Who are we?

— Arts and Sciences to Eco-Evolve Consciousness

We are an interdisciplinary, non-profit association that integrates a diversity of professionals and members with extensive experience in sustainability who combine art, scientific knowledge and traditional knowledge in an innovative way to increase the social and environmental impact of their actions and accelerate the ecological transition.

The association was founded by 11 promoting members (see description here) with a desire to mix differently and innovate in the ecological transition of the rural world in particular. Their profiles are Diverse and complementary projects include engineers, scientists, social
and natural researchers, innovators from the rural world and inclusion through sport and leisure, artists, film directors, sustainable fashion creators, eco-entrepreneurs, experts in inclusive communications and digitalization, gender and diversity experts, cultural managers and scientists.

The association is legally represented by two people from Sonubense, the ideologist and President of the same, Juliana Chaves Chaparro – Graduate in
Environmental Sciences, expert in gender and equality policies – and by Manuel Antonio Domínguez Gómez – acuarelista polivalente as Vice President. The secretary, José Andrés Domínguez, holds a PhD and is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Huelva. He is an expert in Social Impact Assessment for all types of projects and in the strategic management of social value for companies and foundations such as the Govarri Group and the La Liga Foundation.These positions are elected and democratically renewed by the Assembly according to the Mixtura statutes officially registered in the Spanish Registry of Associations.

Board of Directors

Juliana Chaves Chaparro
Chairwoman

Manuel Antonio Domínguez Gómez
Vice President

José Andrés Domínguez
Secretary

Chema Vilches Liebanas
Treasurer

Alex Gijon
Image Manager

Juliana Chaves Chaparro, with a very cloud-like accent and a very Extremaduran family, is the ideologist of MiXtura and currently holds the position of President of the Association.
Juliana holds a degree in Environmental Sciences with a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Territorial Planning and is currently completing her PhD in Sociology on Open and Responsible Science for greater social impact. She has over 25 years of professional experience in international organizations in the co-design of environmental policies and inclusive R&D in the global South – especially in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

She has worked with multiple institutions, especially with UNESCO (since 2008) and with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its regional offices in Europe, Panama and Jamaica. She has been an official UNESCO representative at the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

(IPBES) and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Monitoring of Social Transformations (MOST) programme.

She is currently a senior consultant and focal point for UNESCO on the OPUS project on Open Research (funded by Horizon Europe)
and an expert in Social Impact Assessment and gender for the European FIC-Fighters project for the valorisation of
phosphogypsum ponds with the University of Huelva. She is one of the speakers and authors of the FIDE document, 2025 on Official Intelligence: challenges and opportunities for Spanish society,

as well as an advisor on European projects such as VERITY, REINFORCING or RE4GREEN and the Open and Responsible Science Expert Network (ORRI), among others.

He is the co-editor and co-author of several popular science books, including: The Science of Sustainability in Africa (SustainabilityScience, 2025); Co-designing Science in Africa: Evaluating the First Steps
for Sustainability Science (UNESCO, 2019); “Gender Integration in the Montreal Protocol: Experiences from the Americas and the Caribbean” (UNEP, 2022) or the chapter “Responsible Research for a Real Social Impact” (University of Alicante, 2022).

Manuel Antonio Domínguez is the Vice President of MiXtura. He has a cloud accent and a severed head, as he has been signing his watercolor works as HombressinCabeza (HSC) for some time now. And in fact, this Guillotine figure is recurrent in his work, showing the proto-Spotted suit of a good and successful man in capitalist canons, who, however, is missing something. The head, the social and environmental consciousness, cloud him, the judgment of reality.

He also knows firsthand the difficulties faced by certain sectors of the rural population, women, LGBTI, the disabled, and the elderly, and is therefore very aware of the role of art and culture in giving visibility and empowering these sectors.

In the urban environment, Manuel Antonio Sene is greatly attracted by the revaluation of discarded objects, garbage, which become reusable after their creative process. The flea market in Valencia and later, Madrid, have
been testimonies of this process of rebirth of the despised object, teaching that the life cycle of many objects does not mean they will end in a landfill

PhD in Sociology, Professor of Sociology at the University of Huelva. Specialized in applied social research methodologies, he develops his academic, research, knowledge transfer and consulting work in the development of the social dimension of sustainability and environment-society relations.

