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November 14 2024 Staff

Bridgett Mccoy

Bridgett Mccoy is a U.S. attorney and a fellow with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program working in Bogotá. She holds a J.S.D. from Columbia University in New York, where she was a member of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic and published her research on laws that criminalize protest against fossil fuel infrastructure. Bridgett has been an environmental compliance consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development, with a focus on regions of armed conflict.

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November 14 2024 Staff Mexico

Jorge Carrillo

Jorge Carrillo Bañuelos is Mexican and Fellow Attorney of AIDA's Climate Program. He is a graduate of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Mexico) and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard University, where he completed his studies as a Fulbright Scholar. Jorge also holds a Diploma in Climate Change Law and Governance from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His professional and academic experience has been focused on climate change litigation, environmental rights and constitutional proceedings. He worked for almost three years at the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico, where he had the opportunity to collaborate in the drafting and analysis of rulings. He has also collaborated with the Washington D.C. office of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).

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November 14 2024 Staff Brazil

Camila Bartelega

Camila Bartelega is Brazilian and an economist with AIDA's Climate Program working in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). She has a degree in International Relations from the Universidad Estatal Paulista and in Economics from the Universidad Federal de Paraná. She also has a postgraduate degree in Development and Social Policies from the University of Minho (Portugal). Camila has significant experience working with civil society organizations and the United Nations. She is currently concluding a Master's degree in Economics at the Universidad Estatal de Campinas with a research related to climate finance.

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November 14 2024 Staff Brazil

Isabela Feijó

Isabela Feijó is Brazilian and and was Fellow Attorney with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program. She holds a law degree from the Universidad Federal de Pará (Brazil) and a Master's degree in Human Rights from the Posgraduate Program in Law at the same university. Isabela has extensive academic and professional experience in international human rights litigation, multidisciplinary scientific research work, as well as training and practical performance in strategic litigation, especially before the Inter-American Human Rights System. She conducted a research on cases of human rights violations in the Amazon region. She worked as a lawyer in international lawsuits in this area and in the Federal Prosecutor's Office of Brazil, where she advised the criminal enforcement of judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

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November 14 2024 Staff Argentina

María José González

María José González is Argentinean and was an attorney with AIDA's Ecosystems Program. She is a lawyer from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and has postgraduate studies in Environmental Law and Water Resources, International Human Rights Litigation, International Law and Legal English. María José is a candidate for a PhD in Legal and Social Sciences at the University of Mendoza. She works also as a legal advisor in environmental and human rights law and is a member of legal teams of local and national organizations in defense of the environment.

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November 14 2024 Staff Ecuador

David Cañas

David Cañas is Ecuadorian and AIDA's Interim Director of Science, working from Quito. He has a degree in Geographic and Environmental Engineering from the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE (Ecuador). He holds a Master's degree in Geospatial Analysis from the University of London (UK). David has significant experience in environmental impact studies and identification of socio-environmental conflicts related to oil and mining activities. He has worked as a cartographer and geographer in research on climate change, risk, demography and education. He has also worked as a volunteer teacher in a community school belonging to the Achuar nationality.

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November 14 2024 Staff Mexico

Abril Oliveros

Abril Oliveros is AIDA's Administration and Finance Coordinator, working from Mexico City. She has a degree in Economics, specializing in poverty, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Studies on Cultural Diversity and Social Spaces at the Institute of Indigenous Studies at the Autonomous University of Chiapas (Mexico). For several years, Abril has been collaborating with civil society in the administrative and research areas.

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November 14 2024 Staff Colombia

José David Castilla

José David Castilla Parra is Colombian and an attorney with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program, working from Bogotá. He has a law degree from Universidad La Gran Colombia and a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Politécnico Grancolombiano. José David has a specialization in Administrative Law from Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. He has experience in environmental litigation with civil society organizations. He has also worked as a researcher, journalist and litigator.

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November 14 2024 Staff Mexico

Mayela Sánchez García

Mayela Sánchez García is Mexican and AIDA's digital community specialist, working from Cholula, Mexico. She is a graduate in Journalism and Media Studies from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico. Mayela has significant experience as a journalist focused on social and human rights issues. She has worked in print and digital media, and has experience in podcast production.

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November 14 2024 Staff Argentina

Santiago Cané

Santiago Cané is Argentinean, a senior attorney with AIDA's Territories Program, and Coordinator of the Hydrocarbons Area, working from Villa de Merlo, Argentina. He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where he also obtained a degree as Professor of Legal Sciences. Santiago also completed postgraduate studies in hydrocarbons, energy and sustainability law. He was a lecturer at the Legal Clinic for Migrants and Refugees (CAREF-CELS-UBA) and coordinator of the civil association Abogados Culturales. He also worked as legal assistant at the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) and coordinator of legal affairs at the Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN). Santiago collaborates with civil society organizations working with vulnerable social sectors.