Natalia has been dedicated to increasing opportunities for students, especially within STEM. She has volunteered as a college mentor for the Double Discovery Center, and helped out on weekends as a tutor for Prep for Prep. Natalia has spearheaded programming between the Columbia Society of Women Engineers and the Double Discovery Center and City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology through panels and lab tours. She has created relationships with these programs such that in years to come, these partnerships will continue to help students of color from New York City interested in STEM. “Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my Columbia journey thus far! Every day has been better because of you! Especially thank you to the School of Engineering for all the opportunities for students like myself and for truly living the Engineering for Humanity ethos!”