- Certified State Court Interpreter: Hawai‘i, California, Texas and Oregon.
- Passed Consortium Court Interpreter Oral Examination ( 88% sight; 76% consecutive 92% simultaneous).
- Certified Medical Interpreter (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, NBCMI).
- Certified US Immigration Court interpreter.
- Teaching licenses, State of Hawai‘i (Spanish and Art).
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teacher Education in Secondary Education for Spanish, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa.
- MA in SLS (Second Language Studies), University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa.
- BFA in Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Fine Arts.
- Born in Bogotá, Colombia.
Other qualifications:
- Professional Freediving International (PFI) Freediving instructor.