SDGs Advocate, Social Entrepreneur, Changemaker. As a #TeamHuman defender, she has dedicated her life to inspiring people and organizations, creating environments for individuals to dialogue, participate, learn, and take action on local initiatives. Creator of the SDGsInMiami, a multi-stakeholder collaborative project gathering partners surrounding the UN Global Goals at local levels in Miami. Partner at the startup Match4Action, a purpose-driven Benefit Corporation based in San Francisco, CA, matching good people to good causes using machine learning and A.I. Born in Brazil, Claudia is a life-long learner. She speaks fluently Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Italian.

Scarlett Lanzas is an experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of working with organizations focused on international development and humanitarian assistance, US nonprofits, public and private sector organizations. She specializes in nonprofit incorporation and management, resource development, organizational governance, compliance and corporate social responsibility. She also works on strategic design and the development of investment products and services related to impact investing.

Claudia Duran is the Managing Director of Endeavor Miami, whose mission is to select, mentor and accelerate the growth of high-impact entrepreneurs in South Florida. Endeavor Miami currently supports 24 companies. Duran is an experienced business leader with a demonstrated history of strategic business development in the for-profit and non-profit industries across the Americas. Claudia is a visionary professional with a wealth of experience in various financial, corporate, entrepreneurial, and non-profit organizations. She holds an MBA from the prestigious Instituto de Empresa in Madrid and a Bachelors degree in Finance from Penn State University. Claudia is a multi-lingual and multi-cultural global citizen, who is part of the growing community of South Florida, making her home in metropolitan Miami.

Andrés was invited to join to our Advisory Board due to the potential of his
high-impact technology mindtalks.ai to serve the Miami community. mindstalk.ai
provides relevant insights into the minds of targeted groups by posing a series of
intentional questions. This technology has already been used by major organizations to gather and group the inputs of millions of individuals around the world. We firmly believe this technology would be a great asset to Miami social development issues by using its capabilities to listen and understand different problems facing the community. By utilizing mindstalk.ai, we can find better solutions aligned with our sustainable development goals.

Andrés has filed two patents and is a passionate entrepreneur by excellence.

Cindy Makita was born and raised in South Africa, with a Congolese heritage, and moved to Miami, Florida in 2014 to attend Florida International University. In 2018 she graduated Magna Cum Laude, as a Worlds Ahead Graduate and as an Honors student. She focus her talent on creating key strategic relationships between Miami leaders, enterprises, citizens, and government to advance Miami’s progress towards achieving the 5th Sustainable DevelopmentGoal for Gender Equality: Empowering Women and Girls.

Liuba Abreu is a Venezuelan lawyer focused on the defense and promotion of human rights, especially the rights of migrant and refugee people. She has worked and been a volunteer and spokesperson in various Non-Governmental Organizations dedicated to the protection of human rights, humanitarian assistance and access to justice, such as Amnesty International, HIAS, and UNCHR. She is the Founder and Director of Across Humanity, an online initiative dedicated to the promotion of the human rights of migrants and refugees in the world. For this project, Liuba focuses on communicating and connecting through social networks, organizations, and people working in the area of human rights and sustainable development to promote activities that have a social impact.

Kaici Aloupis is a senior at the University of Miami studying Human and Social Development. She is completing her practicum experience with Social Impact Movement. She is engaging in a practical application of classroom learning, knowledge, and acquired skills into the real-world setting to address and meet the needs of the Miami community. Her involvement with SIM provides the opportunity to define and refine her professional interests and goals, which center promotion of gender equality, positive well-being and access to quality  education.