- About ICDF
- Message from the President
- Board of Trustees
- Board of Advisors
- Management Team
- Frequently Asked Questions
Our Mission
The Inter-American Culture and Development Foundation (ICDF) seeks to strengthen cultural development in Latin America and the Caribbean through plans, programs, and projects designed to promote socio-economic sustainable ways of reducing poverty, improving quality-of-life, and achieving greater social equity in the region.
Read More >>Our Projects
The projects supported by the ICDF help to preserve the cultural patrimony, increase the community participation and education, strengthen cultural industries, and improve the living conditions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean through culture.
Board of Trustees
Respected personalities, entrepreneurs and patrons of the arts have joined the ICDF’s Board of Trustees. Our current Board members are:
Cosette Alves
President and Chairman of the Board, ICDF
Adriana Cisneros
Vice Chairman, Cisneros Foundation
Ana María Sosa de Brillembourg
Director, Wealth Structuring Group
Isabel de la Cruz Ernst
Art Collector, Philanthropist
Liliana Melo de Sada
President, Museo del Vidrio Counsel
Maria Ignez Barbosa
Journalist
Alvaro Saieh
Chairman, Corp Group Holding S.A.
Andrés Faucher
Filmmaker and Producer, Lobo Productions LLC
Antonio M. A. Guerreiro
President, Banco Finantia S.A.
Marcello Hallake
Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP
Rodolfo Paiz Andrade
President, Paiz Foundation for Education and Culture
William A. Haseltine
President, Haseltine Foundation for Medical Science and the Arts