Nelly is an International Relations professional and will start an MA in Security Studies at Georgetown University in the fall of 2023. She serves as a Hemispheric Security, Human Rights, and International Law Analyst at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the Organization of American States in Washington DC. She is a former Mexican Youth Delegate to the United Nations and an active promoter of gender perspective, inclusion, and environmental sustainability. Nelly believes in the power of bottom-up initiatives to drive global impact and has worked directly with vulnerable communities to achieve the economic empowerment of women.