Trained as an anthropologist, development practitioner, and engineer, my work bridges theory and practice of participatory decision-making in water governance. I take a holistic approach to creating science-based solutions that strengthen water governance frameworks across local, national, and international contexts.

I have worked in various policy and management positions in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture, and the Provincial Government of Loja-Ecuador. I have worked and conducted interdisciplinary research in several countries including my native Ecuador (agricultural development), Costa Rica (water governance), the U.S.A. (water insecurity), Honduras (Feed the Future – USAID), Brazil (Programa de Municípios Sustentáveis), and Bolivia (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).