: Plant reintroduction in a changing climate: promises and perils (Eds. Joyce Maschinski and Kristin Haskins). Washington D.C., Island Press.

8. Roncal, J., A. Overgaard-Blach, F. Borchsenius, H. Balslev, and J.-C. Svenning. (2011). A dated phylogeny complements macroecological analysis to explain diversity patterns in Geonoma (Arecaceae). Biotropica 43: 324-334. Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

7. Roncal, J., F. Borchsenius, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, and H. Balslev. (2010). Divergence times in tribe Geonomateae (Arecaceae) coincide with Tertiary geological events. Pp. 245-265. In: Diversity, Phylogeny, and Evolution of the (Eds. O. Seberg, G. Pedersen, A. S. Barfod and J. I. Davis). Aarhus, Aarhus University Press.

6. Lane, C., S. J. Wright, J. Roncal, and J. Maschinski. (2008). Characterizing environmental gradients and their influence on vegetation zonation in a subtropical coastal sand dune system. Journal of Coastal Research 24: 213-224.

5. Thornton, H. E., J. Roncal, C. E. Lewis, J. Maschinski, and J. Francisco-Ortega. (2008). Conservation genetics of Jaquemontia reclinata (Convolvulaceae), an endangered species from Southern Florida: Implications for restoration management. Biotropica 40: 507-514.

4. Roncal, J., S. Zona, and C. E. Lewis. (2008). Molecular phylogenetic studies of Caribbean palms (Arecaceae) and their relationships to biogeography and conservation. Botanical Review 74: 78-102.

3. Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2007). An evaluation of taxonomic distinctness of two Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) varieties based on inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) variation. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 381-392.

2. Roncal, J. (2006). Habitat differentiation of sympatric Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) varieties in Peruvian lowland forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22: 483-486.

1. Roncal, J., C. B. Asmussen, J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Geonomeae (Palmae) using nuclear DNA sequences of phosphoribulokinase and RNA polymerase II. Systematic Botany 30: 275-283.

Non-peer-reviewed publications

6. Salas-Gismondi, R., P. Baby, J. Roncal, C. Junquas, Y. C. Espinoza, J. C. Pintaud, J. Tejada, Y. Calderon, P. O. Antoine, and M. Roddaz. (2014). Geological and climatic control of the Andean-Amazonian system and its biodiversity. Pp. In: El Peru frente al cambio climatico. Resultados de investigaciones franco-peruanas (Ed. Anne Gregoire). Lima, Institut de Recherche pour le Development.

5. Roncal, J. Long-term conservation collaboration with Puerto Rico. The Tropical Garden. Summer (2007).

4. Roncal, J., J. Fisher, S. J. Wright, A. Frances, K. Griffin, J. Maschinski, and M. Fidelibus. (2006). Propagation protocol for Jacquemontia reclinata House, an endangered species of South Florida. Native Journal 7: 301-306.

Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

3. Roncal, J., J. Fisher, M. Fellows, K. Wendelberger, J. Maschinski, and M. Fidelibus. (2006). Propagation protocol for the endangered crenulate lead plant, Amorpha herbacea Walter var. crenulata (Rydberg) Isely. Native Plants Journal 7: 89-93.

2. Roncal, J., S. Zona, and C. E. Lewis. (2005). plumeriana: A new name for a familiar palm. Palms 49: 149-150.

1. Roncal, J., L. Gutarra, and S. Priou. (1999). Rapid differentiation of strains of Ralstonia solanacearum by restriction analysis of PCR-amplified fragments. Bacterial Wilt Newsletter 16: 7-10. The Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia.

Conference contributions and academic seminars

Roncal, J., M. Couderc, P. Baby, F. Kahn, B. Millan, A. Meerow, and J.-C. Pintaud. (2015). Diversification of Astrocaryum sect. Huicungo in western Amazonia. Oral presentation at the World Palm Symposium, Quindio, Colombia.

Roncal, J., R. Guyot, P. Hamon, M.D Nowak, A.P. Davis, and A. DeKochko. (2015). Active transposable elements recover species boundaries and geographic structure in Madagascan coffee species. Poster presented at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Edmonton, Canada.

