Paola Valverde Alier

Paola Valverde Alier is a poet and cultural manager in Costa Rica, known for her advocacy for transparency and reform in the National Culture Awards. She is a member of the Movimiento Transparencia CR, which was established to address documented irregularities in the awards process. Valverde emphasizes the importance of cultural recognition as a tool for community engagement and aims to ensure that awarded works have a lasting impact on Costa Rican society.