Following 28+ years of experience and board certification in Brazil with excellent track record of extraordinary care, emphasizing on improvement in quality of life and rehabilitation, Luciana moved to the U.S. in 2017, later graduating with a Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) in 2019.

In 2020, after a long process of education equivalency, she earned a title of US board-certified DPT. She currently works as a pediatric inpatient and orthopedic outpatient physical therapist in two hospital locations for Intermountain Healthcare in the state of Utah. Luciana speaks Portuguese and English.

Most recently she joined NALHE Utah as the Secretary. As a board member of NAHLE, she would like to assist Latin descendants who have immigrated to the US and are attempting to transfer their education and credentials to the US system, as well as assist them to get into the workforce. Luciana hopes to use her personal and professional experiences to deliver the best care and guidance to those either initiating, or in the middle of, the process to develop their careers in the US healthcare system.