Susana leads the Program Implementation Unit, through which she co-creates and implements evidence-based solutions on reproductive and gender justice in close collaboration with our alliance partners and key stakeholders. This unit carries out programmatic actions related to our role as a political and technical actor in the SRHRJ ecosystem, aimed at strengthening the work of partners and amplifying their expertise and experiences at the regional and transnational levels. In her role, Susana is responsible for the overall development and implementation of Fòs Feminista’s programmatic strategies from an intersectional feminist perspective, integrating care and education with advocacy. She also cultivates new relationships with strategic stakeholders – including allied organizations and movements working to address intersecting inequalities, donors, and governments.  Susana has over 20 years of extensive experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights throughout Latin America. She worked in Fòs Feminista’s partner organization in Venezuela, PLAFAM, providing psychological counseling to women experiencing gender-based violence, coordinating local contraceptive distribution in rural communities, managing project evaluations, and serving as PLAFAM’s interim Executive Director. 

Susana has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello as well as a Specialization in Psychosocial Intervention in Communities and a Master of Social Psychology, both from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.