She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Rutgers University and is a member of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau. Ms. Rivera is board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Previously, she was a patient care coordinator at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, where she provided patient-focused care to pediatric patients.