He is the coordinator of the Social Impact Assessment of the FIC-fighters Project for the revaluation of phosphate gypsum ponds in six European countries, responsible for measuring the social perception of the risks and opportunities linked to these residues, with the Huelva ponds being the largest in Europe.

Aeronautical Technical Engineer, EUITA, communications expert. Social innovator and versatile entrepreneur (telecommunications, real estate, leisure-catering and construction) with great corporate social responsibility, supporting the Center Basket in the use of sport for social inclusion in Spain and in projects in Africa and Asia.
Very aware of the inclusion of gender diversity and the LGTBIQ+ community. Founding partner of Marta Cariño in Madrid and Marbella, leisure venues that promote diversity and sponsors the Madrid Pride Week parade.

Alexes tailor and textile designer with 23 prestigious years of experience in the luxury fashion market. Under the name STUDIOESTAMPA, he develops collections of prints and textiles that are presented twice a year at the Première Vision in Paris. In 2019, he launched a sustainable fashion brand called HANDADHEART with a commitment to craftsmanship, Zero Waste and recycling materials to create quality slow-fashion and timeless design products.

Juliana Chaves Chaparro
Chairwoman

Manuel Antonio Domínguez Gómez
Vicepresidente

Manuel Antonio Domínguez is the Vice President of MiXtura. He has a cloud accent and a severed head, as he has been signing his watercolor works as HombressinCabeza (HSC) for some time now. And in fact, this Guillotine figure is recurrent in his work, showing the proto-Spotted suit of a good and successful man in capitalist canons, who, however, is missing something. The head, the social and environmental consciousness, cloud him, the judgment of reality.

José Andrés Domínguez
Secretary

Chema Vilches Liebanas
Treasurer

Alex Gijon
Image Manager

Alexes tailor and textile designer with 23 prestigious years of experience in the luxury fashion market. Under the name STUDIOESTAMPA, he develops collections of prints and textiles that are presented twice a year at the Première Vision in Paris. In 2019, he launched a sustainable fashion brand called HANDADHEART with a commitment to craftsmanship, Zero Waste and recycling materials to create quality slow-fashion and timeless design products.

Founding Partners

Carmen del Álamo

Jose Luis Cano

Pablo Cortés

Dr. Carlos Fernández Tornero

Ignacio Guarderas Merlo

Raquel Chaves

Cesar Liébana Carrasco

Carmen del Alamo is a founding partner of MiXtura. She understands the world of wine and its contribution to sustainable rural development through practice and love, a passion to which she has devoted her entire life.
A sommelier with incredible talent and sensitivity to turn a pairing into a work of art. She currently works as the National Director of Bodegas VALDESIL, working with the Galician Godello variety based on ecology and respect for tradition, biocultural diversity throughout the vineyard, and sustainable rural innovation.

JoseLuises is a renowned businessman who has been a pioneer for almost 50 years, in digital printing and ecological textiles in Spain and Europe. Founder of Fotosíntesis first, then ClorofilaDigital and now, SíntesisDigitalLab S.L, he is a founding member of MiXtura and collaborates on projects to implement clean technologies (PURETI) and the elimination of plastic waste in line with the UNEP working group for this purpose. He collaborates with multiple museums and foundations such as that of Prince Aga Khan, which produces his photographic works on marine fauna and marine plastic collection, which have been exhibited in the best science museums in the world since its inauguration on June 8, 2022, at the Natural History Museum in Venice, Italy.

Administrator and entrepreneur in the hospitality industry. From Chile he came to Spain to bring his ideas to life and set up his own gastronomic business, creating new jobs, especially for young people.
In 2012 he became a partner in RosaNegra Restaurant, one of the leading Spanish Mexican food companies based in Madrid. After more than 10 years, in 2022 he closed a cycle with RosaNegra and started a new one with Ay! Rosa Restaurant. As a founding partner of MiXtura, he cares about his products, which have high biocultural value, the circular economy, and recycling, for which he has several ideas in mind.

