Madeline is a business consultant with the UGA Small Business Development Center in Athens. She is driven by her passion for the community and a genuine desire to build and mentor individuals, families, young and mature small businesses.

She possess over 20 years’ experience mentoring and serving others, with a dynamic background in financial management, insurance, banking, compliance, real estate, debt management, housing/credit counseling and business acumen. Originally from Puerto Rico, Madeline is fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

She participates in many volunteer programs, such as SCORE, USO, Meals on Wheels, STEM, Alzheimer’s Walk and others.