Barbara is a lawyer who graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa with a postgraduate study in International Commercial Law and Judicial English by “Universidad Panamericana".

Since 2017, she is the Managing Director and main consultant of a boutique firm in Mexico for AML/CFT matters, C&C Compliance & Conduct Advisors.

From 2004 to 2011, she worked for the ICE (now, DHS) Attaché Office in Mexico City, conducting and coordinating binational investigations of transnational crimes, such as money laundering, commercial fraud, IPR violations and others. These investigations led to the dismantling of criminal organizations, the imprisonment of their members and the freezing of assets in MX and the U.S.

Previously, Barbara worked for the Mexican Revenue System, conducting and coordinating binational investigations between MX and other countries, including the U.S., on commercial fraud matters, such as smuggling, undervaluation of merchandises, IPR and country of origin violations. These investigations led to the seizure of numerous merchandises and currency in several countries, the dismantling of criminal organizations and the imprisonment of their members.