I graduated in psychology and have an Adolescent Health Diploma with a major in Sexual and Reproductive Health, as well I am Master in Education and Research. I possess skills to lead and develop research projects with versatility, ingenuity, a strong work ethic, and a deep-rooted passion for the health of vulnerable populations. At the beginning of my career, I devoted myself to the study of families of hospitalized children and adolescents whose mothers were. Then I contributed to research on prevention of adolescent drug abuse, prevention of domestic violence, and development of mental health education materials with the Ministry of Health. For 21 years I have been working at Partners In Health (SES), coordinating research to understand and improve the clinical conditions of the population affected by tuberculosis (TB). For 4 years, I participated in the Community Advisory Committee of SES, which convenes representatives of the community to discuss the various TB protocols and make recommendations from a community perspective. I was also a member of the Community Advisory Committee of Inquiry (Community Research Advisors Group - CRAG) Consortium for Clinical Trials of TB (Tuberculosis Trials Consortium - TBTC) of the Center for Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC), which includes representatives from across five continents and was established to increase the value and impact of TB research and interventions for the benefit of affected communities. I have participated in and overseen the implementation of various initiatives involving professional field staff and community health workers related to TB, Chronic Diseases, Mental Health, and Maternal and Child health. I have leveraged professional and non-professional resources to reach ambitious goals in promoting community health.