Judith Apaza

Judith Tania Apaza Marca joined the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) as a public member for a three-year term commencing in January 2026.

From 2012 to May 2025, she served in the Bolivian public sector in technical and managerial roles at the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance, the Ministry of Justice, and national digital government agencies, focusing on public accounting, fiscal reporting, budget execution, and financial management. Ms. Apaza is currently a Government of Chile scholar under the Chilean Agency for International Development Cooperation (AGCID), pursuing a Master’s degree in Political Communication and Public Affairs in Santiago, Chile.

Ms. Apaza has supported capacity-building in public financial management, digital transformation, and IPSAS/NICSP implementation. She has delivered training programs for public officials supported by the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank and has completed specialized training of the International Monetary Fund. She is a lecturer in Government Accounting at CENCAP and a postgraduate lecturer.

Ms. Apaza holds a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Auditing with honors from Universidad Mayor de San Andrés and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, with postgraduate studies in Political and Public Management. She has received international fellowships from the Organization of American States, the Government of Japan, and the German Embassy.