She supports the coordination of the project and provides direct support to attorneys working on U Visa and VAWA cases. She graduated with a master's degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she taught English literature and composition to undergraduate students. While at UIC, Sylvia also presented her work at academic conferences, organized academic panels and scholarly events, and studied French. Previously, she taught English in Madrid, Spain. Sylvia received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, where she majored in English and political science and minored in Spanish. She is fluent in Polish and Spanish, with conversational proficiency in French.