Center for Latin American Studies

Center for Latin American Studies Staff

Photo of Ana Paula Carvalho Ana Paula Carvalho
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
apcst11@pitt.edu
Photo of Keila Grinberg Keila Grinberg
Director
4208 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7451
keila.grinberg@pitt.edu
Photo of Luz Amanda Hank Luz Amanda Hank
Assistant Director for Partnerships and Programming
4205 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7397
lavst12@pitt.edu
Photo of Kaitlin Kennedy Kaitlin Kennedy
Administrative Assistant
4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
(412) 648-7391
kmk332@pitt.edu
Luis Guillermo Van Fossen Bravo
Associate Director
4207 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7396
bravo@pitt.edu

Student Assistants and Ambassadors

John Trabulsi
2025-2026 Student Ambassador
Rose Flores
2025-2026 Student Ambassador
roq7@pitt.edu
Photo of Brandon Hale Brandon Hale
2025-2026 Student Ambassador
bph20@pitt.edu
Ana Carolina Keech
2025-2026 Community Engagement Intern
ack101@pitt.edu
Photo of Mirelle Lozano Mirelle Lozano
2025-2026 Student Ambassador
mil215@pitt.edu
Photo of Audrey Maize Audrey Maize
2025-2026 Student Ambassador
aom20@pitt.edu
Gabriela Marinho dos Santos
2025-2026 Graduate Student Worker for Academic Affairs
gms192@pitt.edu
Photo of Mateus Martins Mateus Martins
2025-2026 Operations Graduate Student Assistant
Photo of Jennifer Villanueva Jennifer Villanueva
2025-2026 Community Engagement Intern
jev76@pitt.edu

Visiting Faculty and Scholars

John Frechione
Center Associate
Joyce Fettermann
2025-2026 Visiting Professor from the Leitorado Program
jov101@pitt.edu
Ruth Jimenez Nina
2025-2026 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant
ruj64@pitt.edu
Thatiellen Almeida Ribeiro
2025-2026 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant
thr84@pitt.edu
Vito Ruggiero
2025-2026 Visiting Graduate Student