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As she completed her final post, she was described as a "Wonder Woman" in dealing with wounded warriors that returned from the battlefront to assume other roles in the military or transition into private life.
As she completed her final post, she was described as a "Wonder Woman" in dealing with wounded warriors that returned from the battlefront to assume other roles in the military or transition into private life.
After a 30-year military career, she retired from the United States Army in 2014 and returned to Puerto Rico, where she was appointed as special assistant to the Puerto Rico Police Superintendent, leading the Strategic Initiative Group. Subsequent to the resignation of James Tuller, the Police Superintendent who recruited her, her name surfaced as a potential successor. Her final of six commanding posts before retiring was as commander of the Walter Reed Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) in the National Capital Area.
Her appointment, while controversial, has been endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union"s Puerto Rico Chapter.
The Puerto Rico Police Department operates under a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice. A Federal court-appointed monitor, supervised by United States District Judge Gustavo Gelpí, resigned in February, 2014.
She studied at the Nuestra Señora de la Providencia Catholic School in the Cupey sector of San Juan and graduated High School from George O. Robinson School in the Condado sector of San Juan before moving on to West Point. Her 5-year military commitment after graduating turned into a 30-year military career.