Dr. Giuliana Miguel-Pacheco joined the AWFC Board in 2022, first as a Director and member of the Grants Committee. Since 2024, Giuliana has been leading AWFC as its President. She brings 10+ years of national and international experience advancing farmed animal welfare through research, strategy, and cross-sector partnerships with NGOs, academia, and the food industry. Her work bridges science and policy to create long-term, systemic change.

Giuliana grew up in Peru, where she completed her degree in veterinary medicine. She continued her academic journey in Mexico, where she trained in small animal medicine and surgery at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She trained in animal behaviour and welfare research in the United Kingdom. During her MSc (Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare) at the University of Edinburgh, she focused her research on farm animal welfare and continued this line of research during her PhD at the University of Nottingham, where she examined the effects of lameness treatment on dairy cattle behaviour and welfare.

Giuliana lives in Treaty 7 region and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, with her husband and Marietta, a rescued dog from Mexico who has travelled the world with them.