Leticia Ortega Oropeza Email & Phone Number

United States

Washington, Distrito De Columbia, Estados Unidos

• Experience in mainstreaming gender and diversity in energy, water, and sanitation projects across Latin American and Caribbean countries.
• Conducted gender and diversity mainstreaming for projects and prepared annexes for loan documents as part of operational teams in ALC.
• Provided technical assistance to Team Leaders in the application of gender and diversity filters for both loan and technical cooperation projects.
• Spearheaded the development of AquaRating's Focused Gender and Diversity Analysis tool, facilitating gender mainstreaming in seven public sector institutions and companies in ALC.
• Achieved over 90% alignment of Water and Sanitation Division (WSA) operations with gender and diversity objectives in 2022 and 2023.
• In 2023, successfully aligned 10% of operations with the needs of Afro-descendants and LGBTQ+ individuals, and 30% with indigenous communities.

Ontario, Canadá

• Conducted gender equality diagnosis in the renewable energy sub-sector in Holguin (Cuba), identifying barriers hindering women's participation in the energy sector such as division of labor by gender, among others.
• Developed an Action Plan aimed at addressing identified barriers, with strategies focused on enhancing women's participation in STEM-energy-related careers across various levels (academic, institutional, and labor) as.

Distrito Metropolitano De Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Member of the trainers' team in the Course Gender, Diversity, and Energy. Latin American Energy Organization, OLADE. Quito – Ecuador (2022). As a member of the team, I was in charge of the conceptualization and training in the sessions related to the topic "Gender strategies in electrical companies"

Washington, Distrito De Columbia, Estados Unidos

• Developed the Focused Gender and Diversity Analysis for the AquaRating Certification System, in collaboration with the IDB and the International Water Association (IWA).
• Conducted institutional diagnosis, formulated strategy, and created a Gender and Diversity Action Plan to be implemented in the Public Drinking Water and Sanitation Company (EPMAPS) in Ecuador.
• Conceptualized and designed a Gender Equity and Persons with Disabilities Policy for the Dominican Republic Ministry of Energy and Mines, along with guidelines for integrating the gender approach into the energy and.

Caracas, Venezuela

Training on gender mainstreaming, including gender-energy-poverty links, inequalities, and COVID-19 impacts.

Caracas, Venezuela

Trainer at the Vulnerability, Energy, and Gender Workshop, Module II: Energy Solutions with a Gender Approach, focusing on addressing energy challenges through a gender lens. Agenda: Introduction to gender and energy concepts. Significance of integrating gender considerations in energy planning. Fundamentals of gender analysis in energy projects..

Distrito Metropolitano De Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Trainer for the Executive Program in Sustainable and Inclusive Energy for Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean.Responsibilities:Develop and deliver the virtual training sessions for the Gender and Energy module.Formulate activity proposals for the in-person component of the program, specifically focusing on gender and energy topics (in-person.

Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela

Prepare and conduct training sessions for the module titled 'Gender and Energy: Exploring the Relationship Between Gender and the Social Role of Energy.' Develop an evaluation mechanism for the module to facilitate seminar approval. Key topics include: foundational concepts of gender, the interplay between gender and energy, energy policies with a gender.

Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela

• Expanding my expertise beyond energy planning, I engaged in significant initiatives in Gender and Energy, which included:
• Crafting the proposal for the “Public Policy for Integrating Gender Perspectives into the Institutional Culture of the Venezuelan Ministry of Electric Energy”.
• Spearheading the conceptualization, coordination, and implementation of the inaugural and subsequent editions of the “Seminar on Renewable Energies for Good Living – Society, Gender, and Energy” between 2012 and 2014.
• Coordinating a range of communication initiatives (courses, workshops, and talks) aimed at fostering gender inclusivity within the institution, from conception through execution.

Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela

• Controlled and monitored proposals for exploratory drilling, while also coordinating the ongoing updates and improvements to the "Definitions and Regulations of Hydrocarbon Reserves" manual.
• Made technical recommendations supporting the approval or rejection of oil and gas prospects based on Venezuelan regulations.

Stavanger, Rogaland, Noruega

Analyzed geological information in Block 4 of the Plataforma Deltana offshore field to provide technical assessment to the management team regarding exploratory wells drilling in the Eastern Basin of Venezuela and the Columbus Basin/Soldier of Trinidad & Tobago.

Master In Gender, Society, And Public Policies, Gender And Public Policies, Flacso-Prigepp, Argentina

Master in Gender, Society, and Public Policies. Master's Thesis titled: “Considerations on the gender approach and the social role of.

Diploma In Social Sciences, Gender, And Public Policies, Gender And Public Policies

Executive Development Program In Energy Planning

Bachelor´S Degree In Geological Engineering, Geology / Engineering