Marinez has a degree in Biological Sciences (Federal University of Santa Catarina / Brazil) and a PhD in Marine Science at University of Cadiz / Spain. 

She is an associated university professor and has been teaching Integrated Coastal Management and Marine Spatial Planning at Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil, since 2010. At UFSC she is the Research Leader of the Integrated Coastal Management Laboratory - LAGECI. Marinez is also visiting professor at the University of Cadiz/Spain for the Master on Integrated Management of Coastal Areas. 

She is a full trained trainer in Blue Planning and Marine Spatial Planning (Blue Planning in Practice, BPiP – GIZ), since 2017, having trained teams in Brazil, Surinam and Argentina. Additionally Marinez is part of a thematic group of experts which role will be to support the Marine Spatial Planning Global Expert Group (IOC-UNESCO) during the writing of the MSP International Guidance. 

Marinez is the executive secretary of the Brazilian Sea Forum and the Technical Director of the Brazilian Agency for Coastal Management. She is also one of the Brazilian Coordinators of the Iberoamerican Network on Coastal Management (IBERMAR) and she is member of three different IUCN groups: Task Force for nature conservation in urban areas; World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM). Main research interests are on integrated coastal and marine management, marine spatial planning, ecosystem-based management and adaptation, coastal and marine protected areas, and coastal practitioners networks.

 Marinez is fluent in Portuguese (mother language), English and Spanish.