Monica Rosales

Monica went to College in Guatemala City and graduated as a Bilingual Secretary in 1997. She did an internship in the Canadian Embassy for six months in the Public Relations Department. She always kept busy taking different courses like Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Public Relations and Ethics.  After she finished her internship she went to work at the airport in TACA airline as a manager of the Baggage Claim Department. After nine months she got a proposal to be the general manager for Mexicana Airlines in the Baggage Claim Department.  She worked there for almost two years, but it got difficult because at the time she was also going to the University for Environmental Science.

After three years she got her technical degree in Agroecology ( agroecologists may study questions related to the four system properties of agro ecosystems: productivity, stability, sustainability and equitability).

While she was going to school she applied to work for the government in Guatemala City in the Environmental Chamber doing environmental inspections for different companies that were not meeting the requirements established by the government, and presenting several options for them to implement so they would not violate the environmental laws in that country. She completed her five years and graduated as an Environmental Engineer in 2003 with a Bachelor’s of Science.

For those not familiar with environmental engineering, it involves waste water management and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, radiation protection, industrial hygiene, environmental sustainability, and public health issues as well as a knowledge of environmental engineering law. It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed construction projects.

She met her husband while going to school 1998 and married him in 2001.  He also graduated as an Environmental Engineer.

On January 17, 2004, I had my beautiful daughter Megan and in 2006 my son Matthew.