Board of Governors

Independent dental surgeon from the University of Chile, Director of Banigualdad Foundation and Director of the Santiago College Alumni Association Corporation.

She served as Director of Student Affairs at the Andrés Bello University and was Vice-Rector of Research and Extension in the same higher education area. Claudia has actively participated in the SC community in different roles, such as president of the Parent’s Association 2008-2011, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Santiago College Educational Foundation for the period 2010-2012, and currently in her position as Alumni Director.

She is currently pursuing a degree in Philosophy at the Los Andes University.

Civil Engineer in Electricity from Universidad de Santiago, MBA in General Business Management from the Escuela de Negocios Española IEDE and MBA in Business Management and Organization from Universidad de Lérida, Spain. In addition, he studied in the Advanced Management Program of the Corporate Governance Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

With more than 25 years of experience he has led companies and has held management positions, forming work teams in the commercial, operations and technical areas, in national and multinational service companies at a massive and corporate level. As an executive, he has stood out for his ability to quickly adapt to new challenges, generate favorable conditions for teamwork, orient business towards sustainability and foster relationships with stakeholders.

His vast experience includes management positions in companies such as VTR, Aguas Chañar (CEO), Entel and Metro de Santiago (CEO), and he is currently General Manager of Traza Ltda, one of the main companies in the country, a provider of field services for the telecommunications industry.

Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with an LLM in International Finance Law from the London School of Economics.

She has more than 27 years of experience as legal manager of companies in the energy sector. She served as General Counsel of GASCO S.A. and Legal Manager of Metrogas S.A., the latter until November 2022. She currently works as a director of corporations.

Carmen has 4 children, all former students of Santiago College.

Reverend Ronny Aníbal Pulgar Hughes was born in Santiago, Chile on June 13, 1963. He is the third son of Reverend José Santos Pulgar Mellado, who is currently 92 years old and the oldest pastor and Presbyter of the Methodist Church of Chile, and Mrs. Carris Hughes Davies, who is Argentinian and a descendant of Welsh settlers located in the Chubut Valley, Argentina.

Reverend Ronny Pulgar Hughes is a Presbyter and currently Bishop of the Methodist Church of Chile for the four-year term 2026-2029. He has been in pastoral ministry for 25 years, serving in the churches of El Vergel, Huequén, the Mapuche Methodist Church, Traiguén, Quilquén, Victoria, and Punta Arenas. He was also responsible for the southernmost Methodist Chapel in the world, located in Puerto Porvenir on Tierra del Fuego Island, Magallanes Region.

He married Betty Elizabeth Bart 36 years ago. They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Constanza, who are both married, and today Ronny and Betty are enjoying their first grandchild, Gaspar Agustín, who is one year and five months old.

In the academic field, he earned his first degree as a Technical Drafter, working in this field for both public and private entities.

In 2002, he entered the Faculty of Theology at the Evangelical Theological Community of Chile (CTE), obtaining his Bachelor of Theology degree. Subsequently, in 2010, he received a Licentiate in Theology from the Baptist Theological Seminary of Chile (STB). He began his studies in Pedagogy at Arturo Prat University and later continued them at the Iplacex Professional Institute, obtaining his professional degree in 2011 as a Secondary Technical-Professional Education Teacher. He has worked as a teacher in the municipal education system and in the theological field at the Interdenominational Theological Institute of Patagonia (ITIP) in the city of Punta Arenas.

In the community, he served in the Circle of Members of the First Fire Company of Punta Arenas, a group composed of former and active firefighters whose purpose is to provide administrative and social support for the effective operation of the Fire Department. For this and all other reasons, Reverend Ronny Pulgar Hughes embraces the words of the Apostle Paul: “Lord, help us to be faithful stewards of the gospel you have entrusted to us.” 2 Timothy 4:1-4

“God is good, God is faithful.”

Early Childhood Educator and General Basic Teacher from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she has a Master’s degree in Educational Management from the Universidad Alberto Hurtado and has completed various courses and further training in the areas of theology, family, upbringing, attachment and good treatment.

Sara is a member of the Methodist Church of Chile, being part of its leadership since her youth in missionary areas within Chile and other Latin American countries, with a focus on Christian education and work with children and adolescents in areas at social risk. She is currently the national president of the Network of Methodist Educational Institutions of Chile (MEM).

Since 2019, she is the director of a nursery and kindergarten of the Methodist Church of Chile.

Sociologist, Bachelor of Social Sciences.

Bachelor of Theology and Ecumenical Dialogue from the Evangelical Theological Community of Chile.

