Rebeca is an experienced professional in the humanitarian, peacebuilding, and international development sectors. Currently, she serves in a dual capacity as the Innovation Officer and Lead Data Scientist at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Innovation Service. In this role, she focuses on leveraging data science, big data, and artificial intelligence to improve protection and decision-making in the humanitarian sector. Since she joined UNHCR in 2015, she has supported UNHCR country operations and humanitarian emergencies in various operational contexts in Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa and MENA.

In addition, Rebeca has worked with the WFP Emergency Operations, conducting research on the funding shortfall for WFP's support to Syrian refugees in Jordan. In the domain of international development, Rebeca dedicated five years to the World Bank Mexico field office, contributing to open data initiatives, communications, and access to information/privacy policy efforts. Furthermore, she has also made valuable contributions to the peacebuilding sector. As an ICT Policy Consultant for GAPS Uganda, a grassroots nonprofit organization committed to advocating for transitional justice and the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, she focused on strengthening efforts in early warning and early response measures with appropriate technology deployment for Uganda's operational context.

Rebeca is the founder of "Oportunidades para Internacionalistas," a regional network that initially started as a Facebook group in response to the 2008 crisis, aimed at assisting Latin American youth in finding professional and educational opportunities. The network has grown to over 50,000 members and has a significant impact on matching jobs opportunities in the region. Additionally, she is a co-founder of @UrbanWatchers, a start-up launched in New York City, supported by the Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Annual Global Policy Challenge.

Her educational background includes a B.A. in International Relations and a Master of Public Policy from ITESM Campus Monterrey. She also holds a Certificate in Foreign Policy from American University and has completed an Executive Education Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is also a former Fulbright Scholar at SIPA in Columbia University, where she earned a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in technology policy management and humanitarian affairs.