Molina-Natera earned her Ph.D. in Education at Universidad Pedagogica Nacional in Colombia and an M.A. in Linguistics from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia. Molina-Natera is the founder and director of Centro de Escritura Javeriano (Javeriano Writing Center). She has also served as director of the Latin American Writing Centers and Writing Programs Network. She is also a member of Writing Across Borders LAT-WRAB and the International Writing Centers Association. Additionally, she has served on the Association Board on behalf of Latin American Regional. Molina-Natera has been nominated for the Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award in 2014 and won the Luiz Antonio Marcushi Travel Award of CCCC 2016.