Melissa Huerta brings 10 years of experience working at the intersection of technology, learning, and philanthropy. She holds a Master’s in International Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She built her early career in Latin America, working with governments and local organizations to improve education quality and access. As Senior Program Officer at Mozilla, she leads fellowship programmes that support public interest technologists and civil society organizations worldwide to deepen their technical capacity to face the challenges of tomorrow. .
The challenge of meeting the needs of post-COVID Latin America is systemic, so the solutions must be holistic and future-proof. Civil society organizations can help drive this effort.
Community-based organizations play a vital role in ensuring the digital transformation benefits the widest number possible, particularly in Latin America.
