Meet the team behind POPHUB!
Hi!👋 I am the President of POP HUB, get to know more about me below.
Hi!👋 I am the Project and Social media Manager of POP HUB, get to know more about me below.
Mariana Santos-Silva is a dedicated researcher and educator passionate about non-formal education. In academia, she tried to bridge science with entrepreneurship and society, in a sustainable way. Since 2015, she has been actively working with youth from diverse countries, recognizing the transformative power of cultural and knowledge exchange initiatives. Her journey in education has led her to collaborate and advise companies, researchers, and NGOs in various initiatives and campaigns. Mariana’s commitment to teaching and her exploratory nature have driven her to continually expand her skills beyond her comfort zone, enriching her contributions to the educational sector.
After participating and training in more than 12 training courses and youth exchanges, Mariana has lived in different countries and studied in diverse universities. She is now focused on helping other youth workers to have a more positive impact in a changing world.
For more information about Mariana please check www.marianasantossilva.me
With extensive experience in managing European Funded Projects, mainly Erasmus+, but also ESF and Creative Europe. Michelle worked for several years in local authorities, leading in the strategic and operational management of youth and adult programmes as well as day to day management whilst applying, implementing and taking budgetary control overall. As project Coordinator also designed and delivered workshops, conferences, seminars, and high-profile events around education, careers, and adults & young people with international reach. She led a team and managed the Careers, Enterprise and Skills focusing mainly on the youth and business engagement agenda, she initiated her experience in delivering high quality digital and physical events aimed at inspiring young people and the education community exceeding 2500 attendees in one week. She also contributed to several projects in parallel focusing on employability (world of work and job readiness) improving young people’s awareness of the world of apprenticeships, employment, training and further education. Her strategic work led to the successful development of youth-oriented initiatives creating real life opportunities for young people through inspiring and innovative opportunities involving external stakeholders, whilst proactively exploring new avenues and routes for education business partnerships.
Our Project and Social Media Manager
With experience in Erasmus+ projects as a participant, social media management not only for personal use but also for enterprises. Worked and studied abroad where she had the opportunity to expand her knowledge in how to work and live with different cultures.
She also collaborated in projects related to dance and arts, where she facilitated classes in a formal and non-formal education way, workshops and shows with diverse audiences and participants.
