BIO
Marisela Katalina Gallardo has a Degree in Ecological Tourism from the Central University of Ecuador.
She has worked as Public Use Manager at the San Cristóbal Technical Department for the Galapagos National Park (Ecuador), where she organized tourism activity on the island of San Cristóbal by monitoring destinations for decision-making purposes and minimizing impact. She also worked on the launch of an information point on this island.
Previously, she led the planning and oversight process for the entire Public Use Department within the national park. She launched the first visitors’ information point in the Galapagos National Park.
As part of her master’s degree, she worked on a project in Gran Canaria on the tourism load capacity of various protected areas.