Experience

State of Delaware Criminal Justice Council
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Special Projects Coordinator

  • Jul 2023 - Present


Governor's Office

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Government Program Analyst

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Recommend and execute plans to improve development tools and processes. • Coordinate meetings with government and stakeholder groups to amplify OGOV's priorities (related to the Family Services Cabinet Council and Equity Office priorities). • Lead multi-faceted coordination efforts that involve communications, policy, and logistics support related to priorities as defined by FSCC and the Equity Office. • Work directly with the Director of Community Engagement to identify community activities and events where an OGOV or Equity Office presence would be beneficial. • As needed, represent Governor and Equity Office at community events. • Develop/design systems for evaluating the effectiveness of operations in meeting established goals and objectives. • Research, compile, evaluate, and present data for memos, reports, and special assignments, and prepare reports and correspondence. Show less



Justice of the Peace Court

• United States
• Courts of Law

• Judge

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2022

  • First Latina judge in Sussex and Kent counties, Delaware. • Appointed twice under Governor Jack Markell and most recently under the current Governor, John Carney. • Issued criminal and search warrants, after determining probable cause existed. • Processed traffic summons, arraigned defendants, and conducted presentments. • Held trials on all charges under the JP Court jurisdiction, including truancy. • Held special proceedings (extradition hearings, contempt hearing and VOP hearings). • Heard Civil cases including Landlord/Tenant matters, and debt actions up to $25,000. • Assessed admissibility and relevance of evidence, motions and pleadings to ensure fair proceedings. Show less



Elite Service Group, LLC

• Owner

  • Jul 2005 - Jan 2010

  • Opened the first translation and immigration service business in Sussex County, DE. • Interviewed pro se litigants in order to assist them in filing petitions or answers to petitions in the Delaware JP Court and Family Court. • Translated documents from English to Spanish and vice versa. • Interpreted for clients in the following scenarios: medical appointments, law office appointments, court hearings, and court-mandated programs (i.e DUI evaluations and parenting classes). • Facilitated group sessions for local businesses on the Hispanic culture and the challenges they were facing. • Transported and Interpreted for clients in Immigration Court. • Proofread translations to identify and correct punctuation, grammatical and translation errors. Show less