Lydia Bautista Möller is the President and co-founder, with her late husband, J. Alberto Moyano Ferrer,  United International College established in 1999 in South Florida and Unilatina Foundation in 1979 in Bogota, Colombia. 

She has devoted her life to developing entrepreneurial leaders. Lydia and Alberto created the Holistic Model of Education, the Total Being, which develops professionals knowledgeable about their fields of study with an interdisciplinary focus, social consciousness, ethics, and creative thinking.

Lydia participated in Entrepreneurial Training at the Technological Institute of Monterrey, Mexico. She has invested her professional and scholarly career in conducting research on the development of entrepreneurial skills. She organized and launched the Marketing Programs of Colombia Association FAMA and organized marketing conferences on current issues in the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st Century. 

Lydia is a member of the IAUP, International Association of University Presidents, in which she has participated in conferences and summits worldwide.

In 2001, Lydia and Alberto decided to expand their life project and mission on education and created UL School of Business in Davie, FL, which later became United International College (UIC) and relocated to the city of  Miramar, FL. 

UIC has a license from the Department of Education and is authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to issue the F1 Student Visa, it is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ACICS and is authorized by the Federal Government to offer financial aid to US residents or citizens who qualify for education grants and student loans. 

Since UIC opened its door in South Florida, it has graduated hundreds of students under the Model of Holistic Education and Entrepreneurial training; has offered a second home to international students away from home; and has been a business incubator facilitating tools to students who have created successful businesses in the South Florida region and back in their countries. International students are able to make their American Dream come true.  

On January 6, 2023, UIC inaugurated its Athletics Program with the UIC Eagle Rays Men’s Basketball and Baseball Varsity Teams. Since then, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Soccer, Tennis, and Women’s Volleyball Varsity Teams have started and numerous players have joined the UIC Eagle Rays. They are now benefiting from its cutting-edge education while continuing their athletic training and intercollegiate competition. 

Unilatina Foundation is still operating in Colombia under the leadership of Lydia’s sister, Nelly Bautista Möller, and it continues to empower young students to escalate their social levels to get themselves and their immediate families out of poverty, becoming successful entrepreneurs or promising professionals and proud graduates from Unilatina Foundation. 

Lydia was born in Bogotá Colombia. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from Universidad de los Andes. 

Lydia invests her time in business and start-up consulting, holistic education formation, business plans development, and marketing plans; and in her role as the president of United International College, she leads the administrative, staff, and faculty team of the institution.

Lydia has 4 daughters and 5 grandchildren. She enjoys spending her free time with her family.