Advisor (2022-present)

Teaching Central America: A Project of Teaching for Change, https://www.teachingcentralamerica.org/

I am a consultant in curriculum development for Central American Studies educational resources for students K-12, as well as college-level material.

Graduate Student Representative (2021-2024)

Latin American Studies Association (LASA) – Executive Committee (2022-2024); Central America Section (2021-2023)

I participated in quarterly meetings and served on the communications and student mentorship subcommittees.

Advisor (2020-2021)

Testimonios of Family Separation: A Participatory Oral History Archive, City University of New York (CUNY)

I provided feedback on best practices in methods and approaches to conducting oral histories, particularly pertaining to working with refugee populations and Central American communities. I also mentored and trained 5 undergraduate students in oral history methods so they could help collect interviews for the archive.

Co-Founder & Graduate Student Member (2019-2020)

Central American Isthmus Graduate Association (CAIGA), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

I helped recruit graduate students whose research interests focus on Central America across departments at UCLA. I organized events, workshops, and programs to bring visibility to Central American Studies at UCLA.

Co-Founder & Graduate Student Co-Chair (2018-2020)

Central American Studies Working Group, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

I facilitated meetings with Central American faculty and graduate students and helped organize workshops, job talks, panels, and film screenings related to Central American issues and scholarship.

Co-Founder, Mentor, and Education Coordinator (2018-2020)

Unión Centroamericana (UNICA), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

I advised and mentored undergraduate students in student-community organizing, highlighting the importance of Central American Studies. I led and facilitated various workshops that exposed students to the social history of Central America, as well as contemporary topics relevant to the Central American diaspora.

Founder and Graduate Student Mentor (2010-2016)

Nueva Conciencia, Graduate Mentorship Program

I mentored Central American undergraduate and graduate students interested in researching Central America. I also organized workshops on demystifying the graduate school application process with Dr. Steven Osuna and Dr. Leisy Abrego.