Educational and sports experiences abroad

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). I completed my undergraduate studies on an athletic scholarship, representing the university as the number one player on the tennis team from 2000 to 2003. I also served as captain of the UALR women’s tennis team from 2000 to 2003 and as assistant coach of the women’s and men’s teams in 2003 and 2004.

After finishing my undergraduate studies in the U.S., in 2005 I returned to my hometown, Mar del Plata, Argentina. I completed a graduate program in Integrated Marketing Communications at Universidad de Belgrano and worked in Marketing and Communications in the healthcare sector.

In 2009, I moved to Spain, where I continued investing in my education. I completed a graduate program at the University of Oviedo and the Diplomatic School of Madrid, earning the title of University Specialist in State and International Protocol and Ceremonial (January 2011 – December 2012). From 2010 to 2013, I was also in charge of communications and event organization for the Sports Service at the University of Navarra (UNAV) in Pamplona, Spain, where I also took part in creating the Center for Olympic Studies and the UNAV “Sports Talent” Program.

In 2013, I decided to return to my country, rejoining the same organization and position I had held before moving to Spain.

My years devoted to sports and education, together with my experiences living in other countries and getting to know different cultures, always with sports and study as guiding principles, inspired me to found GlobalizED, an organization whose main goal is to help more athletes and students shape their future by experiencing what it’s like to live and study abroad.

Achievements:

Academic:

• “Most Promising Minority Students” award from the American Advertising Federation (2002 – 2003),
• “All-American” distinction for a GPA above 3.0 (2002 – 2003),
• “Sun Belt Conference” distinction for a GPA above 3.0 (2001 – 2003)
• Member of the Chancellor’s List for a GPA above 3.3 (2000 – 2001).

College athletics:

• “Sun Belt Conference” award for best player in the region in Singles and Doubles (2003)
• “All-Time Sun Belt Women’s Tennis Team” award (2000 and 2003)
• “Most Valuable Player” award, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2002 and 2003),
• Nominated for Arkansas Female Athlete of the Year (2002 and 2003).

Other achievements:

• Number 1 in Argentina in tennis, Junior category (under 18) (1995 – 1996).
• “Lobo de Mar” award for outstanding tennis player of the General Pueyrredón district (1996).
• South American team champion in tennis, Junior category (under 16) (Montevideo, Uruguay) (1994).
• Champion of the COSAT “Cóndor de Plata” Tournament (under 16) in singles and doubles (La Paz, Bolivia) (1994).

I have held a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad CAECE since 2005. I later completed a graduate program in International Marketing and Foreign Trade at Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires. I chose to specialize in this branch of my profession because of the contact it creates with people and organizations from other countries, and the challenge of discovering the ties that connect them with our country. In the following years, I continued training through various courses related to International Trade and Cooperation.

From the beginning of my career, I worked for the AL-Invest Program, run by the European Commission. As part of the Project coordination team, I was responsible for:

Developing international business cooperation projects and institutional communication strategies, organizing and coordinating business matchmaking events and international trade missions in Argentina and abroad, and hosting foreign delegations in the country;
Contacting and engaging with public and private entities internationally to bring companies together for sector meetings, training sessions, joint activities and business development;
Preparing and managing business agendas. Participating in international trade fairs as coordinator of company delegations;

Later, I joined the family business, implementing its digital strategy and opening an entirely new commercial area.

Today, I am taking on a new personal challenge aligned with my interests and professional background: connecting and building relationships with people and institutions from other countries. GlobalizED is the new space where I place my expectations to achieve new goals and, with them, fulfill the dream of so many young people who want to forge their own path and experience abroad.