Veronica is pursuing her M.A. in Political Science with a concentration in United Nations and Global Policy Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. She graduated cum laude from the Monmouth University Honors School with a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Public Policy. Her research interests include international relations, diplomacy, political economy, and U.S.–Latin American relations. Her undergraduate honors thesis examined redlining and generational educational mobility, and she also conducted research through the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab.
Veronica’s experience includes nine Model United Nations conferences, the NEW Leadership®️ program at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics, and service with the Eudes Foundation in Colombia. A dual U.S.–El Salvador citizen fluent in English and Spanish, she hopes to pursue a career in diplomacy and international economic policy, with the long-term goal of joining the U.S. Foreign Service.