Alam, Z., H. Morales, S. Debnath, L. Pena-Castillo, and J. Roncal. (2015). Influence of environmental conditions on the biochemistry of wild partridgeberry populations in Newfoundland and Labrador. Poster presented at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Edmonton, Canada. Best student poster award by the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science

Nieto-Blazquez, M.E., A. Antonelli, and J. Roncal. (2015). Meta-analysis of plant evolution in the Caribbean. Poster presented at the 4th meeting of the Network for Neotropical Biogeography, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.

Roncal, J., M. Couderc, P. Baby, F. Kahn, B. Millan, A. Meerow, and J.-C. Pintaud. (2014). Contrasting Andean geodynamics drive evolution of lowland taxa in western Amazonia. Oral presentation at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.

Bhatt, D., J. Roncal, and S.C. Debnath. (2014). Study of genetic diversity using molecular and biochemical markers among blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) wild clones, cultivars and their hybrids. Poster presented at the joint annual conference of the Canadian Society of Agronomy and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Research, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Best student poster award by the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science

Roncal, J. (2014). For the Love of Palms. Invited seminar, Newfoundland Wildflower Society at MUN Botanic Garden, St. John’s, Canada.

Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

Roncal, J., M. Couderc, F. Kahn, B. Millan, A. Meerow, and J.-C. Pintaud. (2013). A phylogeographic model to explain plant species diversification in western Amazonia. Poster presented at the International Biogeography Society special meeting. “The Geography of Species Associations”, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada.

Roncal, J. (2013). Phylogenetic approaches to study the diversification of tropical plants. Invited seminar at the Institute de Recherche en Biologie Vegetale of the University of Montreal and the Montreal Botanic Garden, Montreal, Canada.

Roncal, J. (2012). Phylogenetic approaches to the diversification of tropical plants. Invited seminar in the Biology Department at Memorial University, St. John’s, Canada.

Roncal, J. (2012). Using palm phylogenies to understand the evolution of tropical plants. Invited seminar at the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France.

Roncal, J., F. Kahn, B. Millan, T. Couvreur. and J-C. Pintaud. (2012). Cenozoic colonization and diversification patterns of tropical American palms - evidence from Astrocaryum. Oral presentation at the European network of palm scientists (EUNOPS XII) meeting in San Remo, Italy.

Roncal, J., J-C. Pintaud, F. Borchsenius, A. Henderson, J-C. Svenning, A. Overgaard, and H. Balslev. (2011). Palm phylogenies reveal patterns of evolution in the Neotropics. Oral presentation at the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne, Australia.

Roncal, J., F. Borchsenius, C.B. Amussen-Lange, and H. Balslev. (2009). Los tiempos de divergencia de la tribu Geonomateae (Arecaceae) coinciden con eventos del Terciario. Invited talk at the Symposium “Evolución de plantas neotropicales: la perspectiva filogenética” during the IV Congreso Colombiano de Botánica, San Juan de Pasto, Colombia.

Roncal, J., F. Borchsenius, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, A. Henderson, and H. Balslev. (2009). Advances towards a three-nuclear gene phylogeny of the palm tribe Geonomateae. Oral presentation at the European network of palm scientists (EUNOPS IX) meeting in London, UK.

Roncal, J., F. Borchsenius, C.B. Amussen-Lange, and H. Balslev. (2008). Biogeographic diversification of the palm tribe Geonomateae. Invited talk at the Monocots IV conference in Copenhaguen, Denmark.

Roncal, J., F. Borchsenius, C.B. Amussen-Lange, and H. Balslev. (2008). Biogeographic diversification of the palm tribe Geonomateae. Oral presentation at the 12th Nordic meeting on Neotropical Botany in Turku, Finland.

Roncal J. (2008). Estudios de sistematica molecular en la tribu de palmas Geonomateae y algunos aspectos de su biogeografia. Invited seminar at the University of Panama, Panama.

Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2008). Genetic and habitat differentiation of Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) western Amazonian varieties. Oral presentation at the European network of palm scientists (EUNOPS VIII) meeting in Merano, Italy.

Namoff, S., C.E. Lewis, and J. Roncal. (2007). Identificación de plantas usando fragmentos de ADN como código de barras. Poster presented at the International Symposium “Las palmeras en el marco de la investigación para el desarrollo en América del Sur”. Lima, Perú.

