She earned her degree in social psychology and has been an active member of the American Psychological Association. She has worked together with Dr. Lenore Walker and the International Domestic Violence Institute to help improve people’s lives in Mexico, Latin America and around the world. Her programs are delivered by community leaders in understanding and preventing domestic violence in their town and in the schools. She was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2009, is listed in Linked In, and is the author of “Breaking the Poverty Cycle: The Human Basis for Sustainable Development.” available on Amazon.