Report Card Leaders

Olga Lucía Sarmiento Dueñas, PH.D.
Olga L. Sarmiento is a Professor of the Department of Public Health in the School of Medicine at Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia). Her transdisciplinary research focuses on the relationship between the built environment, policy, and physical activity, with emphasis on inclusive and sustainable community programs in Latin America. Dr. Sarmiento is a member of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and has been a board member of the “International Society of Physical Activity and Health” (ISPAH), the “Global Advocacy for Physical Activity” (GAPA), the “Urban Health Network for Latin America and the Caribbean” and the “International Society of Urban Health”. She is currently a researcher of the “Urban Health in Latin America” (SALURBAL) project, the “International Physical Activity, and Environment Network” (IPEN), the “International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment” (ISCOLE), and the “Stanford-Colombia Collaboratory on Chronic Disease” (S-C3). She has received multiple distinctions for promoting healthy behaviors in Colombia.

Judy Benavides Castro
Psychologist from Universidad Javeriana, master’s candidate in Psychology Research in the Socialization and Parenting line at the National University of Colombia. Her research interests focus on topics related to sedentary behaviors and physical activity in childhood and adolescence. Currently, she focuses on physical activity and exercise, with experience in both quantitative and qualitative research. Expert in digital safety for minors under 18, support for families and caregivers, as well as advocacy for the prevention of digital risks and sexual violence against children and adolescents. She is committed to building bridges between academia and societal issues.