{"id":2191,"date":"2023-04-19T12:07:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/team\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T18:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:47:06","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/en\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F9485B&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px||54px||true|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Our team<\/h1>\n<p>Our people are the heart of AWEC. We are proud to have a <strong>highly skilled and passionate team<\/strong> working to promote animal welfare.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||12px||true|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][lwp_divi_breadcrumbs font_icon=&#8221;&#x35;||divi||400&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/lwp_divi_breadcrumbs][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||40px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Founders<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marta-Amat-1.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Marta Amat&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Marta Amat<\/h3>\n<div class=\"uk-margin-medium-top\" property=\"text\">\n<p>Marta Amat obtained her veterinary degree at the Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB). She is a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine \u2013 Companion Animals (ECAWBM-CA) and holds a PhD in Veterinary Medicine. Since 2001 she has been working as a veterinarian in the Clinical Ethology Service of the Clinical Hospital of the UAB and, since 2009, she is the head of this service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Susana.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Susana&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Susana Le Brech<\/h3>\n<p><span>Susana Le Brech obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE), Argentina. In 2009 she completed her Master&#8217;s degree in Clinical Ethology and Master&#8217;s degree in Animal Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She obtained her PhD degree in 2014 (UAB) and her studies focused on Individual Differences in behavior and stress response in dogs. Since 2012 she is a Diplomate of the Latin American College of Veterinary Ethology (CLEVe). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pol-Llonch.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Pol Llonch&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Pol Llonch<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Pol Llonch Obiols obtained his degree in veterinary medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in 2007 where he also completed his master&#8217;s degree in Veterinary Research and Food Science. Subsequently, he obtained his PhD in Veterinary Medicine at the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA). He worked for three years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Warwick and Scotland&#8217;s Rural College (SRUC). Diplomate from the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM). He is currently working as a researcher in the Department of Animal and Food Science at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the UAB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/awecadvisors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eva-Mainau.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Eva Mainau&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Eva Mainau<\/h3>\n<p>Eva Mainau obtained her degree in veterinary medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where she also completed her master&#8217;s degree in Veterinary Research and Food Science. Subsequently, she obtained her PhD in Veterinary Medicine at the UAB and worked as a researcher at the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA). She is a Diplomate from the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM). 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Diplomate from the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM). He is currently a professor in the Department of Animal and Food Science at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the UAB, where he teaches ethology and animal welfare.<\/p>\n<p>His main lines of research refer to the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals, companion animals and livestock. 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Subsequently, she received her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the UAB and the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA). She is a Diplomate from the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM). 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