Forestry engineer. Service manager at the Wildfire Management Service of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge of Spain since 2009. Responsible for national prevention, preparedness and suppression strategies and actions along with international affairs and relationships.

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At national level, she leads the National Preparedness Program, aiming at improving the coordination among experts and agencies involved in wildfire management in Spain, through joint field exercises, exchanges of experts and the Forest Fire Assessment and Advisory Team (FAST). She also coordinates the Incident Management System and Training Certification national working group, and the Integral Prevention Teams (EPRIF) and the Prevention and Analysis Teams (EPAIF), which support regional governments on the territory.

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At international level, she is in charge of the coordination of Silva Mediterranea working group on forest fires (FAO), and participates actively, in the European Commission´s expert groups on forest fires (DG ENV-JRC; DG ECHO) and the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), along with other international groups and initiatives such as the Global Wildland Fire Network, its Wildland Fire Advisory Group and the Fire Aviation Working Group (UNISDR).

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She is a member of the International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the International Wildfire Conferences (WILDFIRE).