We move to the rhythm of our culture, celebrating its many expressions
OUR TEAM
Our interdisciplinary team is composed of Salvadorans who are passionate about celebrating our culture and strengthening connections in the global Salvadoran community
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President
Alexandra Lytton Regalado is a Salvadoran-American author, editor, and translator. She is the author of Relinquenda, winner of the National Poetry Series (Beacon Press, 2022); the chapbook Piedra (La Chifurnia, 2022); and the poetry collection, Matria, winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2017). Co-founder of Kalina press, Alexandra is author, editor, and/or translator of more than fifteen Central American-themed books.
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Treasurer
Lucía de Sola holds a BA in Modern European History and Literature, an MBA and a MFA with a focus in Poetry. In 2006, she co-founded Editorial Kalina, a pioneering bilingual publisher of Salvadoran Literature. Her career spans both public and private sectors, including strategic positions at El Salvador’s Ministry of Education and at a Central American Real Estate firm, Inversiones Bolivar. A former member of a Comittee for Education at Salvadoran think tank FUSADES and a former board member of the Salvadoran branch of Vital Voices, she recently completed an MS in Social Work and earned a license to practice in the field in the United States. Currently, she works at NGO Glasswing International’s office in New York City.
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Secretary
Efraín Caravantes is a multidisciplinary artist based in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador. Since 2008, his visual and graphic work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including his solo show Semen: los moldes del azar (2015). His art appears in private collections in El Salvador and abroad. His writing has been published in various Central American anthologies and journals. His book-length poem Casa won the 2020 Juegos Florales, El Salvador’s national poetry award, and was subsequently published in the Colección Juegos Florales. He also won first place in the I Certamen Letras Nuevas (2004) and third place in the XI Premio de Arte Joven (2010).
GUEST PHOTOGRAPHERS
Each year, the Salvadoran Cultural Institute website features the work of invited artists, photographers, and creatives. For this edition, images by Salvadoran photographers Nelson Crisóstomo, José Cabezas, and Rodrigo Dada capture the rich identities that shape us—the diverse faces that reflect who we are.
