Paralegal Certificate Rafaelina earned numerous honors at Marist College for her community service involvement, which have also enhanced her professional development. For three years she has been a part of the Global Outreach program through Marist College's Public Praxis program and Campus Ministry. Global Outreach is an international community service project which attracts student volunteers who are willing to travel to impoverished areas in Latin America during Spring Break.
Students assist low-income families in community development and subsistence farming activities.
Rafaelina's main role was to translate and coordinate the program. Under her leadership as program coordinator, the program sites expanded from Mexico in 1997 and 1998 to include Puerto Rico in 1999. She was listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities in 1998 and 1999. She has been named on the Dean's List several times. In 1998, she was also listed as an American Political Science Association Minority Identification Project Graduate Fellow.