National Coordinating Body for liaison with the Intergovernamental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries- ANGOLA- (2011-2021) and Vice-President of Women in Maritime Organization –WIMAFRICA (2018-2023), Regional Director for Central Africa Region of WAS-AC (2017-2023). More than 36 years working on Fisheries and Aquaculture. Member of WAS-AC since 2017.
Angola National Director of Institue for Marine and Fisheries Research – INIPM- (2004-2011); Head of Aquaculture Department of INIPM (2000-2004); Member of Management Board of Benguela Current Comission (BCC), Regional Director and Member of Management Board of Interinum Commission of Guinea Current (2004-2011); WIMAFRICA National Coordinator and Regional Coodinator of Technical Committee of Blue Economy and Integrated Management of Oceans (2016-2018); Regional Coordinator of Fisheries Observer Training Course (Programme IUU Fishing);
Consultant and regular speaker on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy .
Awards of Excellence for promoting Africa Blue Economy by the President of Africa Union (2018) and by the Angola Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries(2021).
BSc (Hons) Biology (1987), MSc on Marine Resources, Ocean Science and Coastal Zones (2011); Partipation on several research cruisers (R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, R/V Cornelio de Saavedra and R/V GOA (1987-2004); PGD Management for Sustainable Fisheries, Marine and Coastal Pollution, Stock Assessment of Natural Resources and Aquaculture, Intensive Fish Farming.
Fluent in portuguese, english and moderate in french and italy languages.