Dr. Carlos Fernández Tornero (Jaén, 1974) is a biochemist specialized in the study of the structure of biological macromolecules, with experience in scanning electron microscopy (cryoEM) and X-ray crystallography. He holds a degree from the University of Granada (1997, National Prize) and a PhD from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2002, Juan Abelló Prize from the Royal Academy of Doctors). During his doctorate, he revealed the structure of a protein crystal region for pneumococcal virulence (Nat. Struct. As a postdoctoral fellow at EMBL-Grenoble and a scientist in the SLLA program at EMBL-Heidelberg, he studied the structure of several macromolecular complexes involved in the expression genetic (Mol.Cell,2006;Mol.Cell,2007;EMBOJ.,2010).

Since 2009, he has led a research group at the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research (CIB) of the Consejo Superior de InvesSgaciones Cienuficas (CSIC). She studies the protein machines involved in eukaryotic transcription (Nature, 2013; eLife, 2017), transcriptional blockage by DNA damage and its repair (PNAS, 2018; Nuc.Ac idsRes.,2020). He also works on bacterial cell division and its application to the search for new antibiotics (J.Med.Chem.,2021; PLoSBiol.,2022).
In addition to his research activity, he regularly publishes articles and carries out teaching activities at several universities. In 2015 he received the “Good Basis for the Development of Biotechnology” award from the CSIC. Madrid Research». Since 2018, he has coordinated the «Protein Structure and Function» group of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry (SEBBM) and is a member of the Scientific Committee of the CIB. He is a founding member and scientific advisor of MiXtura Ambiental.

Ignacio is from Granada, he has the mixture in his DNA. He has four feature films, fiction and documentary. With The Mask of Glass (2019), he was recognized with a special mention at the Sval de Cinespaña festival in Toulouse. He is currently in several projects in different stages of production.

The Caliph’s Mirror addresses changes in environmental perception in history and migrations due to the scarcity of natural resources, from the anthropological perspective of their causes.

He holds a PhD in Audiovisual Anthropology from the University of Granada (UGR). Since 2019, he has been teaching at the university level in Sociology and Thropology at the UGR. His research topics and cinematographic work are through fiction and anthropological documentary films related to Orientalism, family identity, relations with Latin America, and essay films, among others.

Raquel Chaves Chaparro is a founding partner of MiXtura and a consultant on sustainable livestock farming and public health. She holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Córdoba, with extensive academic and practical experience. She has extensive experience in various branches of veterinary medicine, from pig farms in the pastures of Extremadura and Huelva to equine and cattle veterinary medicine, as well as a small animal clinic in Spain and the United Kingdom (six years). Since 2019, she has worked in public health, food hygiene, and the prevention of zoonoses and food poisoning as a health inspector in the Andalusian Health System.

Among her various specializations, she holds a Master’s degree in Quality Management and Food Safety Systems and University Expert qualifications in Fundamentals of Nutrition and Food; Food Quality, Safety, and Hygiene in Communities; Infant Nutrition and Feeding; Community Nutrition and Public Health. She also supports the training of new professionals as a teaching tutor for the subject “Supervised Practices” for Veterinary students at the University of Córdoba (UCO).

A true Carabanchel native, he holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, an MBA from IDE-CESEM, and is an expert in inclusive digitalization processes and software design. He was Head of the IT Projects Unit at the State Foundation for Employment Training (FUNDAE) and a professor at EAE. He is currently a technical leader at Verisk Specialty Business Solutions and is deeply committed to reducing energy costs and gender bias in software in general and Artificial Intelligence in particular.

Carmen del Álamo

Jose Luis Cano

Pablo Cortés

Dr. Carlos Fernández Tornero

Ignacio Guarderas Merlo

Raquel Chaves

Cesar Liébana Carrasco

Socios Promotores

Juan Carlos Bracho

Carlijn Cornelisse

Ianire Doistua

Javier Truchero Cuevas

Yassamina Meddi

Sonia Moreno

Isabel Espejo

Jonathan Zanon Linhares

Alonso Salguero

Victor Pulido

Juan Carlos Bracho was born in La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, in 1970. A graduate of the Cuenca Faculty of Fine Arts (UCLM), he has been an artist-in-residence at various national and international centers, including Hangar, Barcelona; Axeneo7, Gatineau, Canada; Landesatelier. Künstlerhaus, Salzburg, Austria; and Birch Creek Ranch, CUAC, Utah, USA.

