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 5ththrough 8th 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.
