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Current Work

2025

CURRENT WORK

ISLEÑAS | FOUNDER & CREATIVE LEAD

Isleñas is a footwear brand manufactured with a social conscience in Puerto Rico and Latin America.

MODO CONSCIENTE | CO-FOUNDER

A female-led community of Puerto Rican designers practicing and encouraging a more conscientious approach to consumption.

 

CURRENT CONTINUING EDUCATION

Image by Museo de Arte de Ponce

STUDENT | MUNDILLO : INTERMEDIO 1 | Museo de Arte de Ponce | Prof. Sandra Rodríguez

Traditional Puerto Rican Bobbin Lace courses held at Museo de Arte de Ponce by expert Sandra Rodríguez.

PARTICIPANT | COURSE: LOCO FOR LOCAL 2025 | Footwearology

A hybrid program where participants learn 7 digital programs to be able to design and complete a compostable footwear design protoype. Footwearology consults the participating designers/brands on how to be able to manufacture at their specific locations.

 

MAIN GOALS AS A CREATIVE.

MAIN GOALS AS A CREATIVE.

  • Remaining curious about traditional craft while staying current with new technologies and their integration with art and design.

  • To revitalize the needle industry at a local level applying sustainability pillars.

  • Be a resource and carry knowledge forward.


 

RECENT YEARS

2024

 

ISLEÑAS | CREATIVE LEAD

Isleñas is a footwear brand manufactured with a social conscience in Puerto Rico and Latin America.

MODO CONSCIENTE | MEMBER CO-FOUNDER

A female-led community of Puerto Rican designers practicing and encouraging a more conscientious approach to consumption.

 

2023

 

isleñas | CREATIVE LEAD

Isleñas is a footwear brand manufactured with a social conscience in Puerto Rico and Latin America.

MODO CONSCIENTE | CO-FOUNDER

A female-led community of Puerto Rican designers practicing and encouraging a more conscientious approach to consumption.

UNIVERSIDAD SAGRADO CORAZÓN | COURSE DEveloper & PROFESSOR | Contractor

Private and non-profit Puerto Rican university with 140+ years history with a newly launched creative department, Escuela de Artes, Diseño e Industrias Creativas.


 

2022

ISLEÑAS | FOUNDER & DESIGNER

Isleñas is a footwear brand offering women stylish and comfortable product made with a social conscience in Puerto Rico for the local and US market.

 

MODO CONSCIENTE | CO-FOUNDER

A female-led community of Puerto Rican designers practicing and encouraging sustainable fashion and lifestyle products.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS | MUMAS RENACIENDO CORP.

A Puerto Rican non-profit organization empowering women from under-resourced communities to become economically independent through their 3-part program; Sewing, Emotional Resiliency Tools, Enterpreneurship.