GINA SANCHEZ
Founder and Lead Consultant
Gina was born in the USA but has lived in many countries and considers herself a citizen of the world more than of any one country.
She studied Communications at Francisco Marroquin University and the University of Amsterdam and has more than 25 years’ experience in communications and organizational development.
After many years of working to change the world, Gina decided to focus on helping others make sense of their world.
Gina designs workshops and training for individuals and groups in the fields of Management and Leadership, Change Management, Cultural Awareness, Spokesperson Skills and Strategic Communications, amongst others.
Her passions include reading and cooking, which she considers her second language.
gina.sanchez@spatialawareness.org
MHAIRI DUNLOP
Founding Member
Mhairi was a founding member of Spatial Awareness and part of the thinking that shaped our earliest work. She brought clarity, warmth, and a strong commitment to approaches that were both rigorous and deeply human. Her perspective helped ground Spatial Awareness in attentiveness to space, power, relationships, and care, drawing on scientifically proven theories and approaches.
Mhairi passed away in 2024. Her influence continues to shape the values and practice of Spatial Awareness.
How We Work
Spatial Awareness is a small, focused practice. Alongside core leadership, we work with trusted experts from our network when specific skills, perspectives, or contexts are needed. This allows us to shape teams around the work itself, drawing on deep expertise while remaining flexible, independent, and responsive.
Collaborators
Sairica Rose –Communications Consultant
Sairica is a communications specialist with over 20 years’ experience in co-creating compelling narratives with global health NGOs, institutions and patient organizations. She combines in-depth research with human-centred storytelling to produce audiovisuals, articles, social media campaigns, reports and policy briefs in English, French and Spanish.
Sairica and Spatial Awareness have collaborated on audiovisual projects for the NCD Alliance and on the production of a mini documentary on access to healthcare in Gaza for KIT Royal Tropical Institute of The Netherlands, which can be viewed here:
Lucía Feito Allonca – Legal and Lived Experience Adviser
Lucía is a lawyer specialising in patients’ rights and has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 33 years. She brings together legal expertise and lived experience to support more equitable, people-centred health systems, and is the co-founder of Voices in Action: PWD in Global Health.
She works across EU-funded projects on health technology assessment, medical device feasibility and innovative health financing, and serves as a Commissioner on The Lancet Commission on People-Centred Care for Universal Health Coverage. Lucía also acts as Lived Experience Lead for PSAD and as a global adviser to OVOV, in collaboration with the NCD Alliance, advocating for the integration of psychosocial care and meaningful lived-experience engagement across global health initiatives.
Lucía and Spatial Awareness have collaborated on NCD Alliance projects and on targeted interventions at the United Nations, working to ensure that noncommunicable diseases and the voices of people living with them are fully reflected in global health policy and practice.
