CESESMA - Our team

Nohemí Molina Torres

From La Reyna, San Ramón, was one of the founders of CESESMA in 1992. Is a Teacher, has a degree in Sociology, and currently coordinates the Safe and Secure Schools project in Tuma La Dalia, Waslala and Rancho Grande.

Guillermo Medrano Olivares

From Managua, came to CESESMA in 1995. Social worker by profession and currently Executive Coordinator of CESESMA.

Marta Lidia Padilla

From Samulalí, came to CESESMA in 1999. Is an Educator, has a degree in sociology and currently coordinates the "Particpation of Child Workers in the Preventiion of Economic Exploitation" project in the Tuma-La Dalia district.

Marisol Hernández Méndez

From Samulalí, came to CESESMA in 2000. Is a sociologist, and currently coordinates CESESMA's programmes in the municipalities of San Ramón and Matagalpa.

Harry McCall Shier

From Ireland, came to CESESMA in 2001. Is an educator, specialist in children's participation and currently CESESMA's monitoring and evaluation adviser.

Arlen Johana Cárdenas

From La Reyna, San Ramón, came to CESESMA in 2007. Is qualified in Business Administration and is currently Head of Administration and Finance at CESESMA.

Moisés Molina Torres

From La Reyna, San Ramón, came to CESESMA in 2001 as a driver. Now a qualified agronomist, works on the "Particpation of Child Workers in the Prevention of Economic Exploitation" project in El Tuma-La Dalia .

Amy Giovania Araúz

From Matagalpa, came to CESESMA in 2001. Now a qualified Psychologist, works with the San Ramón team and is responsible for teacher training programmes.

Camilo José Hernández

From Siare, San Ramón, started with CESESMA in 2006. Currently coordinates the "Promotion of Investment in Children and Youth" project.

Esteban Martín Mayer

From Switzerland, came to CESESMA in 2001 with Swiss development agency Eirene. Is a Chemical Engineer, and currently runs CESESMA's ecological agriculture and education for food secirity and sovereighty programmes.

Janeth Saenz Montenegro

From Matagalpa, came to CESESMA in 2007. Is a qualified accountant and currently manages the accounts for the Prevention of Violence programme.

Juana Virginia López

From San Ramón, came to CESESMA in 2008. Actress and drama worker, currenlty runs CESESMA's youth theatre programme.

Zorayda Castillo Raithe
From Waslala, joined CESESMA in 2009. Is a Teacher, and currently education worker on the Safe and Secure Schools project in Waslala.

Leonilda Barrera López
From Waslala, joined CESESMA in 2009. Social Worler, and currently Education Worker on the Safe and Secure Schools project in Waslala.

Roberto Peralta González

From La Reyna, San Ramón. Joined CESESMA in 2004 as night watchman at the San Ramón office.

Luis Arlenzón Ochoa

Native of San Ramón, drives one of the CESESMA pick-ups, supporting the work in Tuma-La Dalia, Waslala and Rancho Grande.

Jaime Lenín Salgado

From San Martín in Samulalí district. Has a long history with CESESMA since he got invovled at the age of ten in a folk-dance group and later in craft workshops. Now a Community Education Worker in the Rancho Grande team, he is studying for a degree in Agricultural Production Systems at UNN.

Karelia Martínez

Member of CESESMA's accounts team. Lives in Matagalpa and has completed a Business degree at UNN.

Karen Alicia Ortiz Alvarado

From La Dalia, Karen is a qualified primary teacher, and Community Education Worker with the Tuma-La Dalia team.

Félix Pedro Blandino

Lives in Casas Blancas, La Dalia, and is currently Community Education Worker on the Safe and Secure Schools project in Rancho Grande. Is studying Agronomy at the Popular University of Nicaragua (UPONIC) in La Dalia.

Aleyda Sugey Alemán Rodríguez

Coordinator of the Girls and Young Women’s Network in Yasica Sur, Aleyda lives in La Corona and is in the second year of a psychology degree at the University of the North of Nicaragua (UNN) in Matagalpa.

César Augusto Moreno

From La Reyna, San Ramón, teaches Carpentry in CESESMA's Vocational Education programme in La Dalia.

Agner José Dávila Martínez

From La Florida in La Dalia, Agner is a Community Education Worker in the El Tuma-La Dalia team. He is in the second year of a business studies degree at the International University for Latin American Integration (UNIVAL) in Matagalpa.

Darling Huguet Sánchez Videa

From Samulalí, is Receptionist and Accounts Assistant at CESESMA. She is in the fifth year of a Business Administration degree at UNAN Matagalpa.

Esmeralda Del Carmen Godines

Esmeralda is from La Dalia and is a Community Education Worker in the San Ramón team. She is in the third year of a computer systems engineering degree at the University of the North of Nicaragua (UNN) in Matagalpa.

Fausto Antonio Peralta

From La Reyna, San Ramón, and came to CESESMA in 2006. Is the caretaker at CESESMA's offices in San Ramón at the week-ends.

Blanca Lidia Rugama

From La Garita, San Ramón, came to CESESMA in 2003 as cook-housekeeper at the CESESMA office.

Emilio René Cruz Rugama

Originally from Estelí, is a Computer Systems Engineer, and CESESMA's IT technician, responsable for the computer equipment and network.

Juana Adilia García

From San Ramón, has worked in CESESMA since 2009 as cook and housekeeper at our San Ramón offices.

JulioCesar Escobar Álvarez

Originally from Managua, came to CESESMA in 2011 as driver of one of our pickup trucks.