Diploma in Educational Sociology.

Presbyter of the Methodist Church of Chile.

Director of the Theological Seminary of the Methodist Church of Chile.

Chaplain of the Methodist School of Santiago, Chile.

Member of the Committee on Social and International Affairs of the World Methodist Council.

Director of Outreach and Extension at the Faculty of Religious Studies, UCEL.

Member of the Latin American Association of Methodist Educational Institutions.

He has taught Sociology and Biblical Anthropology in the diploma program at the Methodist Seminary of Chile.

He has served as National Coordinator and implementer of social programs on Human Rights for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Faith-Based Organizations, Migration, Refugees, and Social Justice.

National Coordinator of the Ecumenical Foundation for Human Rights (FASIC).

Director of the Methodist Humanitarian Aid Team.

National President of the Methodist Social Ministry.

Speaker on the central panel of the World Methodist Council in Gothenburg, Sweden, 2024, on Latin American Contexts in Human Mobility and Theology.

Presenter on the topics of Faith and forced displacement at ECOM in Gothenburg, Sweden, Zurich, Switzerland, and Metz, France.

Presenter at the first International Congress on Human Rights, Human Mobility, and Theology in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Speaker at the ALAIME Congress 2024, Puebla, Mexico, from a theological perspective, and at the ALAIME Congress 2025, Rosario, Argentina.

Author of the essays on faith-based organizations in the context of military dictatorship in Chile.

Independent dental surgeon from the University of Chile, Director of Banigualdad Foundation and Director of the Santiago College Alumni Association Corporation.

She served as Director of Student Affairs at the Andrés Bello University and was Vice-Rector of Research and Extension in the same higher education area. Claudia has actively participated in the SC community in different roles, such as president of the Parent’s Association 2008-2011, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Santiago College Educational Foundation for the period 2010-2012, and currently in her position as Alumni Director.

She is currently pursuing a degree in Philosophy at the Los Andes University.

A lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, he worked as an attorney at Barros y Errázuriz, Kinross Gold Corporation and Albagli Zaliasnik, focusing on venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. After completing his MBA at Columbia University in New York City, he worked in the sales strategy team for Microsoft’s highly complex clients at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, WA. Once back in Chile, he created Ideal Invests, a company that makes real estate investments in the United States for non-US investors, operating as CEO of that company since 2019.

Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with an LLM in International Finance Law from the London School of Economics.

She has more than 27 years of experience as legal manager of companies in the energy sector. She served as General Counsel of GASCO S.A. and Legal Manager of Metrogas S.A., the latter until November 2022. She currently works as a director of corporations.

Carmen has 4 children, all former students of Santiago College.

Civil Engineer in Electricity from Universidad de Santiago, MBA in General Business Management from the Escuela de Negocios Española IEDE and MBA in Business Management and Organization from Universidad de Lérida, Spain. In addition, he studied in the Advanced Management Program of the Corporate Governance Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

With more than 25 years of experience he has led companies and has held management positions, forming work teams in the commercial, operations and technical areas, in national and multinational service companies at a massive and corporate level. As an executive, he has stood out for his ability to quickly adapt to new challenges, generate favorable conditions for teamwork, orient business towards sustainability and foster relationships with stakeholders.

His vast experience includes management positions in companies such as VTR, Aguas Chañar (CEO), Entel and Metro de Santiago (CEO), and he is currently General Manager of Traza Ltda, one of the main companies in the country, a provider of field services for the telecommunications industry.

Primary and secondary education at Deutsche Schule R.A. Philippi in La Unión, currently part of the Los Ríos Region. Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences from the University of Chile in 1998. Licensed attorney since 1998. Postgraduate diploma in Labor Law and Social Security from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2005. Master’s studies in Law with a mention in Public Law at the University of Chile from 2017 to 2018. Currently pursuing a Master’s in International Sports Law at Unisport Management School, Barcelona, Spain.

Arbitrator judge on the list of authorized arbitrators of the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and appointed by various civil courts in Santiago to handle civil and commercial cases.

Memberships: Member of the Chilean Bar Association since 1998, Chilean Society of Labor Law since 2005, Labor Studies Center since 2009, Chilean Institute of Procedural Law since 2011, and Center for Innovation and Development of Labor Law since 2017.

Main Areas of Practice: Advising on matters related to labor law; advising on administrative contracting; litigation in labor, civil, and administrative matters; and civil and commercial arbitration.

Parent at Santiago College (SC) between 2007 and 2022, serving as a member of the Parent Association and representing it on the Santiago College Board between 2014 and 2015.