Xiomara Núñez de Céspedes

President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Gender Equality Committee. Member of the ICA Global Board. Second Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Cooperatives of the Americas, representing the Dominican Republic.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples de Profesionales de Enfermería (COOPROENF). Founder of the COOPROENF Committee for Women’s Development. Vice-President of the Committee of Cooperative Women of CONACOOP of the Dominican Republic.

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Trainer of Trainers for the Women Entrepreneurs Project of the Andalusian School of Social Economy Foundation. Diplomas in Training Methodology for Virtual Learning Environments, Leadership and Gender Equality, Technical Master’s Degree for Teachers, Prevention of Money Laundering, among others.

Coordinator and speaker at national and international seminars and workshops on Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Gender, Services, Positive Attitude, Governance, among other topics.

Advisor to various cooperatives on Cooperative Education in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Bolivia, among others. Trainer of Trainers for Women’s Development Projects. Trainer of Micro-entrepreneurs. Trainer of Women Micro-entrepreneurs. Columnist for El Cooperador newspaper, author of the Bendiciones de Lo Alto blog, among others.

Awards received: Cooperative Woman of the Year; ENECOOP Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year; Golden Lamp for Excellence in Teaching, Dominican College of Nursing Professionals (CODOPENF). Selected by the international organisation She-Coop as one of the 100 global women leaders in the cooperative movement. Received recognitions in El Salvador, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Panama, among others.