1 BAR ADMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO March 2012 Score 677 94.9 percentile Bar Exam EDUCATION DIPLOMA, Ministry of Justices and Human Rights of the Republic of Argentina, Human Rights School, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights In progress Expected March 2016 DIPLOMA, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSo), Gender and Public Policy April 2014 JURIS DOCTOR, University of Puerto Rico, School of Law June, Magna Cum Laude 3.66 GPA BACHELOR OF ARTS, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, college of Social Science May 2008, Magna Cum Laude Student Representative at Political Science Department 3.95 GPA GENDER AND WOMAN STUDIES, University of Puerto Rico, College of General Studies August 2007-2008 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Professor Juan Giusti, University of Puerto Rico, Centro de Acción Urbana y Empresarial (CAUCE) October 2009- RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Professor William Vázquez Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico, School of Law June 2009 September 2009 PRO BONO PARTICIPANT for Enlace Caño Martín Peña Pro Bono Program August 2009 of RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Professor Alex Betancourt Serrano, Assistant Professor, College Social Sciences August 2007 May 2008
HONORS MAGNA CUM LAUDE, University of Puerto Rico, School of Law MAGNA CUM LAUDE, University of Puerto Rico, College of Social Sciences DEAN S LIST, University of Puerto Rico, College of Social Sciences 2004-2008 ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PUERTO RICO BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION OF LEGISLATION, President August 2013 March 2014 VOL. 80 LAW REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, Associated Director March 2010 May VOL. 79 LAW REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, Editor August 2009 May 2010 PUERTO RICO BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Member August 2009- March 2010 ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE DERECHO AMBIENTAL (ANDA) STUDENT CHAPTER, Member August 2009 May ORGANIZACIÓN PRO DERECHOS DE LAS MUJERES (OPDeM), Member and Speaker August 2009- May STUDENT COUNCIL OF COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, Student s Representative August 2007- May 2008 PUBLICATIONS REVISTA JURÍDICA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO Metodología de Adjudicación Hon. Martínez Torres, Vol. 80 Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico 80 GRADOS Justicia amordazada: Retiro y Democracia Opinion article about Puerto Rico pensions funds reform July 2013 Perspectiva de Género en la Educación y Democracia Opinion article about gender and education October 2013 2
Interrumpir la normalidad para asegurar la democracia Opinion article about Supreme Court April 2014 El complejo camino hacia la Procuraduría del Futuro Opinion article about Puerto Rico Women Office May 2014 La privatización de lo público más allá de los Testigos de Jehová Opinion article about public space, law and democray November 2014 Un Puerto Rico para todxs! Opinion article about education, gender, gender perspective, sexual orientations and gender identities February 2015 Violencia y acceso a la justicia de las mujeres Opinion article about poor women s acces to justice, violence, austerity and judicial branch budget cuts June 2015 La tenaz voluntad de gobernar para los mismos Opinion article about austerity policies, labor and employment legislation reforms, democracy and justice theroy EN ROJO CLARIDAD Dossiers La Esperanza de la Equidad Dossier about violence against women, Invited Editor, December 2010 Violencia de Género Institucional Dossier about violence against women, Invited Editor, December 2012 Violencia de Género contra Mujeres de la Tercera Edad Dossier about violence against women, Invited Editor, December 2013 Educación Género Inclusiva Dossier about violence against women, Invited Editor, November 2014 Opinion Articles Supremo Discrimen (also at derechoalderecho.org) Opinion article about second parent adoption February 2013 Golpes como del Odio de Dios Opinion article about second parent adoption April 2013 Se hace camino al andar Opinion article about LGBTTQI rights May 2013 Un corazón de Arco Iris Opinion article about LGBTTQI rights June 2013 Cuando los Sacrificios los Sufren Otros (also at derechoalderecho.org) Opinion article about Puerto Rico Pensions Funds Reform July 2013 EL NUEVO DÍA Constitución y Retiro Opinion article about Puerto Rico Pensions Funds Reform June 2013 Regalémosles una vida libre de violencia Opinion article about education and gender September 2013 Para presidir el Supremo Opinion article about Puerto Rico Supreme Court April 2014 Unos más iguales que otros Opinion article about same sex marriage September 2014 3
4 Desigualdad: el más violento de los crímenes Opinion article about violence and inequality November 2014 La defensoría del futuro Opinion article about the creation of a Human Rights Office June 2015 Deudocracia Opinion article about austery policies, debt and democracy July 2015 Others opinion articles, available upon request DERECHO AL DERECHO (derechoalderecho.org Law professors blog) Algunas notas sobre la Resolución del Tribunal Supremo Article about Certification writ June 2013 Ante la ley hay un guardián: Supremo y Democracia October 2013 TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS LAW, LEGAL THEORY AND JURISPRUDENCE THEORY OF JUSTICE GENDER, WOMEN MOVEMENTS, FEMINISM CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES CITIZENSHIP AND CITIZEN S RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS XV PUERTORICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONGRESS GENDER & SEXUALITY, Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission, September 2-3 2015, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico CÁTEDRA UNESCO DE EDUCACIÓN PARA LA PAZ, University of Puerto Rico, College of Education, March 2010, San Juan, Puerto Rico OTHER ACADEMIC WORK PEER REVIEWER, University of Republic of Uruguay, School of Law Review August 2014 WORK EXPERIENCE Instructor, University of Puerto Rico, College of Social Sciences, Political Science Department, Río Piedras Campus Legal Theory & Feminist Political Theory January 2015 Present GENERAL COUNSEL, Sindicato Puertorriqueño de Trabajadores SPT-SEIU 1996, San Juan, PR October 2012 Present ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF PUERTO RICO BAR ASSOCIATION, Puerto Rico Bar Association, Ana Irma Rivera Lassen President, San Juan, PR March 2012 October 2012
5 LAW CLERK, Hon. Anabelle Rodríguez Rodríguez, Puerto Rico Supreme Court October October 2012 LAW CLERK, Estudio Legal Reverón Collazo, San Juan, PR September October LAW CLERK, Márquez y Torres, PSC, San Juan, PR June 2010 August 2010 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, International Restaurant Service, Inc., San Juan, PR August 2008 November 2010 DEVELOPER COORDINATOR, International Restaurant Service, Inc., San Juan, PR September 2004 August 2008 WAITRESS, Ropa Vieja Restaurant, Condado, PR September 2003 July 2004 WAITRESS, Chimichurri Restaurant, Guaynabo, PR August 2001 September 2003 SKILLS AND INTERESTS MS Office Products, Extensive Knowledge Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Microjuris, Extensive Knowledge Excellent Analytical, Research, Writing, Leadership and Communications Skills Blogging and Writing about Politics, Theory, Gender Issues and current Affairs, available at www.promesapolitica.net LANGUAGES Spanish (native), English (fluent)