Catalina Villamarín Martínez

Catalina Villamarín Martínez is an accomplished professional in international cooperation and development, currently serving as the Coordinadora de donaciones internacionales at Universidad EAFIT since January 2025. Prior roles include serving as a Profesional en Cooperación at MAKAIA, where Catalina contributed to a 50% resource growth through project formulation and opportunity identification, and a Grants and Development Officer at Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, focusing on international cooperation and fundraising strategies. Previous experience encompasses roles at Lynn University, Florida Grand Opera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and Fundación Cultural Javeriana Estéreo, all emphasizing donor relations, grant proposal writing, and marketing. Catalina holds a Master of Science in Communication and Media Studies from Lynn University, a Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College, a Diplomado in Gestión Cultural from Universidad Sergio Arboleda, and a Maestra en Música from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.