Díaz-Barrón, Julieta

Julieta Díaz holds a Bachelor Degree in Communication Sciences and a M.A. in Literature at the University of Oregon, in the U.S. She has developed her professional career in academic institutions, social organizations and as a public servant. At Tec de Monterrey, Ms. Díaz has held these positions: Coordinator of Collection Development at the Library (1992 1995). Coordinator of Exchange students and International Programs (1995 1996) and Director of the Program of Communication Sciences (1998 2001). Regional Director of the Department of Media and Digital Culture (2017 - 2021). In 2022, she developed a Novus Project about research in text comprehension in Communication students. She was Director of the social organization: Fundación Comunitaria Querétaro (2001 2006). At the State Government of Querétaro she held these state-wide positions: Director of Tourist Culture (2006 2009). Director of Regional Development (2009 - 2012) and Director of Community Development (2012 - 2015). In these positions, she oversaw tenths of collaborators to create and organize several programs and initiatives with a strong impact in public policy and social development. Ms. Díaz has been a teacher since 1992, in topics related to Communications and the Humanities. She received the recognition as best evaluated teacher and for two consecutive years has been selected as part of the program: Círculo de Profesores Distinguidos . She is a TED Talk speaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-U3vn1mSKw She is co-author of the book "El que con la izquierda imagina". She has also published chapters in the books: "Por qué escribo" (2017); "Nuevas instrucciones para vivir en México" (2019) and Una vida en el arte (2021). Ms. Díaz was Regional Dean for 4 years. She is now the Associate Dean of Academics and does consultancy in areas such as Communication and Storytelling. She is married to the professional musician Oscar Ortega and is mother of Pedro, a chess player and musician who is going to study Economy at Tec de Monterrey.