She is currently the Outreach and Engagement Manager at the H/LBH CoE, having previously served as Lead Technology Transfer Specialist and Opioid Projects Coordinator for the Opioid Response Network Region 2 and the Northeast and Caribbean Rural Opioid Response Technical Assistance Center (NeC ROTAC) at the Institute of Research, Education, and Services in Addiction (IRESA) of the Universidad Central del Caribe. She holds a Master’s degree in Health Sciences in Professional Counseling with a specialization in Substance Use Disorders (SUD) from the Universidad Central del Caribe. She has contributed to research on mental health and addiction, including work with the FDI Research Foundation in Puerto Rico for studies conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is also certified as a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Education with a specialization in Professional Counseling at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.