Adriana Colquechambi Zea O'Phelan

Why Democratic Society?

Democratic Society is for me the space where I can be a verb, a being in action, ambitious, audacious, inspiring and purposeful, and being aligned with other humans that are “being” as well! 

Where I’m based: 

Barcelona, Spain.

Languages I speak: 

Spanish, Catalan, French, English and with some touch of Swedish and German.

Profile

Adriana started her professional life with a degree in Business. She found very early on that she loved to be part of intentional communities, to build relationships and to facilitate processes that bring (un)likely people together to work towards a shared purpose in different settings. To do so, she started a (her) journey to (un)learn how to work meaningfully with “relations” and “how to cultivate conditions that create generative spaces and empowering contexts for humans”. That’s why Adriana enrolled herself in formal, informal and nonformal learning. As a consequence, Adriana holds a Master's in International Relations and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability. In addition, she received training and worked with dialogue-based and awareness-based interventions, participatory processes, and transformational leadership practices. 

Before joining Demsoc, Adriana worked for several years as a civil servant in the Area of Economic Promotion and Development at the local (Barcelona) and regional level (Catalonia) in Spain. These experiences have taught her that being a public servant means working hard for a noble purpose, for what matters to citizens and for impactful actions. That’s why she is pleased to continue contributing to the public service now at Demsoc.

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