Natalia Espejo is originally from Lima, Peru, but spent her formative years in Fargo, North Dakota. She completed her undergraduate studies at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, double majoring in Political Science and International Studies. Natalia received her Masters in Public Health Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. During her graduate studies, she conducted fieldwork in Kampala, Uganda, assisting a local NGO with the implementation of its HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Before joining GHC, Natalia worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the Project Manager of two CDC-grants that support public health activities in Afghanistan and Tanzania.