Dr. Vergara has over 20 years experience in organizational leadership, professional and personal development, counseling and coaching. Her work has been mostly focused within academia, corporations and the non-profit sector, she has created multiple organizations including Mindfulness Into Action (MIA®) Research Institute.  The MIA® methodology, a transformational learning practice, has already helped thousands of people transform their mind by identifying and changing their self-sabotaging behavior. Dr. Vergara was born in Chile, lived in Peru, Ecuador and immigrated to the United States with her three children in 1996.

• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Adult Education and Leadership, Department of Leadership and Organization, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

• Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Urban Policy Analisys, Milano Graduate School, New School University, New York.

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Broadcasting, New Jersey City University, New Jersey.