Francesca Carrillo-Díaz is the Director of Facilities Management and Communications Associate at the Institute of the Americas. Through virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, IOA’s Public Programming aims to increase our visibility, engagement, and reach in various communities including UC San Diego, the greater binational region of San Diego/Baja California, Southern California, and Latin America.
In 2019, Francesca joined the Institute of the Americas (IOA) as a STEAM Program Associate. She helped organize various in-person and virtual events for local and international Latin American students such as the annual residential summer Science Camp and nonresidential day camps called STEAM Labs. She has also worked with the STEAM Team to coordinate professional development workshops for Latin American STEAM teachers at the IOA headquarters in La Jolla, California, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and through virtual platforms.
Francesca graduated from the University of San Diego in 2017 with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Spanish with a minor in Latin American studies.