Maria Arce
Awarded media executive, editor, producer, and bilingual journalist (Spanish and English, plus intermediate Portuguese and a little bit of German) with 28 years of experience in different media, 22 of them in the digital field, and news sites. Deployed to more than 50 destinations to cover natural disasters, tragedies and political and social news as: Nestor Kirchner's presidential inauguration (2003), exclusive interview with President Hugo Chávez (2003), 11-M terrorist attacks (2004), Argentinean presidential elections (2007), exclusive coverage about disappeared French nuns during the last Argentinean dictatorship (2007), Cristina Kirchner's inauguration (2007), US presidential elections (2008), Argentinean legislative elections (2009), special coverage about mining in Peru (2009), Soccer World Cup (South Africa, 2010), Nestor Kirchner's funeral (2010), Brazil's presidential elections (2010), Chilean miners rescue operation (2010), Argentinean presidential elections (2011), Cristina Kirchner's second inauguration (2011), Prince William's military training in Falklands/Malvinas (2012), Tragedy of Once (train derailment in Buenos Aires, 2012), Hurricane Sandy in NY (2012),, Pope's election (2013), US-Mexico border crisis (2014), the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico (2014), Argentinean presidential elections (2015), Mauricio Macri's inauguration (2015), visit of President Francois Hollande, Ban Ki Moon, Barack and Michelle Obama to Argentina (2016), Hurricanes Irma and María in Puerto Rico (2017-2018), Protests in Puerto Rico and governor Ricardo Rossello' s resignation (2019), COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), among others. Born in Buenos Aires; lived in Madrid, Miami & Montevideo; seasons in Bogota. Based on the most beautiful place on Earth: La Isla del Encanto. Ochberg Fellow at Dart Center, Columbia University. ONA's member. IMDA PR volunteer, Wikimedian of the Caribbean.