Carlijn Cornelisse is the founder of the fashion design studio Studio Cornelisse. With over 10 years of experience in design and product development, she currently focuses on supporting both established brands and startups in the design and development of their sustainable plus-size fashion collections.

Studio Cornelisse specializes in sustainable and inclusive fashion design, raising awareness of the need to increase the sustainability of the entire process. To achieve this, she uses digital solutions such as 3D design, collaboration with sustainable textile printing and production/distribution partners, and rethinking the relationship between fashion and the consumer. Carlijn believes that inclusivity is essential in fashion; everyone should be able to find clothing that empowers them and supports their identity. The studio is headquartered in Madrid and has launched its own plus-size menswear brand.

Ianire Doistua is a writer, writing teacher, and advertising creative.

For over seventeen years, she has worked as an advertising creative at major advertising agencies such as McCann and Shackleton for brands like IKEA, Coca-Cola, Repsol, Movistar, Save the Children, and more.

She is currently a professor at Nebrija University and at the School of Writers, where she teaches both adult and young adult students and children. She has published a collection of short stories, “De qué se esconden las tortugas” (What Turtles Hide?) (Three Sisters, 2023), a novel, “Una casa de verdad” (A Real House, 2021), and the children’s books “Las gafas de papá” (Daddy’s Glasses), “Pan con aceite y miel” (Bread with Oil and Honey), and “Teta y Teto” (Teta and Teto). She has also published short stories in literary magazines such as “Quimera,” “La gran belleza” (The Great Beauty), “La Rompedora” (The Breaker), and “Temporales” (New York University), and in various anthologies.

In 2007, she won the Spain Film Cannes Young Creatives Award and in 2014 the Your app here! from the London Creative Circle. In 2021, El Cultural selected her as one of the eight best debut novelists, and Woman (El Periódico) as one of the five emerging authors. She has also collaborated as a teacher for institutions such as Aecid and Caixa Forum, and is a co-author of the CreaCtive Writing program run at the Libreramente bookstore in Barakaldo.

He holds a law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid, a diploma in advanced studies from the same university, and, with the support of the La Caixa Foundation, a Master of Laws (LLM) from Columbia University (United States). He has been providing comprehensive legal advice to national and international companies and institutions for over fifteen years. He was a consultant on international human rights law for the Council of Europe and UN agencies. He has also worked as a parliamentary advisor and deputy director of staff for the Ministers of Justice and the Presidency. He currently advises companies on commercial matters and regulatory compliance with a focus on environmental and social issues. He is a trustee of the Aspacia Foundation, a member of Mixtura, and participates in sustainable entrepreneurship projects such as www.ruralit.es.

Yassamina Meddi is Algerian and works as a researcher and assistant professor of Geology at the Houari Boumediene University of Science and Technology (USTHB) in Algiers, Algeria. Her research focuses on magmatic petrology and geochemistry, and she is completing her doctoral thesis on the volcanic activity of the Algerian coast in the context of the western Mediterranean Basin. She was awarded a four-year Marie Curie Research Fellowship from the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme for exchange with the Maghreb (MEDYNA – FP7-IRSES Marie Curie Action). Yassamina is also a gender expert and a member of the Women in Science Organization for the developing world.
She is very interested in enhancing the role of science and higher education in addressing global challenges, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals, in managing natural disasters and preparing the population to mitigate their impact. Yassamina also worked for five years in the private mining sector as a geological engineer and does consulting work with Mixtura.

Sonia is a Senior Consultant in Development and International Cooperation. During her five years working in Brussels, where she led a local Liaison Office, she not only reaffirmed her belief in European values, but also learned that the same challenge can be approached from different perspectives and levels; in the end, everything adds up if people come together (hers was the first local entity in Europe to join the Covenant of Mayors initiative to combat climate change). With this versatile approach to development, a large dose of creativity, and the systemic vision acquired during her biology studies at Wageningen University, Sonia has constantly learned (projects for socio-ecological transition, International University of Andalusia 2019) and collaborated on numerous initiatives.

