Makie holds a Master of Environment from The University of Melbourne and is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. She has a specific interest in health promotion, marketing and business intelligence – and has a passion for sports, nutrition and health. Currently, Makie is the Executive Communications Advisor at the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (better known as VicHealth).
Her background includes being Marketing Product Manager at Falabella, the biggest retail company in South America, as well as being Marketing Coordinator at B Lab Australia & New Zealand, a nonprofit network that works to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.