Colombina Schaeffer

Ciudadanía Inteligente  |  Santiago, Chile

Colombina is the acting Executive Director of Ciudadanía Inteligente, a member organization of People Powered that builds more participatory, open, and innovative democracies in Latin America. She is a sociologist with a Ph.D. in Government and International Relations, with an orientation toward the design, development, and evaluation of projects; the management of projects, teams, and organizations; the coordination of teams with professionals from different disciplines; and research. 

Colombina has worked in public policy, specializing in citizen participation, political advocacy, and sustainable development. She has extensive experience working with environmental organizations and movements and analyzing and monitoring environmental policies. She has specialized in political ecology, social movements, development studies, and science and technology studies in the research field, emphasizing Chile and Latin America.