Lucia Rodriguez serves as the Director of the Global MDP Secretariat. For the past 20 years Dr. Rodriguez has been involved in the field of international education and administration. In her previous positions, Lucia has scaled up projects, fundraised, and developed innovative interactive programs for young people interested in learning about the world. Lucia received her doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Lucia works with the members of the  Global Association of MDP programs to manage, scale up, and secure the financial sustainability of the global network of MDP programs.