An exceptional attorney, Maria Grazia Boldrin specializes in corporate law, dairy industry, power and light and telecommunications. She practices Venezuelan law and international law, provides legal advice, and develops strategies to resolve cases favorably and cost effectively for clients.

Offering over 25 years of experience, Maria is looking to connect with international companies who currently handle or will handle business in the United States and Central and South America, as well as Europe. Willing to connect with people within these companies who make decisions about recruiting senior level employees, Maria’s main objective is to work in the legal area of​​these transnational companies. She can assist in providing services as a liaison between the different legal departments of each country, and to be able to help in the improvement of the processes from the legal point of view.

Maria attended Florida International University College of Law in Miami, FL and Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, earning her LLM (Letters in Law Masters) in May 2017 and becoming a Venezuelan Attorney, Magna Cum Laude, in June 1985. She is currently studying to take the BAR exam next year.

Maria Grazia is both, Venezuelan and Italian citizen, and speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.

Some of her leadership roles include the following:

Chief Legal Advisor and Judicial Representative of CADAFE (currently CORPOELEC), ELEORIENTE AND ELEOCCIDENTE (CADAFE’S Subsidiaries), all these companies providers of power and light energy.

In the telecommunications area, Maria Grazia worked as Manager of Legal Opinions, Tax Legal Adviser, and Legal Adviser to the General Managements of Network and Interconnection, providing an outstanding legal service, which earned her three consecutive years of recognition of excellence by the Company’s Chief Legal Advisor.

In the dairy industry, Maria Grazia worked as Attorney in INDULAC (Currently PARMALAT), one of the most important dairy industries in the country, providing legal services nationwide, wherever the company held operational bases and /or factories.

Maria Grazia works currently as a Paralegal in Mid-South Immigration Advocates, a non-profit organization based in Memphis, Tennessee, where she supports al staff attorneys in the daily activities and cases, withing the immigration field. She also worked as Legal Assistant in Catholic Charities of West Tennessee and have provided interpreting services in English Italian and Spanish in the Memphis area.

She has also served as Head of the Section of Instruction and Legal Advisor to the General Director Against Drug Trafficking and held the role of Professor of Criminal Law at the DISIP Academy. A full, detailed list of positions and trainings can be found in her WWA profile.

Maria believes that hard work, passion, and drive are the keys to her success as well as having a good work ethic and a sense of professionalism. Moving forward, she plans to continue to grow and further her success and hopes to network as much as possible with likeminded professionals worldwide.

A Member of the Venezuelan Bar Association and National Association for Foreign Attorneys (NAFA), she enjoys music, nature, animals, cooking, reading, and art in her spare time.

Worldwide Women’s Association Member, Maria Grazia Boldrin, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
 

Marie Nissanka is currently a Senior Advisor for the Evaluation and Research team at Kāinaga Ora (the former Housing New Zealand). Her specialty lies in mixed-methods data analysis, qualitative research methods and providing advice on evidence-based research. Other than her research skills, Marie has a proven track record in attaining positive results through removing barriers and harnessing the potential in people and processes to deliver the optimum outcome.

Marie will graduate with a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies (specializing in multicultural education in protracted environments) from the University of Otago in 2020. She also holds a Masters Degree with a Distinction from the same institution, a Graduate Diploma in International Development Studies from Massey University and an older Masters degree in Business Administration from Victoria University of Wellington following her undergraduate degree from the same institution.

Marie’s research background is diverse and she has written several research papers on youth abuse, homelessness and crime, organizational learning in non-government organizations, family violence prevention, peace education, multicultural education, sustainable international development, good governance, human rights education and peace-making in protracted environments. She has worked as a researcher for several institutions in various sectors such as the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Peace Foundation, Otago University (research undertaken for the College of Education, Peace and Conflict Studies and the Centers for Sustainability and Cross-Cultural Studies).

Marie is passionate about contributing to society through volunteering and she actively provides pro-bono pieces of research for human and animal rights organizations. She is also a spokes person for social justice and identity-based equality in Sri Lanka and in other post-conflict nations. She is a volunteer evaluation consultant for Education for Global Peace and the Regional Representative for the Australian Evaluation Society. Her Linked in profile can be found here – https://nz.linkedin.com/in/marie-nissanka-74904821

Marie is looking forward to networking and connecting with other likeminded professionals. The Worldwide Women’s Association Member, Marie Nissanka, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.