Our Experts
Michelle Perello
After having worked in Brussels as consultant on EU funds for almost 10 years, in 2009 I established Consulta Europa to act as intermediary organization to connect Canary Islands and Europe and as private territorial development agency. My objective was to promote a sustainable and responsible growth of remote territories leveraging on EU funded projects. Having studied International Relations, I strongly believe in international cooperation. My personal and professional interests in entrepreneurship, led me to start a Phd in innovation. Through the Phd I had the opportunity to explore different aspects of innovation and I eventually focused my research on social innovation. Studying different practices of social innovation, I realised women had a strong potential in leading social innovation initiatives, since usually women are more sensitive to connect profit and social values and I started exploring gender studies. I have managed to dive deeper in my research interests promoting and participating in several European projects. Apart from that, I am mother of two wonderful children and a tango dancer.
Beatrice Avagnina
I have a MA in International Relations, a BA in Modern Languages, and a Master’s Programme in European funding and project development. I am expert in innovation projects and participatory approaches. Previously in my career, I provided deep-tech start-ups with innovation services to bring their technologies on the market. I managed teams of project consultants and I was involved in multiple projects of the EU Horizon, Erasmus+, Interreg, and EIC Accelerator as well as due diligence negotiations for start-ups’ equity investments. At Consulta Europa I support the lead of the company’s strategic operations together with the CEO Michelle and I supervise the management of our EU awarded projects.
Victor Martínez
I am a Marketing-Communications Specialist with driven experience across 5+ years in related roles helping companies to grow their business online and offline. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communication, with specialization in Advertising and Public Relations and also a Master’s degree in Marketing and Digital Business. During my previous work experience, I have coordinated marketing and communication teams developing digital products related to sustainability, self-consumption and e-mobility.
Carlos Díaz Guillén
I hold a degree in Political Science and Administration from UNED, where I also completed a master’s in European Union studies, specializing in economics and public policies. This has allowed me to gain an in-depth understanding of its functioning. Additionally, I was awarded a scholarship to undertake an internship at the Spanish Embassy in the United Kingdom, which enabled me to develop my skills in international relations and institutional management. In recent years, I have coordinated departments responsible for developing international educational projects and managing European funds in a corporate setting, as well as fostering institutional relations with public and private stakeholders.
Martina Mangia
Martina Mangia is a freelance EU Project Manager with extensive international experience in event and project management. She holds degrees in Communication Studies, Journalism & Publishing Culture, and a Postgraduate Master in European Project Management. Martina has organised cultural festivals and events, educational workshops, and youth exchanges in Italy, Bulgaria, Ireland, Malta, Indonesia and Spain. She has worked for several years on Erasmus+ projects and co-founded LUMiA ETS, a nonprofit association of which she is also President. Martina collaborates with youth and cultural organisations, sports associations, and social enterprises to create impactful events and projects that foster well-being, personal growth, and cross-cultural exchange.
Rosa Caprioli
Researcher and project manager at Consulta Europa. I completed a PhD in Earth System Sciences: Environment, resources and cultural heritage from the University of Modena.I have a bachelor’s degree in Biology and MSc in Ecology from the University of Salento (Italy). I worked for CoNISMa (Consorcio Nacional de las Universidades para la Ciencia del Mar, Rome, Italy) and participated in courses and researches on Comparative Embriology from Friday Harbor Laboratories (Washington University) and Estación Biológica CNRS (Roscoff). In Consulta Europa, I deal with the development and management of Horizon Europe projects, including AquaWind project, among others.
Omar González
Omar González Valdivia graduated as Computer Engineer from the University of Computer Science, Cuba (2004-2009). With 10 years of experience in modelling, development, deployment and maintenance of desktop and web applications and in particularly in the development of e-learning platforms. In the field of European projects, Omar has experience in H2020 projects such as Soclimpact, for which he developed the Regional Exchange Information System (REIS). At Consulta Europa he is currently working on ATHENA and RURALIZATION (H2020).
Silvia Pérez Palomo
Graduated in Graphic Design, where I have learnt how to use graphic language to generate messages and communicate contents of different nature with different media and for different communication channels. At Consulta Europa, I am in charge of the development of products and graphic materials and I support in the communication activities of our European projects.