Hi! You can call me Mari. I’m a Brazilian native with 13 years of professional experience in humanitarian, climate, and social justice communications, and an international upbringing in China and Colombia. I’m passionate about empathetic, high-impact storytelling and experienced in leading communications strategies that shape organizational brand, reputation, and media presence across diverse teams and global contexts.

Currently, I serve as the Latin America Communications Manager for 350.org, a climate justice global movement. Most recently, I worked as an Emergency Communications Coordinator with  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), with deployments to Mozambique (Cabo Delgado), Türkiye following devastating earthquakes, and Angola.  

Previously, I also held communications roles with MSF in Brazil, Somaliland, and Kenya, with Innovate Public Schools in the U.S.,  and with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative  across Latin America. I have also produced, shot, and edited several short documentary films, including the award-winning  Finn.

In 2017, I earned a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I was a Rotary Peace Fellow. 

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