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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costa rica
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
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.
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
Patricia Zamora Hernández
Second-year student of the Bachelor's Degree in Data Science.
Gabriel Valverde Araya
First year Business Science student.
Tomas Sandi Alpizar
Student of Data Science.
DAMAK | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica
María José Mora Rivera
Graduated in Foreign Trade, student of Dramatic Arts and Education
Andrea Fernández Pietri
Third year Business Management student
Andrea Alfaro Solís
Graduated with honors in Food Engineering.
José Daniel Pérez Castañeda
Fourth year student in Social Work
Kuá | TEAM
Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Lorenzo Solano
Business Administration student
Ricardo Cascante Gómez
Electronics Engineering Student
Andrea Calvo Obando
Biotechnology Engineering Student
Fiorella Mena Bravo
Mechatronics Engineering Student
Diego Obando Fonseca
Physics Engineering Student
PRODUCTORA LA RUEDA | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica
Juan Carlos Bonilla Jimenez
Bachelor in Library Science, Public Administration and Fine Arts.
Oscar Edwards Saiz
Student of Public Accounting
Ileana Castellón
Performing Arts and Business Management Student
Diego Muñoz Vargas
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology
Denis Arias
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology
A(R)MÉMONOS | TEAM
Universidad de Costa Rica
Gabriel Villalobos Rojas
Business Administration Student
Christopher Suira Marin
Student of Political Science and French Studies
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
Toscano Luconi
Professional in business analysis and strategy consulting..
Alejandro Zamora Esquivel
Data scientist and cybersecurity specialist.
Rachit Vargas López
Data scientist and machine learning specialist
William Aguilar
Software Developer
Andrés Vindas
Industrial and Business Productivity Engineering
INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS FOR TOURISM | TEAM
Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Alejandra Picado Martínez
Business Administration Student
Krystell Muñoz
Student of Public Relations
Ricardo Fernádez
Marketing Student
EDUKTEC | TEAM
LEAD Univeristy
Carlos Aguirre
Business Administration Student
Danis Vargas
International Business student
Marco Fonseca
Data Science Engineering
Sebastian Murillo
Business Science Student