She has worked as an R&D&I advisor for the Regional Government of Andalusia, identifying innovative spaces and designing programs to create an environment conducive to growth, implementing entrepreneurship and social innovation projects (Coordinator of the Strategy for Industry working group). Over the past five years, her five years of field experience as Coordinator of a Food Security program in Malawi have allowed her to delve deeper into the processes that facilitate development, strengthen North-South networks, and integrate values of resilience.
She is co-coordinator of International Cooperation for MiXtura.

Isabel (Seville, 1994) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid. She completed her PhD at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, thanks to grants from the La Caixa Foundation, and has worked at other leading centers, such as the Institut Curie in Paris and the Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD).

Her natural curiosity has driven her to constantly explore the intersection of different fields and her scientific passion. Since 2021, she has been a professor of genetics at the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid, offering programs in Medicine, Biotechnology, and Genetics. Very active in scientific outreach, she has been a coordinator for several years of the Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge (BIYSC) program and has repeatedly participated in other initiatives such as the CRG Public Dialogue sessions and the Researchers’ Night. In the field of international cooperation, Isabel is leading a project implementing molecular disease diagnostic methods in Sierra Leone, where she traveled for the first time in 2022 to teach workshops to students at the University of Makeni (UNIMAK). Isabel is also an active member of the Inveniam Group Advisory Panel, a company that provides strategic and financial advisory services to companies and researchers with innovations in the healthcare, social, and environmental fields, supporting them in bringing their innovative technologies to market.

Her greatest motivation for joining Mixtura is “to work in a multidisciplinary and innovative environment that seeks solutions to societal challenges, for a healthier, safer, and more sustainable world.”

Jonathan Zanon Linhares is a professional specializing in diversity and inclusion through content creation, education, events, and communications. His drive is to foster positive change in each individual’s perception of their role in society. With extensive experience in project management, marketing planning, interpersonal development, and content creation skills, he has honed his ability to effectively communicate new concepts and facilitate transformative change. He has also dedicated over seven years to education, serving as a professor at prestigious Brazilian universities, including the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), the Marist Group, the Positivo University, the Anhanguera University, and the Kroton Group, among others.

His experience is reflected in his mentoring and consulting work, as well as in the design of courses and training for diverse audiences, tailoring the content to meet the specific needs of each project. A prominent example is the GENTE Podcast, a project comprised of eight episodes where eight guests shared their experiences and participated in discussions about different stereotypes, with the aim of bringing these important topics closer to the public.

Jonathan is enthusiastic about Diversity and Inclusion and has complete confidence in his ability to lead the industry toward a more inclusive work environment. Using his extensive knowledge in the field, he seeks to transform the industry, raise social awareness, and promote constructive dialogue. Whether planning marketing campaigns, conducting workshops, or developing creative programs, his goal is to make a meaningful difference.

Alonso is ranked in the TOP 100 and in the Top 10 leaders in social and sustainable innovation in 2022. He is the founder and Technical Director of GTA Engineering and Environment, with more than 20 years of experience providing solutions in the engineering and sustainability sectors in the public and private sectors. In its 20 years of existence, GTA has developed more than 900 projects for more than 300 clients in five different countries (Costa Rica, Morocco, Germany, Portugal, and Spain).

Alonso holds a PhD in Biotechnology and Biochemistry, a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, a Technical Forestry Engineer, and a Master’s degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. He also teaches postgraduate courses, expert courses, and specialization diplomas in the fields of circular economy and sustainable leadership at the International University of Andalusia and Pompeu Fabra University. He is a founding member of Mixtura Ambiental due to his social commitment and supports the Association’s environmental and forestry technical assistance services.

Víctor Pulido studied Fine Arts at the Santa Isabel de Hungría Faculty in Seville, graduating in Painting and Sculpture. His work focuses on these two latter trends, also working in printmaking and graphic design. He has been part of the Design Department of the Huelva Provincial Council since 1997.

Drawing is his great passion and the guiding thread that runs through his work. Part of his work revolves around nature, with notable series dedicated to the study of water and the world of insects. For a significant period in his career, he worked on humankind and social reality. He currently focuses on the creation of emotional landscapes with a clear predilection for abstract painting.

He has held solo and group exhibitions in Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Almería, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Cuenca, Cambados, Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo, Lisbon, Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg, Chicago, and more. He has won awards such as the Penagos Prize for Drawing and many other provincial and national prizes for posters, drawing, painting, and sculpture. He is in love with dragonflies and everything green.