Maschinski, J., S.J. Wright, J. Possley, and J. Roncal. (2007). Using rare plant reintroductions to predict future states for optimal restoration in dynamic urban ecotones. Oral presentation at the joint meeting of the Ecological Society of America and Society for Ecological Restoration, San Jose, California, U.S.A.

Wright, S. J., J. Roncal, J. Maschinski, and C. Lane. (2007). Planning retorations: two complementary approaches to determine optimal habitat for endangered plants in disturbed ecosystems. Oral Presentation at the 34th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation, Plant City, Florida, U.S.A.

Lane, C., S. J. Wright, J. Roncal, and J. Maschinski. (2006). Environmental gradients and vegetation in a South Florida dune system. Poster at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Chico, California, U.S.A.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2006). Genetic and habitat differentiation of Geonoma macrostachys (Arecacaeae) Western Amazonian varieties. Oral presentation at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Chico, California, U.S.A.

Roncal, J., S. Zona, and C. E. Lewis. (2006). Estudios filogeneticos de las palmas de las Antillas. Invited talk at the Symposium “Evolucion de las Antillas: la perspectiva molecular“ during the IX Latinamerican Botanical Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2005). An evaluation of taxonomic distinctness of two Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) varieties based on inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) variation. Poster at the Palms Symposium, The Linnean Society and Kew Botanic Gardens, London, England.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, and C. E. Lewis. (2005). An evaluation of taxonomic distinctness of two Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) varieties based on inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) variation. Oral presentation at the Biology Symposium of Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Lewis, C. E., J. Roncal, J. Francisco-Ortega, and S. Zona. (2005). Phylogeny and evolution of West Indian palms. Oral presentation at the Palms Symposium, The Linnean Society and Kew Botanic Gardens, London, England.

Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

Lewis, C. E., J. Roncal, J. Francisco-Ortega, and S. Zona. (2004). Phylogeny and evolution of West Indian palms. Oral presentation at the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J. (2004). Habitat differentiation of sympatric Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) forms in three Peruvian lowland forests. Poster at the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, C. B. Asmussen, and C. E. Lewis. (2004). Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Geonomeae (Arecaceae). Oral presentation at the Biology Symposium of Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J. (2003). Diferenciación ecologica y evolucion del complejo de palmas Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae). Poster presented at a meeting in commemoration of the Manu National Park establishment, Cuzco, Peru.

Roncal, J. (2002). Molecular phylogenetics of the palm tribe Geonomeae and evolution of the understory palm complex Geonoma macrostachys. Invited seminar at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, C. B. Asmussen, and C. E. Lewis. (2002). Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Geonomeae (Arecaceae). Oral presentation at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.

Roncal, J., J. Francisco-Ortega, C. B. Asmussen, and C. E. Lewis. (2002). Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Geonomeae (Arecaceae). Poster at the Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology Symposium (CETroB), Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J. (2002). Habitat specialization of the understory palm genus Geonoma in a Peruvian tropical forest. Oral presentation at the Biology Symposium of Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J. (2001). Habitat specialization of four Geonoma palms in a remote Peruvian tropical forest. Invited seminar by the South Florida Chapter of the International Palm Society, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Roncal, J. (2000). The distribution and abundance of two understory dwarf palms: martiana and Geonoma cuneata at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Poster presented at the Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology Symposium (CETroB), Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2015-2016 The International Palm Society Endowment Grant. “A molecular phylogenic study of the palm tribe Euterpeae”. CAD$ 6,180. 2015 Forestry and Agrifoods Agency, Agriculture Business Development Division. Growing Forward 2 Graduate Student Research Grant. “Genotypic variation of wild Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

partridgeberries in Newfoundland and Labrador”. With MSc student Zobayer Alam. CAD$ 10,000. 2015-2016 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Scholarship Program. Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada. With MSc student Victor Jimenez. CAD$ 9,700 2014-2016 The Research and Development Coorporation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. RDC Ignite grant. “Knowledge of the factors affecting the antioxidant properties in partridgeberry will lead to a more profitable berry harvest in NL” CAD$ 99,837 2014-2019 NSERC Discovery Grant. “Explaining the biological diversity in tropical America: a phylogenetic and biogeographic approach”. CAD$145,000 (29,000/year) 2011-2012 The European Commission FP7 People. Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship. “A multilocus approach to the phylogenetic inference of an island and continental plant radiations” Euros 230,247 2002, 2004 Student research and travel grant. Graduate Student Association of Florida International University. US$ 1,250 2002 The International Palm Society Endowment Grant. US$ 1,674 2002 Student travel grant, Latin American and Caribbean Centre of Florida International University. US$ 500 2002 Karling Graduate Student Research Award, Botanical Society of America. US$ 500 2001-2003 The Marina Riley Scholarship, Centre for Tropical Conservation, Duke University.US$ 3,400 2001 Tropical Biology Student Research Grant of Florida International University. US$ 2,000 2000 Organization for Tropical Studies & Andrew Mellon Foundation Scholarship. US$ 3,500 2000 The South Florida Chapter of the International Palm Society research grant. US$ 900 1997-1999 The International Potato Centre Scholarship

