Elle magazine named her one of the 10 most powerful women in Washington, DC in 2013
Was named one of the 100 most influential Latinos in America by Hispanic Business and one of the 20 most influential Latinos under 40 by PODER Magazine
Serves on the boards of Planned Parenthood and the Latino Leaders Network and is a Term Member on the Council of Foreign Relations
Graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in International Relations and from the Kennedy School at Harvard University with a Master's in Public Policy
Quote: "I grew up in a bicultural household, so my whole life I have been translating․ And with Voto Latino, it is about translating to mainstream America what it means to be Latino․"
Quote: "(On being honored as one of the most powerful women in D․C․): "I think whenever you ask a woman if they feel powerful their knee-jerk reaction is to say no․ I don't know if we've been conditioned that way․․․it's more that I'm coming into my own․""
Best known as the founding President and CEO of the non-profit organization Voto Latino and as a contributor at MSNBC