Macarena Olivares Álvarez
Macarena Olivares Álvarez is a community-oriented designer from Chile pursuing a Master in Historic Preservation in Pratt Institute’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment. She has experience in graphic design for memorial sites, heritage organizations, and organizational communications. Her work focuses on democratizing research on heritage and memory through design that connects with communities. Currently, she works with the Cultural Heritage Finance Alliance (CHiFA) as a Bilingual Content Production Consultant and Designer for the Urban Heritage Regeneration Accelerator, a program that supports heritage-led regeneration in historic cities.