More About Me

My journey began at 16, when my family moved from Honduras to the United States. Settling in New York felt like both an opportunity and a responsibility, especially after witnessing the barriers many people, particularly women, faced back home.

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I threw myself into school and earned a bachelor's degree in business management with a minor in marketing from SUNY Binghamton in three years. Business wasn't my first choice — journalism and writing were — but my mother steered me toward a degree that offered financial stability and a foundation for navigating a world that doesn't always make room for Latinas. She was right, and I've never stopped writing anyway.

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My 25+ year career in corporate America took shape through leadership roles at Citigroup, PwC, and Morgan Stanley. I encountered the broken rungs firsthand; the invisible barriers that slow progress for women and people of color in professional spaces. What got me through wasn't just persistence. It was learning to lead as myself, not as a version of myself shaped by other people's expectations. Mentors, coaches, and leadership programs helped me get there, and that experience planted the seed for the work I do now.

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I became deeply drawn to coaching and developing leaders, especially women and ethnically diverse professionals who felt stuck or overlooked. I earned my coaching certification through the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC) and built a practice grounded in the belief that real growth requires unlearning as much as it requires learning.

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In 2023, I made a deliberate pivot toward the work that has always felt most aligned: partnering with mission-driven leaders and organizations to build the systems, culture, and capacity they need to thrive. That pivot became Thryve x Design, and some of the most meaningful work of my career.

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My mission: helping mission-driven organizations live up to their mission.

 

A little more, because context matters:

• I'm married to an Albanian; 18+ years and counting. We have a human daughter, a dog named Zoe who has strong opinions about everything, and we call Westchester County, NY home.

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• I once broke both arms as a kid. Not at the same time, but each eventually made it into a cast. I like to think it was early evidence of commitment to doing things thoroughly.

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• I write — poems, short stories, and someday a fictional novel. I photograph whatever catches my eye. I dance when no one's watching and sometimes when they are.

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• I'm endlessly curious about how people learn, change, and find their footing inside systems that weren't built for them.

 

That curiosity is what drives everything.