Sandra supports WRF as Project Associate in e-waste and sustainable waste management. She brings extensive experience in participatory project development, applying a systems approach to natural resource management, solid waste, and e-waste management in developing countries. She has designed and delivered workshops, training courses, webinars, and capacity-building programs for stakeholders across Latin America and Africa, with expertise in TVET, environmental education, and awareness-raising initiatives linked to sustainable solid waste management and the circular economy.

Alongside her work at WRF, Sandra serves as a Senior Expert and Project Manager at Ecopartner, where she focuses on the systemic design of policies, stakeholder empowerment, and capacity development in municipal solid waste management, including e-waste, construction and demolition waste (CDW), and composting projects.

Sandra holds a PhD in Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, an MSc in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental Sciences and Solid Waste Management from Universidad de los Andes, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Skills & Expertise: E-waste management · Solid waste management · Circular economy · TVET and capacity building · Environmental education and awareness raising · Systemic design of solutions · Participatory project development · Stakeholder empowerment · Policy design · Resource management