PhD in Management Science Candidate at Walden University, focusing on research on developing financial literacy competencies for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Also, focusing on the development and improvement of financial literacy levels of students (elementary school, secondary school, and university), and its impact on the current and subsequent financial decision-making process. Other research areas include Financial Inclusion, Poverty Alleviation, AI and AI in Finance Developments, Investments, and the inclusion of investment opportunities for individuals and companies at all societal levels. Investment Portfolio Management and Financial Literacy Advocate.

Lecturer of Personal and Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, Money & Banking, and Financial Mathematics at the Faculty of Social Sciences & Economics of the University of Curaçao.

Experienced multilingual (proficient in English, Spanish, Papiamentu, Dutch) investment and financial professional (extensive knowledge on management of securities, such as mutual funds, pension funds, exchange-traded funds and other individual securities) and entrepreneur with a successful career in financial and retirement advisory management, as well as extensive experience in the translation industry, general financial services sector, training sector, customer relations knowledge and expertise, entrepreneurship and business development.