Carolina Martelo
CAROLINA MARTELO is Senior Director of Development for BV Realty Partners. Prior to joining BV, she held progressive management roles within the real estate development industry. She also worked for the City of Toronto TransformTO initiative. Earlier in her career, she served as marketing manager for an international trade and investment organization working alongside global PR firms. Carolina holds a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Toronto.
Carolina is mother to a 19-year-old. She became a parent as an adolescent and is familiar with the complex challenges faced by young mothers in Toronto. She is passionate about experimental planning and development that delivers on desired community benefits in Toronto’s diverse neighbourhoods.
"Abiona Centre not only gave me the ability to care for my child, but the motivation to get what I wanted for my life - to have my daughter with me and to live independently."
Abiona Centre is a client-centred infant and early childhood mental health organization which supports pregnant and parenting adolescents, aged 13 – 25.