Wendy S. Avilés is a second-year student at Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service, pursuing a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS), with a concentration in Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA). She graduated Cum Laude from Emory University with a BA in International Studies and Linguistics and published her first collection of poetry, "El Bilingual Catarsis," in 2022. Wendy is experienced in voter rights and electoral observation during the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level speechwriting, bilingual translation, diversity and inclusion, social media management, and research. Her academic interests include multilateral organizations, electoral monitoring and observation, democracy, global conflicts and security, Dominican-Haitian relations, human rights, and sociolinguistics. Wendy aims to become a diplomat in the long-term.

Avilés, W. S. (2021, October 26). República Dominicana: Un referente en observación electoral para elecciones libres y justas. Boletín Contexto Diplomático. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6858570037247184896-rIjd/

Avilés, W. S. (2022, May 16). El Bilingual Catarsis. New Degree Press.

Avilés, W. S. (2022, January 2). Mirada Histórica: De La Tradición Al Lenguaje Inclusivo. Acento. https://acento.com.do/opinion/mirada-historica-tradicion-al-lenguaje-inclusivo-9020045.html