Marcos Avina
Professional Summary
Policy researcher and marine naturalist with 4+ years experience in the Salish Sea. Experience producing policy research with the Squamish Nation, marine advocacy at the G20 and UN levels, and witnessing marine hazards firsthand at Wild Whales. Values driven and community led, I have a unique blend of grassroots advocacy, policy rigour and international advocacy.
Core Competencies
- •Sales & Prospecting: Discovery, qualification, objection handling, closing; personalized outreach across email, LinkedIn, and voice with data-driven iteration
- •Pipeline & CRM: GoHighLevel/ HubSpot/ Salesforce hygiene, cadences, deal-stage tracking, lead reactivation & automation
- •Climate Fluency: Carbon pricing, environmental economics , voluntary carbon markets, ESG governance and supply chain decarbonization strategy
- •Stakeholder Engagement: multi-stakeholder coordination across senior and non-technical audiences.
- •Communication: clear written and verbal, active listening, translating complexity into plain language
Education
Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs
University of British Columbia09/2023 – 05/2025 | Vancouver, BC
B.A in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics
University of British Columbia09/2015 – 05/2020 | Kelowna, BC
Selected Experience
Founder & Account Executive
Call Out Digital10/2025 – PresentRemote
Membership Team — Community & Growth
Actualize11/2025 – 05/2026Canada
Engagement Coordinator & Canadian Delegate
Young Diplomats of Canada — Official G20 Youth Delegation11/2024 – 11/2025Canada/ South Africa
Junior Director
Building Common Good10/2022 – 05/2023Vancouver, BC
Graduate Policy Consultant — Squamish Nation
UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs12/2024 – 08/2025Vancouver, BC
Co-Founder & Sales Lead
Mario and Squeegee Varsity Services05/2017 – 08/2021Vancouver, BC
Projects
The Climate Crisis: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
University of British Columbia06/2019
08/2020 – Present
Volunteer Leadership
Fridays for Future Kelowna
Co-Founder and Executive09/2018 – 05/2021 | Kelowna, BC
UBCO Sustainability Club
President09/2017 – 05/2019 | Kelowna, BC