Experience

Professional Experience

A career built by navigating the corridors of state power as a legal advisor, and engaging in high-level strategy on the front lines of civil society — a trajectory that informs this work across governance and public institutions, including an ongoing strand on transnational law and socio-environmental rights.

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Head of Legal Affairs, Mayor's Office

Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Sucre · Sucre, Bolivia

Head of Legal Affairs in the Mayor's Office of the Autonomous Municipal Government of Sucre.

  • public-sector
  • governance

Board Member

Fundación Kaa Iya · Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Contributed to the strategic direction of one of Bolivia's leading environmental and community-rights foundations, focused on conservation, sustainable development, and the defense of indigenous collective rights in the Gran Chaco. Shaped transnational advocacy initiatives and provided legal-strategic oversight in socio-environmental matters.

  • civil-society
  • environmental-law
  • indigenous-rights

Legal Coordinator — Regulatory & Administrative Compliance

YPFB — Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (GRGD) · Bolivia

Coordinated the legal and contractual dimensions of major energy projects at Bolivia's state gas enterprise, navigating regulatory frameworks in the extractive sector. Provided ground-level insight into state-corporate dynamics, including the conclusion of a major gas project in May 2023.

  • public-sector
  • energy-law
  • regulatory

Legal Advisor

Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Chuquisaca · Sucre, Bolivia

Advised on regional regulatory frameworks for departmental executive bodies, presenting and shaping governance instruments and engaging directly with community stakeholders — a foundation for later research on subnational governance.

  • public-sector
  • governance
  • subnational
Israel Mamani Sanabria at a specialized course at the Andean Tribunal of Justice, Quito, Ecuador
With colleagues and a magistrate of the Court during a specialized course at the Andean Tribunal of Justice, Quito, Ecuador.
Wetlands of the Bolivian Gran Chaco
The wetlands of the Bolivian Gran Chaco — a critical ecosystem where Fundación Kaa Iya focuses its conservation and community-rights advocacy.