Expertise and Contributions

Expertise

Zulma has worked and collaborated with various communities and populations around the world to help them connect with nature, build personal development and wellness, and increase mental and physical resilience. She thrives on leveraging existing communities, partnerships, and systems, while also continuously improving and forging new aligned partnerships, resources, and processes to advance organizational objectives.

In her 13+ years of experience, Zulma has worked in a variety of roles— from 24/5 mental health crisis clinician for suicidal youth; executive director of an outdoor organization increasing access to the outdoors for BIPOC youth; behavioral health researcher investigating youth understanding of outdoor programming to now being the founder of an emerging health tech startup.

Throughout her roles, her mission and value-orientation remain the same: work to improve and expand access to health, education, and personal development through evidence-based, nature-oriented approaches. Zulma truly believes and understands that outdoor challenges, supportive communities, skilled and resourced leaders, culturally-responsive and trauma-informed programming, and a growth mindset are essential ingredients in building a healthier, inclusive, compassionate, and prosperous society.

Currently, Zulma is applying her research skills, clinical experience, and experiential education experience to create an ecosystem of products and services to help individuals and businesses support mind-body health and personal development through nature, community, and science. Learn more about Life Stages and their team wellness services and upcoming consumer wellness app, Align.

Zulma has been supported by the following entrepreneurial communities:

Community Engagment & Professional Development

Zulma has devoted years of her free time to giving back to the various communities she is a part of and to advance her own personal development and mission of bringing health, wellness, and resilience to underserved populations. Explore how she’s contributed to different communities below.

List of Community Engagement & Professional Development

Black Ambition 2024 Semifinalist Cohort (Present)

Latino Founders 2024 Accelerator Cohort (Present)

TiE Silicon Valley 2024 Semifinalist Cohort (Present)

Latinas in the Boardroom National Steering Committee Member (Present)

Bay Area University of Chicago Alumni Club Board Member (Present)

University of Chicago Latinx Alumni Network Board Member (Present)

Latinas in Tech Entrepreneurship Program Cohort Member (Feb. 2024)

Wildwood VC Fellow (Dec. 2023)

Super Majority Education Fund Majority Leader (Sept. 2022)

Wild Gift Outdoor Entrepreneur Fellow (Aug. 2022)

REI’s Path Ahead x Founded Outdoors' Embark Alumni (Apr. 2022)

Columbia Slough Watershed Council Bilingual Paddle Leader (Sep. 2021)

Diversity & Inclusion Affinity Group Member, Catholic Community Services (May 2021)

People of Color Affinity Group, Catholic Community Services (May 2021)

Qualified Mental Health Professional-Registrant (Mar. 2021)

Cross-country Skiing Mentorship Recipient (Feb. 2021)

Basic Snow Mountaineering Skills Workshop (Jan. 2021)

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy Certification (Jan. 2021)

Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist Training (Nov. 2020)

Neuro-sequential Model of Therapeutics Workshop (Feb. 2020)

Trauma-informed Care Training (Jan. 2020)

Pediatric Intellectual & Developmental Disability Workshop (Oct. 2019)

Collaborative Problem Solving Training (Oct. 2019)

Right Response Certification (Aug. 2019)

Mental Health National Provider Registrant (Mar. 2019)

Rower, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge (Dec. 2018)

Student-Staff Consultation Committee, University of Cambridge (May 2018)

Mindfulness Meditation Training (Feb. 2018)

Leadership in Action Workshop (Dec. 2017)

GirlGuiding New Zealand Guide Leader (May 2017)

Mexican INAPAM Retirement Home Volunteer (Aug 2010)

Howard Area Community Center Volunteer (May 2003)

Testimonials

Zulma offers consulting services in NGO and business management, community-oriented health and programming, team-building, and individual leadership coaching. She also offers mentorship opportunities for other female, Latinx, and/or queer professionals.

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Community Engagment & Professional Development

Zulma has devoted years of her free time to giving back to the various communities she is a part of and to advance her own personal development and mission of bringing health, wellness, and resilience to underserved populations. Explore how she’s contributed to different communities below.

Testimonials