Elections 2025: Candidates

Lally Gatica Mulhall de Barr is a Certified Public Accountant (UBA) and a graduate of St. Andrew's Scots School. She was General Manager of the St. George's Endowment Fund (St. George's College and St. George's College North) from 2002 to 2018, and previously Director of Admissions and Advancement at St. George's College. She currently works as an educational consultant. Within the community, Lally Barr holds prominent roles, such as Trustee and member of the Oversight Body of the British Hospital, Treasurer of the St. George's Educational Foundation, and member of the Board of Directors of the Ranelagh Golf Club.

Freddie Bollero, a Reydon Boarding School former pupil, has taught English and History for many years, first in Buenos Aires and then in Mendoza. She is now retired and teaches privately. Janet also lived in Scotland for a few years, where she worked for a charity. As the former Mendoza ABCC District Representative, and having moved to the Coast, she is trying to bring the community together to found another District in the Mar del Plata-Bahía Blanca Region.

Pamela Dickin is a Lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires. She also has a Master`s Degree in Corporate Legal Advice from the same university and an MBA from Universidad de San Andrés. Her work experience developed within the corporate sector, where she discovered her interest in the area of administration. She held permanent positions at several multinational companies (Atlas Copco, Hoechst, Clariant). She is presently Chief Executive of ESSARP, a non-profit organization that assembles English bilingual schools in Argentina.

Robert Fraser holds a degree in Civil Engineering (UBA) and is former pupil of St George's and St Andrew's. He studied Personal Finance at the UTDT and completed the International Qualifying Program (IQP, in-house MBA) at Schenker AG, Germany. Between 1990 and 2007, he worked at Schenker Argentina S.A. (DB Schenker AG), where he was Operations Manager, Ocean Freight Manager and Sales Manager. Since 2008, he has independently managed a personal investment portfolio. He is an Elder and Music Director at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church; a Trustee of the Asociación Civil Educativa Escocesa San Andrés (ACEESA); and has served as auditor, treasurer, and alternate on the Board of Directors of the British Hospital. He is the author of the book "Los alpargateros escoceses" (Grupo Abierto Libros, 2025). He is married and has three children.

Ronnie MacGaul is a solicitor, lawyer, and mediator. He has extensive experience practicing law in civil and commercial matters, labor and family matters. His professional experience has spanned the banking sector (Banco Roberts, HSBC) and, since 2010, he has worked in the judiciary of the province of Buenos Aires and in the Almirante Brown Tribunal de Faltas. He is an active member of ABCC Southern Suburbs, married with two children. He is also a full member of the Santa Catalina Protestant Cemetery Management Committee in L. de Zamora.

Ralph Kirby has been a very active member of the community in organisations such as the Old Georgian Club, the Cultura Britanica in Quilmes, St George’s College and, most recently, as Chairman of the British Hospital. His wide experience has been key in helping us navigate some of the challenges we faced. As an alternate member of the Executive Committee, he very successfully worked on putting right the ABCC legacies.

Malcolm Piñero has a teaching degree and a Licenciatura en Educación from the Universidad de Quilmes. She also participated in Project Zero at Harvard University. She has taught at many schools, including St George's College and Barker College, which she headed until 2018. Penny has also been active at the English-Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate (ESSARP) and the Southern Suburbs ABCC. She is currently on the board of the Comisión Administradora of the Llavallol Cemetery and of the University Women's Club. 

Virginia Tuckey is a political consultant and political communications specialist, focusing on American and British politics. She holds a Master's degree in Political Communication and has held fellowships at the Leadership Institute in Washington, DC, and the International School of Fundraising in London. She has worked as a political campaign advisor, strategic consultant, and international policy analyst. She is consulted by international media outlets such as GB News and CNN, as well as national media, and is a columnist on international politics for Radio República. She is the president of Republicans Overseas in Argentina and the author of articles on international politics and strategic communication. She has supported Fundación Conin, Fundación Agrupar, and Junior Achievement Argentina.

Juan Wood has lived and worked in both Buenos Aires and Madrid. Ten years ago he moved back to Bariloche. He’s specialised in business models, online marketing, cost-reduction strategies and cloud platform adoption. Looking into the future and the growing importance of technology, Juan can make a great contribution to the ABCC and its online presence. Added to this, he is a beer homebrewing enthusiast. He was a full member of the ABCC Committee from 2019 to 2021 and an alternate member between 2023 and 2025. He currently is the District Representative for the ABCC Barilcohe.