Cristiana Velloso

COO, Saude Crianca

Biography

Cristiana Velloso is COO of Instituto Dara (formerly Associação Saúde Criança) where she has been working since 1999. She started at the Institute as a volunteer working directly with the families participating in the program, she was hired as a project manager, focusing on the replication of the methodology, and since 2008 she has been a director. She has a B.S. in Nutrition Science from UNIRIO ( Universidade do Rio Janeiro) with specialization in maternal and infant nutrition and post-graduation degrees in Social Responsability and the Third Sector and in Project Management.
She is Brazilian, married, has one son and two daughters and lives in Rio de Janeiro.

Regional Focus

South America