Gran concierto en Washington

Enrique y Alejandra Segura

En Washington se realizó una noche de música con la participación de Carlos Vives en beneficio de los niños de la Fundación Cardioinfantil y para rendir homenaje a la institución por sus 40 años de actividad.

Foto: Kyle Samperton. 

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea on view December 5, 2014–April 12, 2015.

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea explores the concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary as well as the social and sacred functions her image has served through time. This landmark exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts brings together more than 60 Renaissance- and Baroque-era masterworks from the Vatican Museums, Uffizi Gallery, and other museums, churches, and private collections in Europe and the United States.

Divided into six thematic sections, the exhibition presents images of Mary as a daughter, cousin, and wife; the mother of an infant; a bereaved parent; the protagonist in a rich life story developed through the centuries; a link between heaven and earth; and an active participant in the lives of those who revere her.

The exhibition features works made by both female and male artists. Paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, Orsola Maddalena Caccia (an Ursuline nun who ran a bustling painting studio in her convent in northern Italy), and Elisabetta Sirani highlight the varied ways in which women artists conceptualized the subject of Mary. These artists’ works are featured alongside treasured Marian paintings, sculptures, and drawings by Fra Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and others.

Picturing Mary is part of NMWA’s ongoing program of major historical loan exhibitions that examine humanist themes related to womankind. 

- See more at: http://nmwa.org/exhibitions/picturing-mary-woman-mother-idea#sthash.ThOaE3gl.dpuf

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea is organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., with the support of MondoMostre, Rome.

The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of an anonymous donor, Jacqueline Badger Mars, and Alejandra and Enrique Segura, with additional funding provided by Barbara and Thomas Hale* Boggs, Jr., Vincent C. Burke  III, Rose and Paul Carter, Friends of Picturing Mary, The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, and TTR Sotheby’s International Realty.

The museum is grateful for the generosity of Bertha Soto Braddock, Marcia Myers Carlucci, Betty Boyd Dettre, the Friends of Picturing Mary, Albert Halprin and Janice Obuchowski, Sue J. Henry and Carter G. Phillips, the Kappaz Family, Albert Baker Knoll, Marlene A. and Frederic V. Malek, the Mississippi State Committee of NMWA, Monica Moreno and Erwin Flores, Marjorie and Philip Odeen, John D. Reilly*,  J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation, Shirley and Patrick Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. B. Francis Saul II, K. Alex Stewart, and the Texas State Committee of NMWA, in addition to substantial support from several anonymous donors.

The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. NMWA gratefully acknowledges its partnerships with the Embassy of Italy and The Catholic University of America. Special thanks to His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl and the Archdiocese of Washington.

- See more at: http://nmwa.org/exhibitions/picturing-mary-woman-mother-idea#sthash.ThOaE3gl.dpuf

Kyle Samperton,September 15,2009,Farewell Party for Amb. Castellaneta at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador,Alejandra Segura,Leila Castellaneta,Amb.Giovanni Castellaneta,Enrique Segura

Alejandra Segura

Alejandra Segura, Esq.AttorneyChildren's Rights Advocate 
“As a great communicator, it is a pleasure to read everything that Mary Cunningham Agee writes.  And what is most wonderful about it: she uses this God-give gift fully for such a noble cause as the Nurturing Network.”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dr. Maria Alejandra Segura has more than 20 years of professional experience in the areas of research, teaching and fundraising for women’s and children’s rights. She is presently dedicated to fundraising activities for several non-profit organizations for the promotion of the culture of life as well as the realization of social and economic rights for needy children in Africa and Latin America.  

• Board Member of the Leadership Training Program, Mclean, Virginia, September 2003 to Present.

The Leadership Training Program has trained several hundred youths and is designed to bring out the best in tomorrow’s leaders. Boys from 5^ththrough 8^th grade come together in a positive environment that emphasizes teamwork and fosters a spirit of initiative. 

• Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the Mercy Project, Virginia, August 2003 to Present

The Mercy Project is a non-profit organization created to provide water, medical services and education at the primary and secondary school level to the people of Lare, near the city of Nacuru, Kenya. The project has completed the first and second phase and it is planned that a contingent of doctors and medical students from the USA will provide healthcare services to the population on a continuous basis. The construction of a Catholic Church is also being coordinated.   

