Mariana supports Health In Harmony’s communications and marketing outreach, facilitating collaboration among the organization’s global team and building relationships with Climate Justice advocates.

A love for sustainable community development motivated her to become an architect and urban planner, with a strong educational focus on long-term strategies that adapt themselves to existing ways of life and local needs. After moving to the United States, Mariana’s drive to be a part of change resulted in opportunities to assist dozens of international nonprofit organizations in connecting with supporters and those in need of support as a digital marketing specialist; being born and raised in Brazil has also allowed her to experience firsthand the critical need to include native communities to truly reverse tropical deforestation.

On a local scale, Mariana also participates in native gardening, watershed conservation programs, and is a sustainable energy supporter.