I am currently President (Rector) at Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, in Guayaquil – Ecuador, elected in November 2017 and re-elected in 2022 for another 5 year period. I joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at ESPOL at 2001 and became Assistant Dean in the same department in 2005. I also served as a member of the Research Council from 2010 to 2012, and was elected Provost from 2012 to 2017. My teaching interests range from materials science to entrepreneurship. My research and development activities led her to initiate the Center for Research and Development of Nanotechnology and the Laboratory for Materials Testing at ESPOL. These projects received funding from University and Ecuadorian government of around 2 million dollars. I became a member of the Ecuadorian Higher Education Council during 2010 and 2011, and President of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). Currently, involved in promoting initiatives to the increase the number of women in science and engineering programs, and promote gender equality. Passionately pushing to develop the innovation ecosystem of Guayaquil! I am a mechanical engineer from ESPOL and received a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Ceramic Science and Engineering from Rutgers University at New Brunswick – NJ, USA. Last and but not less important, mother of two beautiful bright and loving souls, JF and Mia, and wife of a very kind, understanding and supportive husband! Ed.