Mareny Cecilia Cortés Santiago

Mareny Cecilia Cortés Santiago is a professor and businesswoman and was 26 years-old when she became a GOJoven Fellow.  Currently, she works as an Assistant Director and Partner of HIDROLAB, a lab that performs chemical analysis of water, soil, food, and clinical specimens.  In her work, she establishes partnerships between organizations, carries out public health and environmental projects, and implements chemical analyses.  Mareny is a professor and president at the pre-university, associates level, teaching courses in science.  Mareny also collaborates with the Ashoka Foundation to carry out environmental and public health projects and is an independent consultant for environmental organizations.  Previously, Mareny worked as a Country Representative for GOJoven in Mexico and an investigator on an HIV research project with the University of California, Berkeley and PHI.  As such, she worked on the ECOSUR project, collaborating with the Mexican navy and national and state-level government bodies.  Mareny obtained her Bachelor’s in Environmental Chemical Engineering and a Master’s in Automation in Chemical Analytics with the support of the Summit Foundation and the Phone Foundation.  Mareny works to create a stronger link between SSR, the environment, and the empowerment of women in public policy.