Selected Projects
Partnerships
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I designed Ecocinema's social impact strategy under a non-profit structure, including its program portfolio, impact measurement framework, and budget, and helped establish four strategic partnerships with UN agencies and private sector actors to expand the reach of its community cinema and audiovisual projects across Latin America. I also serve as executive producer on two documentary series addressing forced displacement and gender equality.
Year: 2022 - present
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Designed and activated Thinko's strategic partnership ecosystem and institutional positioning strategy within the innovation sector in Panama and the region, facilitating five new partnership connections, three of which developed into active or prospective projects focused on youth, women, and the social sector.
Year: 2026 (March-July) -
Advisory and support in identifying and developing regional strategic partnerships to expand the reach of this education and media company, its membership, and its services for individuals and businesses across Latin America and Spain.
Year: 2023
Impact Measurement
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Impact Measurement *
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Consulting for the development and implementation of the project "Research to strengthen and develop the business and labor market ecosystem for the LGBTIQ+ population in Panama," between June and October 2023. This included leading the coordination of the different stakeholders involved in the study, reviewing regulations on human rights, inclusion, labor development, and protection for the LGBTIQ+ community in Panama, and overseeing the quantitative data collection process using the Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) methodology.
Year: 2023
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Consulting to develop the concept, strategy, and publication on the contribution of women professionals to the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning sector in Panama, and their role in implementing and achieving the goals of the Montreal Protocol in the country.
Publication | Women and the Montreal Protocol in Panama
Year: 2023 - 2024
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Consulting for UNDP Panama focused on analyzing the regulatory framework for circular economy as applied to the country's municipal markets, identifying regulatory gaps and opportunities to strengthen waste management and the transition toward circular economy models at the local level.
Year: 2025
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Consultant on gender, diversity, and inclusion, leading and managing technical and operational support projects for counterparts on public policy, inclusion, diversity, and gender, particularly with indigenous peoples and women's empowerment in Panama.
Year: 2023 - 2024
Communication
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Developing the campaign strategy and visual identity for a national awareness and prevention campaign for Panama's tourism and hospitality sector addressing gender-based and sexual violence, developed with support from the Canadian Embassy.
Year: 2026 (ongoing) -
Across nearly eight years at UNHCR, I produced and directed dozens of additional audiovisual pieces for regional advocacy and communications work.
As Executive Producer, I led the development of UNHCR's first institutional documentary on the Darién Gap “Darién. Place of Transit. Place of Destination”, and a documentary series on refugee integration across Panama, Aruba, and Trinidad and Tobago, produced in coordination with Ecocinema, (in)VISIBLES.
UNHCR, Years: 2014-2022 -
Development, leadership, and execution of the "Somos Lo Mismo" awareness campaign for UNHCR and IOM, between 2018 and 2022. The campaign reached over 1 million people through social experiments, workshops, cultural actions, and targeted products such as the Anti-Xenophobia Kits.
Year: 2018 - 2022
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Development, leadership, and execution of the regional digital campaign "Doy La Cara" for UNHCR across Central America and Mexico. Using Instagram filters, people were invited to lend their face to help tell the stories of displaced people in Central America, raising awareness of the risks that force them to flee for their lives.
Year: 2022
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Between 2018 and 2022, I led the development and execution of communications and partnerships for the "Talento Sin Fronteras" program as part of the UNHCR team in Panama. The program focused on strengthening formal employment opportunities for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable Panamanians.
Year: 2018 - 2022
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Comprehensive media relations at the national and regional level for the launch of two regional reports in Panama City, presented as part of the project "Improving the quality of life and the enjoyment of human rights for the good living of people living with HIV and key populations in Latin America / Abya Yala."
Year: 2023
Funding
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Advising on fundraising strategy and donor relations, including the organization's Q4 crowdfunding campaign, donor and CRM management, and donor and investor profiling for its early-stage investor group.
Year: 2026 (ongoing) -
Support in the search for and management of funding to sustain and scale its community cinema projects and audiovisual productions across Latin America.
Year: 2022 - present
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Support in the search for funding to strengthen the startup's growth within the innovation ecosystem.
Year: 2026
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Co-delivered a training session for 30 Central American organizations on building partnerships with the private sector, alongside the Vice Director of Casa Esperanza, as part of the Focus Central America Summit held in Panama in 2024.
Interviews
Seres Creadores
Ep. 2 - Creativity at work in social development
What creative process do large organizations use to develop social impact projects?
In this episode, I shared my perspective on how creativity is used to generate positive impact in communities.
Microserfin Podcast
Ep. 2 - From refugee to entrepreneur: In a refugee's shoes
In this episode of the Microserfin Podcast, I shared what it means to be a refugee, the challenges refugees face, and what we can do to help this population integrate into society and improve their quality of life.