She joined Catholic University to launch the M.A. degree in Integral Economic Development Management, providing leadership and direction as Program Director. Mrs. Lopez started her career in Logistics managing production and export sales within the Mills and Cardboard Division of Smurfit-Kappa Venezuela to clients from North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. She then managed shipment logistics for the Latin American market for the Smurfit Kappa Group. Mrs. Lopez also specializes in marketing research and has conducted qualitative and quantitative tests and statistical analysis to identify product appeal, customer content preference and consumer behavior for use in company product and market strategy development for Nielsen Media Research, Telefonica and the Real State Chamber of Venezuela. She has directed and executed marketing research, strategic planning, budgeting and monetary goals for a start-up organization which led to the development of breakthrough technology seeking protection of families from harmful media. She managed relationships with national membership organizations including family, religious and civic groups using the collected market data to execute integrated communications and outreach plans to ensure strategic communications with their audiences. Additionally, she has collaborated on the writing and design of corporate communications that helped raise nearly $4 million in investment capital. She lives in Maryland with her husband, and three young children.