Bessie graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law where she participated as a Student Attorney in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. She assisted clients seeking asylum, legal permanent residency and U Visa. During the summer of 2015, Bessie interned with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She also interned at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and at Texas RioGrand Legal Aid. Bessie was a staff writer for The Scholar Law Review on Race and Social Justice. During her third year in law school, she served on the The Scholar’s board as Symposium Editor and was a Research Assistant at the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. Bessie graduated from St. Mary’s University with her Master’s in Business Administrations and her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and International Business.