Support Team
The Support Team is dedicated to serving the initiative's membership, ensuring that coordination, communication, learning, fundraising, and administrative activities are carried out effectively.
Paulina Klein
Coordination
Paulina is a biologist from the Faculty of Sciences at UNAM, raised on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, where the ocean was not simply a backdrop, but a way of life. That upbringing instilled in her a conviction that has guided her entire professional career: that the health of the oceans and the wellbeing of the communities that depend on them are absolutely inseparable.
With more than 20 years of experience in fisheries governance, sustainability across the seafood value chain, and marine conservation, she has worked with the federal government on marine spatial planning in the Gulf of California and with various civil society organizations working to shape the country's fisheries policy.
She also served as project manager for Turning Tides, an international initiative active across five continents dedicated to securing tenure rights for small-scale fishers and coastal communities.
Paulina joined ICPMX at its founding in 2017 as project manager, took on the operational coordination role in 2023, and was appointed Support Team coordinator in 2026. Few people know this initiative as deeply as she does — its history, its members, its challenges, and what it is capable of achieving.
She is driven by the certainty that lasting change is born when diverse actors succeed in building shared visions — and that is what she puts her work into, every day.
Ivonne Ortiz
Administration and Logistics
Ivonne holds a degree from Tec de Monterrey and brings 25 years of experience in international trade, logistics, and customer service — fields where her empathy, active listening, and genuine attentiveness to people's needs have always set her apart. Throughout her career she has developed a strong capacity for teamwork, process improvement, and fostering environments of mutual support that help teams adapt to change. She firmly believes that true teamwork lies in bringing out the best in others.
A passionate trail runner, yoga practitioner, and animal welfare advocate, she has channeled her love for animals into a purposeful project that actively supports dog shelters — making a tangible contribution to the problem of animal mistreatment in Mexico.
Mara Nah
Facilitator
Mara is a facilitator of dialogue processes on matters of public interest in Mexico, with ten years of experience designing and implementing multi-stakeholder initiatives and collaborative processes around environmental issues, human rights, and civic participation. She is continually driven to develop and sustain effective spaces for collaboration that generate meaningful impact for the common good — a commitment that has led her, over the past two years, to pursue various training programs in multisectoral initiative design and systems thinking. She is currently completing a Master's degree in Peacebuilding at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores para la Paz y el Desarrollo.
Pablo Yañez
Facilitator
Pablo studied psychology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, focusing on the social and community branch, where he completed his professional practicum and social service with indigenous communities in Mexico City and rural localities. He recently earned a Master's degree in Cultural Diversity and Social Spaces from the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, and holds a diploma in Social Impact Assessment and Consultation from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). Throughout his career, Pablo has worked with civil society organizations leading workshops, conducting research, and facilitating multisectoral dialogue processes on sustainable development issues related to protected natural areas, renewable energy, and waste management.
Luis Eduardo Figueroa
Facilitator
Luis is a Salvadoran specialist in conflict management and dialogue with more than 20 years of national and international experience in the design and facilitation of collaborative processes for conflict resolution, environmental conflict management, peacebuilding, and strategic advocacy. He has facilitated dialogue and negotiation processes among governments, civil society organizations, international bodies, the private sector, and local communities, helping diverse actors build consensus and address complex public challenges.
With a background in Law and a specialization in conflict resolution, Luis has successfully led multi-stakeholder initiatives that have contributed to legislative reforms and changes in public policy, transforming dialogue into concrete institutional outcomes. Based in Mexico City, he has worked as a mediator, university lecturer, and facilitator of strategic change processes, supporting organizations in conflict management, governance strengthening, and the building of sustainable agreements.