Marcela Ortiz is a Ph.D. candidate performing research in didactics of

experimental, social, and mathematical sciences (University of Huelva). She holds a Magister in Sciences Education (Internacional University of Andalusia-Spain); a B.S. in Natural Sciences and Environmental Education and a Diplomat Qualified in Evaluation of Public Policy Programs in Education (University of Antioquia-Colombia); and a Specialist in Management and Cultural Policies degree (National University of La Plata – Argentina). Currently, Ortiz is a research scholar at STEM Center for Outreach, Research & Education at Texas Tech University and a National technical lead in computational thinking for rural zones of the international cooperation program between the British Council and the Colombian government – Colombia Program. She is actively leading women’s participation in STEM policy in her home city (Medellin – Colombia).