Dr. Sebastián Granda Merchán, is the Director of the Pitzer College program in Ecuador and professor of the seminar Ecuador, an Andean Country. Sebastian has worked for the program for 21 years as director of the program, professor of the seminar, and adviser for the independent study projects. Dr. Merchán has a Doctorate in Latin American Cultural Studies and his field of research is indigenous peoples in Ecuador, with an emphasis on indigenous education processes.