Fernanda holds certificates from the Harvard Business School in Entrepreneurship Essentials and FinTech, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from UTEP, and currently she’s pursuing a Master of Data and Information Sciences from the College of Engineering. In February 2020, she received the UTEP President’s Meritorious Staff Award for her efforts and advocacy to build multi-disciplinary learning experiences and entrepreneurial development and outreach.Fernanda is a co-founder of an entertainment company in Mexico and provides consulting services for local community initiatives such as TEDx in Ciudad Juarez. Fernanda has served as an entrepreneurship consultant, panelist, and instructor for the Mexican Petroleum Institute and the Binational Innovation Node in Mexico City and Monterrey. She created, developed, and deployed virtual Entrepreneurship Bootcamps for UTEP students and contributed to the MLCIC and Studio G business competition blueprint.Previous to joining the UTEP family as a full-time staff, she worked for the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs at the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, where she developed and executed proposals in the areas of education, finance, and health. As an alumnus, graduate student, and participant in several entrepreneurship competitions, she fully understands and supports research in innovation, commerce, and entrepreneurship. Fernanda has experienced first-hand the positive impact that the Mike Loya Center and Blackstone LaunchPad have had in students’ lives. She is a strong advocate of diversity, teamwork, and sharing value and rewards among all team members.