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About Me

Born in Aveiro, where I still live, this is my harbour to explore the world. I Graduated in Management and Planning in Tourism and pos-graduated in Innovations and Development Policies at the University of Aveiro, I started my career at "PDA- Parque Desportivo de Aveiro", as a part of a team that developed the 240 hectares Plan for PDA. In 2004 I was the Assistant Venue Manager at the Municipal Stadium of Aveiro during UEFA EURO 2004, working closely with the Tournament Director, and between 2005 and 2007 I lectured the discipline of "Event Planning" at the Specialization Course "Organisation and Event Management" at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. Since 2004 I was responsible for the management of co-financed projects by the EU in the municipality of Aveiro. In August 2007 I was appointed as Coordinator of the Economic Development and Structural Funds Office at the Municipality of Aveiro.
Parallel to my professional career I've been participating as a volunteer in some local projects in the areas of poverty, NGOs, human rights and sports. In 2010 I co-founded the Youth Association "AGOR@ - Association for the Promotion of Active Citizens". Also in 2010 I was one of the organizers of TEDxAveiro and TEDxYouth@Aveiro.