A biologist from the Javerina University of Colombia with a Specialization in International Resource Management from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in the same country. She has been a consultant, advisor and public official on issues related to environmental planning of the territory and planning of protected areas in different Colombian government institutions such as the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, National Natural Parks, the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Cundinamarca and the District Secretary for the Environment of Bogota.