Michelle Zaragoza attended University of California, Santa Barbara where she received bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and Environmental Science. Having a passion for global studies, she continued her studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, to receive her Master’s in International Environmental Policy, with the hopes of working as an Environmental Officer for the United Nations. Before applying to the U.N., she served in Nicaragua for 27 months with the Peace Corps as a science teacher, and discovered her passion for education. Her United Nation dreams have been put on hold as she pursues her current dream of growing students' interests in science.