• Founding Member of the Board of Directors of Operation Canasta, Washington, D.C., July 2002 to Present

Operation Canasta, or food basket, began as a campaign to feed hungry children in Argentina after the severe economic crisis of 2002. Last year, the canastas fed more than 3,000 children in 25 soup kitchens across Argentina. These soup kitchens are organized by mothers and are now self-sufficient.

• Member of the Board of The Nurturing Network, Washington, D.C., 2003 to Present

The Nurturing Network is an international charitable organization founded in 1985 whose volunteer members provide practical, life-saving services to women facing the crisis of an unplanned pregnancy. The Nurturing Network is a powerful organization of over 42,000 dedicated volunteers in all 50 states and 25 nations. Nearly 18,000 mothers and children have been served through this compassionate network of hope.

• Member of the Board and Chairman of the Commission of the New Dominion Women’s Club, Mclean, Virginia, 2004 to present

The New Dominion Women’s Club is a non-profit organization that promotes women’s and children’s causes through fundraising activities to improve their welfare, fighting against several types of cancer and osteoporosis and raising issues related to the social insertion of women and children in society.

• Delegate and Legal Counselor in the Argentinean Delegation before the United Nations Commission on Population & Development (Cairo 5 years after), New York, USA, March-June, 1999
   
• Legal Counselor of the Argentinean Delegation to the United Nations for the Hague Forum on women rights and population control, The Netherlands, February, 1999
   
• Judge and Board Member of the Fourth Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Washington, D.C., May 1998, May 1999
   
• Member of the Board of Directors, N.I.W. (National Institute of Womanhood), Bethesda, MD, 1997-2000
   
• Consultant, Pan-American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., 1992
   
• Program Director Assistant, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C., 1991-1994
   
• Legal Intern, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Washington, D.C., 1989
   
• Legal Intern, Organization of American States, Human Rights Commission, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989
   
• Researcher, Catholic University of Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina, 1985-Present
   
• Lawyer, Fonseca Law Offices, San Juan, Argentina, 1984-1985
   
• Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina, 1982-1985

PUBLICATIONS

"The Inter-American System on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”, in “Regional Integration: Perspective for Latin America”, Instituto Cuyano de Estudios Superiores, 1994

 “The Crisis of the Organization of American States”, La verdad Journal, 1987, published in Washington, D.C., USA.

CONFERENCES

Organizer and Lecturer of the conference related to ”The Inter-American System on Human rights ” delivered at the Lawyers Forum, Province of San Juan, Argentina, September 2001.

Organizer and Lecturer of the Conference held by N.I.W. (National Institute for Womanhood) on the Rights of Women, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, and San Juan), October 26-30, 1998.

“The Immigrant: Different Aspects of His Insertion in the Argentine Society”, organized by the Argentinean Embassy in Madrid, Spain, May 1983.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Highest Scholastic Average & Outstanding Research and Writing            Washington, D.C.

International Legal Studies Program, The American University                  1989

Tuition Remission Grant                                                                        Washington, D.C.

International Legal Studies Program, The American University                  1987

Graduate Fellowship Award                                                                   Madrid, Spain

Society of International Studies                                                               1983

Graduate Fellowship Award                                                                   Madrid, Spain

Iberoamerican Cooperation Institute                                                       1982

EDUCATION

LL.M in International Legal Studies, Georgetown Law Center, Georgetown University, May 2000

LL.M in International Legal Studies, Washington College of Law, American University, 1989

Ph. D., Law, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, 1984

Thesis: “Development of Political Parties in Argentina and their function within Argentinean Constitutional Law”, Magna Cum Laude

J.D., Catholic University of Cuyo, Argentina, 1982

LANGUAGES

Spanish (native), Italian (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), German and Romanian (knowledge). 

FAMILY

Married and the mother of 6 children.

Diamond Sponsor

Drs. Enrique & Alejandra Segura

 

Platinum Sponsor

Mr. and Mrs. William and Laura Kappaz

 Margaret Johnston

Maria Teresa Meyer, The Robert Bensen Meyer Jr. Foundation Inc. 

 

Gold Sponsor

Mr. Charles & Mrs. Grace Huebscher

 

Pearl Sponsor

Mrs. Chafica Kappaz

Mrs. Ileana Quintas & Mr. Thomas Brackett

 

Silver Sponsors

Mrs. Michele Burke Bowe & Mr. James F. Bowe, Jr.

