As Finance Manager for the Latina Future 2050 Lab Project (LFL) I oversee projections, budgeting, and spending according to the direction of the CSRC Director to increase knowledge and insight through applied policy research on the contours of the economic, political, and social lives of Latinas living in the United States. In my 12 years at UCLA I have worked in many diverse financial roles for various departments within the organization. As a first-generation Latino raised by strong and hardworking Latinas I am proud and passionate of the work we are highlighting as part of LFL.