Marena supports collaborations between Mapbox and external partners
interested in using Mapbox tools to further their efforts for positive social
and environmental change. Before joining Mapbox, she worked to secure
customary and Indigenous land rights in Africa and Asia with Namati, and
facilitated participatory planning efforts with Indigenous communities in
Canada. Marena holds a master’s degree in natural resource management
and planning from Simon Fraser University and a bachelor’s degree in
environmental sciences from the University of Guelph.