Cynthia resides in El Paso, TX. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a double bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Political Science in 2014 and a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2019. She has experience working in the non-profit and public sectors. Cynthia has worked on developing and implementing programs in education, housing, homelessness, mental health, migration, and environmental justice. Cynthia is currently working as the Advocacy Coordinator for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, an International Catholic missionary society of priests and lay missionaries. In this role, Cynthia is in charge of advancing national and international advocacy efforts in migration and ecology using the experiences of Columban missionaries living and working in some of the most marginalized communities around the world . She is passionate about social justice and the defense of human rights.