Franco Nuschese, President, Georgetown Entertainment Group

Maureen Orth
 

Bronze Sponsors

Baker & McKenzie

Joe Cassin, Cassin & Cassin LLP

Dr. Andrew Cobb

Dr. Juan Jose Daboub and Mrs. Glorybell Silhy de Daboub

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Emery, DDS

Dr. Eduardo Gerlein & Mrs. Cristine Vaughan

Mr. Andres Gonzalez, Finesa Management Company LLC

John Mahoney, Goldman Sachs

Mrs. Michele Manatt & Mr. Wolfram Anders 

Sheila and Buddy Menn

Paul Samakow

Dr. and Mrs. Salvatore Selvaggio 

Mr. Jon Utley and Mrs. Ana Maria Utley

Pewter Sponsors

Hilda and Arturo Brillembourg

Church of the Little Flower

Dr. Gael Delaney 

Mr. Lawrence Fisher and Mrs. Maria Elena Fisher

Alan Fishman

Richard and Irma Frank

Brad & Nicole Gamer, August II Productions, LLC

GESTAMP-SOLAR

Alan Helfer, Ginsberg & Helfer

Meridian Capital Group, LLC

The Monument Group at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Mr. Fernando Mulet & Mrs. Catalina Salas

PEPCO

Gonzalo Pacanins

Dr. & Mrs. Ricardo Perez

St. Gabriel Catholic Church

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church

Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Julia Sevilla Somoza

Amb. Joseph & Isabella Zappala

Friend Sponsor

Sandy & M. Scott DeCain

Nicholas Despotidis

Henry Liu & Kimberly Guay 

Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette

Mrs. Pilar O'Leary & Mr. William O'Leary

Our Lady Queen of the Americas

Mr. Alejandro Pardo & Mrs. Martha Jensen

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church

St. Catherine Labouré Catholic Church

Ms. Teresa Soto

 

Photography Underwriter

Sandy & M. Scott DeCain

Martha M. Novelly

A Special Celebration

in honor of

His Holiness Pope Francis

for his dedication to the poor and vulnerable

and

Friends of the Spanish Catholic Center

for their continued support

Saturday, November 16, 2013

6:30 pm

Organization of American States

17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC (View Map)

Invitation Only  ♦ Black Tie 

With Great Gratitude to our Gala Chairs

Alejandra and Enrique Segura

and

The Gala Committee

2012 Spanish Catholic Center Gala

45 Years of Creating Opportunities: 45 Años Creando Oportunidades

Gala Chairs

Dr. Juan José and Mrs. Glorybell Silhy de Daboub

Gala Committee

Mr. James F. Bowe and Mrs. Michele Burke Bowe
Mr. Arturo E. Brillembourg and Mrs. Hilda Ochoa
      Brillembourg
Mr.  Pedro Burelli and Mrs. Cristina Burelli
Mr. Richard Frank and Dr. Irma Frank
Mrs. Julia Sevilla Hopping
Mr. George Kappaz and Mrs. Amarie Kappaz
Mr. Michael Kappaz and Mrs. Chafica Kappaz
Mr. William Kappaz
Mr. Franco Nuschese
Mr. William O’Leary and Mrs. Pilar O’Leary
Mr. Alvaro Pereira and Mrs. Barbara Pereira
Mr. Ken Rosen and Mrs. Ericka Aguirre
Mr. Joseph E. Samora, Jr.
Dr. Enrique Segura and Mrs. Alejandra Segura
Mr. John Utley and Mrs. Ana Maria Utley

Advisory Council on Latino Affairs

Mrs. Michele Burke Bowe
Mr. Luis A. Corrales
Mrs. Glorybell Daboub
Mr. Paul S. Dwyer, Jr.
Mr. Matthew J. Dolan
Mr. Andres Echeverri
Mrs. Maura Farrell
Dr. Irma Frank
Ms. Gloria Granillo
Mr. John Hisle
Mrs. Grace Huebscher
Mr. Mark E. Lutes
Mrs. Michele Manatt
Mr. Fernando Mulet Amer
Dr. Angela Noguera
Ms. Ileana Quintas
Dr. Patricio Ernesto Ray, M.D.
Ms. Silvia Rodriguez
Mr. Juan Pablo Segura
Dr. Salvatore S. Selvaggio