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President of MUSOL since its foundation in 1998, he does not receive compensation for his role as executive director. He is a civil servant with National Accreditation, in the Municipal Secretary (town clerk) Subscale, Senior Category. He has served as town clerk for several municipalities in the Valencian Community and has held positions appointed by the Generalitat Valenciana, including Director-General of Public Administration and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment.

He holds an honors degree in Science and Techniques of Interculturality, with a specialization in migration and development cooperation, from the University of Trieste (Italy, 2005). He specialized in non-profit organization management at ESADE Business School (Barcelona, 2007-2008) and holds a master's degree in quality management in the services sector from the University of Valencia, with a thesis on governance and total quality management, published in 2016 by COSITAL (Association of Local Government Town clerk, Treasurers, and Auditors in Spain). Since 2005, he has worked in international cooperation in various research, consultancy, and cooperation organizations in Latin America, Portugal, and Spain. He has managed projects funded by Portuguese cooperation, EuropeAid, Spanish cooperation, Interreg PocTep, Interreg Med/EuroMED, ERASMUS+, AMIF, among others. He was an associate professor at the Institute for Cooperation and Human Development at Camilo José Cela University (Madrid). He has published in the Journal of Local Studies (CUNAL) and is the author of the manual “Climate Change and Development: A Global Task” (first edition MUSOL, 2012; second edition MUSOL, 2014). He is also a co-author of other texts related to his main areas of expertise, local governance and climate change.

A professional with more than 20 years of experience in administrative management and accounting across various sectors. Her career includes positions of responsibility at companies such as Panavale, Movipater, Bronces Valero, and García BBM, SL, where she developed skills in accounting, public tender management, and optimization of administrative processes. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Valencia, and a Master's degree in Occupational Risk Prevention, as well as various courses in payroll management, accounting, and quality management systems. She is proficient in English and advanced in office software and various accounting management programs such as Contaplus and Facturaplus.

With more than 10 years of professional experience in research and development cooperation, Massimo is currently an administrative coordinator. He brings his experience as Program Coordinator in Senegal for MUSOL, managing projects funded by AECID and Spanish decentralized cooperation, as well as his previous experience in other NGOs like FADE and Jovesolides. He holds degrees in Social Sciences and International Relations from Università Roma Tre and a master's degree in Euro-Mediterranean Citizenship and Integration. As a researcher at InMIDE at the University of Valencia, Massimo participated in projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, conducting field studies and data analysis. He has also taught as a guest professor at the Universities of Murcia and Valencia and is co-author of numerous publications on migration and cooperation, particularly in monographs and book chapters on immigrant associations and development.

An architect and specialist in human development cooperation, Eva has strengthened her academic training with a Postgraduate degree in Cooperation for the Development of Informal Settlements (UPM) and a Master’s in Project Management for Development Cooperation (UPV). Her transition from architecture to international cooperation was driven by the desire to put people and their human rights at the center of projects. Before becoming program coordinator, she worked as a project technician at MUSOL, managing development cooperation projects funded by decentralized Spanish cooperation for over three years. Her experience is complemented by research-oriented internships in the Department of Rural and Agro-food Engineering at UPV, where she studied urban agriculture initiatives in Valencia. She has also worked as an architect at the Valencian association “SOSTRE architecture and cooperation” and was a founding partner of the cooperative Enpeu. She has taught various courses at UPV, including "Architecture and Cooperation: The Right to Habitation" and "The City I Live In: Perspectives from Ethno-Cultural Diversity." She has collaborated on projects for Architecture Without Borders in Valencia, participating in the identification of basic habitability issues (Valencia) and conducting participatory diagnoses (Petén, Guatemala).

With over 15 years of experience in international cooperation and development, Carmen has led programs in countries such as Senegal, Bolivia, and Guatemala, focusing on human rights, institutional strengthening, food sovereignty, and climate change. Her experience includes coordinating development education projects, humanitarian aid, and development cooperation, both at headquarters and in the field. Between 2013 and 2015, she coordinated an important project on malnutrition in Burkina Faso with Medicus Mundi Andalucía, funded by ECHO. From 2008 to 2013, she worked in Morocco as the communication and project technician for the An^Mar Network of FAMSI. She holds a degree in Translation and Interpretation with a Master's in Development and Cooperation from the University of Granada and has completed courses on climate action, human rights to water and sanitation, and gender mainstreaming. She is fluent in Spanish and French (C1 level), with intermediate English skills and basic knowledge of Moroccan Arabic.

A psychologist with a master's in Social and Community Intervention and specialized in Crisis Intervention. With 9 years of direct intervention in Latin American countries and over 5 years as a Project Technician in International Cooperation, she has expertise in the design, planning, management, and reporting of development projects. She is an expert in implementing programs aimed at improving quality of life, especially in the empowerment of women and gender equality, working with vulnerable populations at risk. She is committed to promoting equity, social justice, and sustainable development.

An architect with a Master’s in Architecture and Sustainable Habitat, a Master’s in Project and Process Management for Development from the Universitat Politècnica de València, and certified as PMP® with over 10 years of professional experience in project management in international and multidisciplinary contexts. She dedicates her efforts to activating change across various sectors to transition toward more just and environmentally respectful models, in collaboration with third sector entities and private companies through innovative projects co-financed with public funds (municipal, regional, state, and European).