For the past two decades, Carla has worked with companies, non-profit organizations and consumers in the U.S. Hispanic community and in Latin America.
Prior to co-founding Bixal, she worked on Sprint Nextel’s Hispanic corporate website where she managed and grew the Hispanic eCommerce Team and provided leadership on three major Web initiatives.
Carla’s unique career path includes working with the Hispanic immigrant community in Southern CA, serving as a Health Nutritionist with the Peace Corps in rural Guatemala, managing international development projects in Latin America, programming in open source and proprietary technologies, and developing online communications and technology strategies for the Hispanic Market. Her diverse background has provided her with a strong understanding of the cultural, linguistic, and technical issues involved in communicating and connecting with the growing online Hispanic and Latin American community.
An avid blogger and presenter on the online Hispanic Market and an active technology enthusiast, Carla is passionate about using new and innovative technologies, including websites, social media and mobile technologies, to effectively communicate and engage the Hispanic community.
Carla has an M.A. in International Public Administration and Advanced Spanish from the Monterey Institute of International studies, a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from California State University, Long Beach, and a Certificate in Business Programming from the Chubb Institute.