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Student Supervision 2015- Fritz Pichardo (Biology, MUN) MSc 2015- Victor Jimenez (Biology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru) MSc 2015 Nicholas Lynch (Geophysics, MUN) undergraduate 2015 Rachel Winsor (Biology, MUN) undergraduate 2014- Esther Nieto-Blazquez (Biology, MUN) Ph.D. 2014- Zobayer Alam (Biology, MUN) M.Sc 2014- Hugo Morales-Gonzalez (Biology, MUN) M.Sc 2014 Tuan Hoang (Earth Sciences, MUN) undergraduate 2014- Nicolle Ashley McDonald (Biology, MUN) Honours 2014 Marion Wheeler (Biology, MUN) undergraduate 2014-2015 Christian Gaviria (Earth Sciences, MUN) undergraduate 2013- Dhrumit Bhatt (Biology MUN, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada) M.Sc 2013 Emily Fitzgerrald (Biology, MUN) undergraduate

Graduate Advisory Committee Membership Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

2014- Nareman Filimban (Biology, MUN) M.Sc 2015- Suman Upadhyay (Biology, MUN) M.Sc. Past 2013-2014 Mahin Chavoshi (Biology, MUN) M.Sc

Examination committees Honours thesis examiner 2015 Katherine Chacon (Biology, University of Quindio, Colombia). Supervisor: Maria Jose Sanin

MSc thesis examiner 2015 Gihan Abeywickrama (Biochemistry, MUN). Supervisor: Fereidoon Shahidi 2015 Milka Podder (Biology, MUN). Supervisor: Kapil Tahlan 2015 Christopher Hammil (Biology, MUN). Supervisor: Paul Marino

Chair 2014 Brynn Devine (Biology, MUN) PhD comprehensive examination 2014 Junjie Hu (Biology, MUN) PhD comprehensive examination 2014 Robert Perry (Biology, MUN) PhD comprehensive examination 2014 Devin Cochrane (Biology, MUN) PhD comprehensive examination 2014 Heidi Patterson (Biology, MUN) Honors defense

Dean’s representative at PhD Comprehensive Examinations 2013 Dwigth Thompson (School of Social Work, MUN)

Curator of the Agnes Marion Ayre (NFLD) of Memorial University of Newfoundland since May 2013

Scientific Peer-Review Systematic Botany (x3) International Journal of Plant Sciences Brittonia Plant Systematics and Evolution Global Ecology and Biogeography Journal of Biogeography (x3) American Journal of Botany Revista Peruana de Biologia Zootaxa Plant Ecology Cladistics Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (x3)

Grant Peer-Review Julissa Roncal, Ph.D. CV Dept. Biology, Memorial University

International Palm Society endowment fund program (x5) National Geographic

Committee Service at Memorial University and professional societies 2015- Biology Graduate Student Committee 2015- Sessional search committee for the Biology Department 2015- Eastern Canada Board Member for the Canadian Botanical Association. 2013-2015 Faculty of Science representative in the Faculty of Arts council meetings. 2014 Biology headship review committee for Paul Marino. 2014 Teaching and learning community retreat. 2014 Promotion and Tenure Committee

OTHERS

Current and Past Membership in Academic Societies Botanical Society of America Canadian Botanical Association International Biogeography Society Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation IUCN Species Survival Commission-Palm Specialist Group International Palm Society Newfoundland Wildflower Society South Florida Native Plant Society

Media Featured in a BBC online video in July 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/multimedia/video/newsid_7488000/7488123.stm

Field work Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, French Guyana, Puerto Rico, Canada, and U.S.A.

Languages Spanish (maternal), English (fluent written and oral skills), French (advanced)