Meet the Pre-selected Candidates for Project Arizona 2025

Bolivia
Mateo Gomez Mita
Mateo Gomez Mita is a Bolivian internationalist and educator with a strong background in International Relations and Public Policy. He connects Latin America to global leadership through education, diplomacy, and civic empowerment.
With experience in embassies and international organizations, Mateo specializes in diplomacy, policy development, and geopolitical analysis. His research focuses on global power dynamics and youth mobilization in underrepresented regions.
As a passionate advocate for freedom and human dignity, he leads initiatives that empower young people to think critically and lead ethically. Mateo aims to cultivate a new generation of principled leaders in Latin America who can engage the world with vision and integrity.

Uruguay
Romina Rodríguez
Romina Rodríguez, a citizen of Uruguay, a country celebrated for its freedom, understands firsthand the critical importance of democracy, respect, and defending individual rights. This foundational experience fuels her passion for seeing these liberties flourish globally. As a professional in digital marketing with a background in Communication, Romina is fascinated by how social media can amplify ideas, foster connections, and transform conversations into powerful movements. She is a staunch advocate for protecting personal freedoms, including the right to make choices, pursue personal growth, and embrace one's true self.

Poland
Juliusz Grabowski
Juliusz Grabowski is a sociology graduate with a strong background in marketing and capital markets.
He advocates for freedom as a core value in both his personal and professional life. Actively involved in financial markets, he emphasizes the importance of investing to protect capital in times of inflation, believing that economic independence is essential for true freedom.
As a leader in the Rada Dzielnicy Suchanino, Juliusz promotes risk-taking and stepping out of comfort zones to strengthen willpower. He encourages small investors through portal x, focusing on sensible savings allocation and fostering shareholder agreements that prioritize investor interests.
On behalf of the Suchanina District Council, he successfully blocked unfavorable proposals from local authorities, demonstrating strong community opposition through public consultations and active media engagement.

Brazil
Laura Ferraz Baick
Laura Ferraz Baick is a Brazilian growth strategist, liberty advocate, and writer. Her journey in the liberty movement began when government agents seized her family’s small business, shaping her belief in individual rights and limited government. Driven by a passion for protecting freedom and expanding opportunities, Laura taught herself English and represented Brazil at the United Nations Youth Assembly, presenting research on water management policies.
She ran for office with Brazil’s first libertarian party and was selected as a fellow in the inaugural Prometheus Fellowship, recognizing her as one of the top Students For Liberty coordinators worldwide.
Active in the global liberty movement, Laura collaborates with organizations that promote free speech, free markets, and personal responsibility.
In her professional life, she helps founders grow their businesses through strategy, data, and storytelling.