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EPIC Costa Rica engages student teams from Costa Rican Universities in the development of sustainable social venture solutions to local poverty reduction and SDG challenges. 

Marketer and Project Manager with 15+ years of international experience in retail, consumer goods, education and human rights. I specialize in Change Management, Leadership and Innovation. 

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My passion for Marketing and Project Management has guided me as an awarded University Professor and as a Trainer for the Office of Education in Costa Rica.
 
Passionate about human relationships and behavior, celebrating culture, as well as group work and volunteering. Throughout my professional career, I have been a social entrepreneur, trying to find ways to lift the lifestyles and development of people in need. 

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team coach

Gabriela Lavagni

"EPIC is the solution. Not a band-aid that we use to cover a wound.   Poverty is now. And we need to solve this together."

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participating universities

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university team coaches

ANNETE CALVO
 Universidad de Costa Rica

Public Administrator by profession.

From Innovaap UCR I coordinate and manage projects in social innovation. As a work space, we are always moved by the desire to generate change focused on the needs of people.
 

In the University of Costa Rica Epic represents an opportunity for development and skills for students but also for communities.

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LAURA CENTENO
LEAD University

Career Services and Student Affairs Director in LEAD University.  Human Resources Professional, with Master Degree in Marketing and Communications. 

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I have more than five years working as a coach, professor and tutor of university advanced students, giving them career advise, employment coaching, and helping them in the transition from college to work force and entrepreneurship.  

MANUEL GONZÁLEZ
Tecnológico de Costa Rica


Incubation Manager at TEC Emprende Lab
Economist with extensive experience in Economic Research and Analysis both in the Public Sector and at the Consulting level. Particularly interested in the development of new issues and solutions to current problems faced by organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

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meet the teams

GAIA PLAZA | TEAM
LEAD University

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Patricia Zamora Hernández

Second-year student of the Bachelor's Degree in Data Science.

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Gabriel Valverde Araya

 First year Business Science student.

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Tomas Sandi Alpizar

Student of Data Science.

DAMAK | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica

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María José Mora Rivera
Graduated in Foreign Trade, student of Dramatic Arts and Education

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Andrea Fernández Pietri
Third year Business Management student 

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Andrea Alfaro Solís
Graduated with honors in Food Engineering.

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José Daniel Pérez Castañeda
Fourth year student in Social Work 

Kuá | TEAM
Tecnológico de Costa Rica

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Lorenzo Solano
Business Administration student

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Ricardo Cascante Gómez 
Electronics Engineering Student

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Andrea Calvo Obando
Biotechnology Engineering Student

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Fiorella Mena Bravo
Mechatronics Engineering Student 

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Diego Obando Fonseca
Physics Engineering Student

PRODUCTORA LA RUEDA | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica

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Juan Carlos Bonilla Jimenez
Bachelor in Library Science, Public Administration and Fine Arts.

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Oscar Edwards Saiz
Student of Public Accounting

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Ileana Castellón
Performing Arts and Business Management Student

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Diego Muñoz Vargas
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology 

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Denis Arias
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology 

A(R)MÉMONOS | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica

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Gabriel Villalobos Rojas
Business Administration Student

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Christopher Suira Marin
Student of Political Science and French Studies

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Mariano Vindas Brizuela

Graduated guidance counselor and student of French Language Teaching

LOCUCIÓN VAAS | TEAM
LEAD Univeristy

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Adriana Perez

International Trade student

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María Moya

International Trade student

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Katherine Siles

Student of Business Science

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Jaykler Mercado

Business Productivity Engineering Student

POTENCIANOS | TEAM
LEAD Univeristy

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Toscano Luconi

Professional in business analysis and strategy consulting..

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Alejandro Zamora Esquivel 
Data scientist and cybersecurity specialist.

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Rachit Vargas López 
Data scientist and machine learning specialist

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William Aguilar 
Software Developer

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Andrés Vindas 
Industrial and Business Productivity Engineering

INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS FOR TOURISM | TEAM
Tecnológico de Costa Rica

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Alejandra Picado Martínez
Business Administration Student

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Krystell Muñoz

Student of Public Relations

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Ricardo Fernádez

Marketing Student

EDUKTEC | TEAM
LEAD Univeristy

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Carlos Aguirre

Business Administration Student 

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Danis Vargas

International Business student

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Marco Fonseca

 Data Science Engineering

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Sebastian Murillo

Business Science Student

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