I am from San Juan de Lurigancho, a working-class district in Lima, Peru. My neighborhood was a challenging place to grow up—yet being from San Juan is a foundational aspect of the person I have become. I am part of a small group of young girls that had the opportunity to attend a Fe y Alegria School, an alternative education project built to give high-quality educations in poor areas of Peru. This experience changed my life and altered the course of my future. Upon graduation, I received a full scholarship to study political science at the University Ruiz de Montoya in Peru. Since then, I have participated in different programs and fellowships like the Professional Fellow Program of the U.S. Department of State in Environmental Issues, and Global Competitiveness Leadership Program of Georgetown University. In 2018, I earned a full scholarship to study the Master of Arts in International Relations at Syracuse University.
In 2016, I co-founded the website Malquerida, an award-winning virtual journalism project that empowers Peruvian women to share their stories and research. In 2017, I became part of Chicas Poderosas, a global community that promotes female leadership and generates knowledge to shape the future of the media. Currently, I am working on a new project called Hermanas, a digital platform for showcasing research and new narratives on women's health. Hermanas focuses on empowering women while also advocating for public and private health sectors to make the health and wellbeing of women and girls a top priority.