Post Graduate Trainings
American Council on Education
American Council on Education Fellow, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1997-1998
Washington, DC Institute for Chief Academic Officers 2012
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Graduate School of Education,
Executive Certificate in Educational Management, Institute for Educational Management for Senior University Administrators, 1994
Management Development Program, 1989
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Executive Program of Public Management, 1992
The National Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
Leader Lab, 1995
Benchmark Certification, 1995
Leadership Development, 1991
Licenses and Certifications
Quality Matters
QM Rubric Update Seventh Edition (RU) 2023
Peer Reviewer Certificate (PER) 2021
QM-Certified Higher Education Peer Reviewer 2021
Quality Matter Coordinator (QMC) 2021
Teaching Online Certificate (TOC) 2021
Creating a Presence in Your Online Course (CPOC) 2021
Assessing Your Learners (AYL) 2021
Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies (CLTTS) 2020
Evaluating Your Course Design (EYCD) 2020
Exploring Your Institution’s Policies (EYIP) 2020
Gauging Your Technology Skills (GYTS) 2020
Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) 2019
ZOOM Academy, 2020
Cornell University,
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations,
New York, New York
Equal Employment Opportunity Studies, 1981
Academic Credentials
B.A. – Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
A.M. – Middlebury College, Madrid Program, Madrid, Spain
Ph.D. – State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York Hispanic Languages and Literature.
Honors and Awards
Mujeres Destacadas Award from El Diario La Prensa, New York, New York, 2014.
Women History-Makers Award, North Jersey Federal Credit Union,
Totowa, New Jersey, 2014.
Executive Producer of recording Antillano, by RTS Music,
Los Angeles, California, 2013.
MCNY Crystal Award for Outstanding Service for Higher Education,
New York, New York. 2013.
100 Influential Business Leaders in the United States by Hispanic Business Magazine, 2010.
Educational/Leadership Award, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc.
New York, New York, 2010.
Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Member, Queens, New York, 2000.
Executive Leadership Institute Fellow, [Competitive Fellowship] League for Innovation in the Community College, 1999.
Queens Borough President Citation Award for Community Leadership, Queens, New York, 1998.
Education Award, Instituto de Puerto Rico, New York, New York, 1998.
Leadership America Fellow, [Competitive Fellowship] Alexandria,
Virginia, 1994-1995.
American Council on Education National Forum for Women in Higher Education, Washington, DC, 1992 & 2002.
National Hispana Leadership Institute Fellow, [Competitive Fellowship] Washington, DC, 1991-1992.
Phi Sigma Iota (Romance Languages Honor Society) Stony Brook,New York, 1977.
Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship,
1973-1980 [Competitive Fellowship]