Meet the SIM SDGs
Ambassadors
SOCIAL IMPACT MOVEMENT SDG
AMBASSADORS
The SDGs Ambassador Series is a movement of change-makers, social entrepreneurs, and global thinkers and doers committed to educating and demanding a call to action to unite the Sustainable Development Goals in Miami.
OUR GOAL
Is to leverage private and public connections to have more people actively contributing to the growth of the SDGs.
The Ambassadors are passionate, community leaders specializing in one of the Global Goals.
They are equipped with curated knowledge and advocacy skills to inform and influence stakeholders, policy-makers, and decision-making leaders.
The Ambassadors facilitate salon-style conversations, provide educational workshops, organize community events, and support the design of projects related to the SDGs.
Their work is volunteer-based and relies on Social Impact Movement’s expertise and resources to carry out activities and projects.
Our PROGRAMS
Meet Our SIM SDG
AMBASSADORS
SIM AMBASSADOR
Josie Blohm
SIM SDG 4 Ambassador
QUALITY EDUCATION
Josie Blohm is a Senior in the Capstone Magnet Program at Miami Palmetto Senior High School. She is also the President of Capstone Club and the Director Of Training/ Public Relations Director of her Model UN team. On top of her studies, Josie launched her service project (Composting, with Coffee!) in partner with her alma mater, Palmetto Elementary School.
Josie Blohm
Through her program, Josie teaches the students a more well-rounded and SDG-centered curriculum, aimed at creating the next generation’s “change makers”. Because of her work in trying to educate the youth, Josie has been chosen to be Social Impact Movement’s Ambassador for SDG 4, Quality Education. Josie is also the co-host and co-founder of Voices in Miami, a Social Impact Movement podcast which aims to give a voice to Miami-based change makers so that they can expand their advocacy. After high school, Josie plans to study either Political Science, Sustainability, or Psychology, to then go on to Law School.
Josie
SIM AMBASSADOR
Madeline Ley
SIM SDG 5 Ambassador
GENDER EQUALITY
Madeline Ley
Madeline Ley is a Sophomore at The George Washington University majoring in Political Science and minoring in Public Health and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. In 2017, Madeline founded Shrink the Gap to empower women to fight the gender pay gap through salary negotiation and interview workshops, and public advocacy. She is also the Director of Public Affairs for GW Leading Women of Tomorrow. Additionally, she is the SDG 5 Gender Equality Ambassador for Social Impact Movement and a columnist for the Feminism Explained newsletter.
Madeline
SIM AMBASSADOR
Daniel Kleinman
SIM SDG 14 Ambassador
LIFE BELOW WATER
Daniel Kleinman is Seaworthy Collective‘s Founder and CEO, and a marine roboticist. Daniel received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, focusing on ocean technology while following a passion for exploring and understanding the oceans.
Daniel Kleinman
As an undergraduate, Daniel interned with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and became a University Innovation Fellow. After graduating in 2015, Daniel spent two years as a Pilot and Test Engineer for Bluefin Robotics' unmanned underwater vehicles in Boston. Daniel spent the following three years in San Diego as a Navy Contractor contributing to mechanical engineering research and development for maritime systems. Daniel is currently in graduate school at University of Miami RSMAS, and will be graduating with his Masters in Exploration Science in 2021. Daniel launched Seaworthy Collective in the fall of 2020, channeling his passion, network, and industry knowledge to empower a community of current and aspiring ocean innovators and entrepreneurs.
Daniel
SIM AMBASSADOR
Scarlett Arana
SIM SDG 14 Ambassador
LIFE BELOW WATER
Scarlett is a social innovator and entrepreneur with specialized experience in Geospatial Technology such as GIS, LIDAR, Remote Sensing, and Drone surveying.
Scarlett Arana
Scarlett has worked as a research contractor for NOAA and is also a Divemaster passionate about solutions restoration and preservation of Life Below Water – SDG 14. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from FIU and a Master Degree in Geographical Information Sciences from University of Florida.
Scarlett
SIM AMBASSADOR
Liuba Abreu
SIM SDG 16 Ambassador
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Liuba Abreu is a Venezuelan lawyer focused on the defense and promotion of human rights, especially the rights of migrant and refugee people.
Liuba Abreu
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.