Ramón Ignacio Zamora Marroquín

Founder and collection curator

Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA) · Kronika

• Founded and curates the collection of el_Archivo, Kronika’s archive preserving the work of Central American independent outlets and providing secure access for research, historical memory and journalism.
• Built partnerships with news outlets, universities and digital preservation organizations.
• Now brings together 11 outlets from the region, with the goal of reaching 20 by the end of 2026.
• Oversees digitization, storage, research and newsroom liaison.
• The project grew, in part, out of preserving four terabytes of elPeriódico's historical archive.

Co-founder / Consultant

LabEtnográfico

• Co-founded, with his partners, a consultancy focused on qualitative research, strategic communication, innovation, experience design and organizational strategy.
• Has worked with organizations including IDB Invest, BAM, Radio Selva and Prensa Comunitaria.
• Designs research, workshops, sprints, sustainability models, audience strategies and organizational transformation processes.
• Has advised projects on leadership, organizational culture, psychological safety, organizational structure and performance.
• Has supported independent media in redesigning sustainability models, developing products and mapping audience and funding opportunities.

Consultant / Program Manager

Population Council / Abriendo Oportunidades

• Designed and coordinated digital literacy, STEAM and participation activities for Indigenous girls and young women.
• Ran workshops in Sololá and activities tied to Makerfaire and hands-on learning.
• Built a community of practice through a website and a WhatsApp channel for teachers and students.
• Has supported data collection and analysis to inform public policy on economic development, technology adoption and innovation.
• Has worked alongside government actors and development organizations.

Lecturer · Coordinator, Social Innovation Lab

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

• Has taught global citizenship, sociology of communication, communication and technology, digital methods, visual anthropology, qualitative methods and strategic communication.
• Designs curricula that combine digital tools with qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
• Has taught at both undergraduate and graduate level.
• Between 2020 and 2023 coordinated the Social Innovation Lab: projects in social innovation, applied research, civic participation and digital methodologies.
• Contributed to the redesign of the anthropology curriculum.
• Facilitated collaborative processes on civic technology, public discourse, access to rights and citizen participation.

Product Manager

elPeriódico de Guatemala

• Led the newspaper's digital transformation and the development of new editorial and commercial products.
• Launched the digital subscription model, newsletters and mobile apps.
• Coordinated newsroom, IT, sales, finance, marketing and subscription teams.
• Led the development of digital products for advertisers.
• Drove analytics, search, automation and digital tooling to improve the experience of both readers and journalists.
• A professional record reports sustained growth of close to 10% month over month in subscriptions during one stage of the project.
• Coordinated five team leads and set up cross-departmental working groups to launch new services and products.

M.A. in Communication, Culture, and Technology

Georgetown University

B.A. in Anthropology & Sociology

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

GNI Fundamentals Lab

Google News Initiative, with Blue Engine — audience development, reader revenue and advertising revenue

Academic exchange

University of Saskatchewan, Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship

Secondary education

German School at Guatemala