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Marina is the climate equity specialist with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ County’s Office of Sustainability, Climate Action and Resilience (OSCAR), the founder of Colorado Language Access and Cultural Experts (CLACE) and of Explorando Senderos de ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ. She is a U.N. translator and interpreter with over three decades of experience. Through her consulting firm, CLACE, she supports a diverse clientele encompassing government, academic, nonprofit, and private organizations to further the goals of language access, diversity and inclusion, community engagement, intercultural program development, cross-cultural communication, strategic planning, translation, and interpretation.

Marina is a plant-powered trail runner, a steward of Madre Tierra, and passionate about science, environmental preservation, sustainability, travel, health, and the outdoors. Originally from Venezuela, Marina has spent the last couple of years generating momentum towards the Explorando Senderos movement and guiding most Senderos. She is passionate about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusiveness, and is a serious zero waste and vegan activist. With all of these experiences, she seeks meaningful connections with others, loves to learn about new cultures, and considers herself a lifelong learner. With a big heart for trail running and exploring wild places, she’s always stoked to get out there!

Marina initiated Explorando Senderos de ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in late 2020, amid the COVID crisis, as a way to positively impact Latinx community members who were struggling both physically and mentally during the pandemic.

In addition, Marina is a board member for the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Public Library Foundation and the Junkyard Social Club. She has also been a Victim’s Advocate for ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police Department since 2000. She lives in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, CO, close to her two kids and five grandchildren.