Natalia is an accomplished professional with over 20 years of experience in banking, treasury, capital and debt management. She has held significant leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, demonstrating expertise in debt management, treasury management and capital project oversight. Natalia served as the Director Bureau, of Redevelopment, Capital & Debt for the Governor's Budget Office managing multi-billion-dollar bond issuances and advising State Officials on debt matters. She was responsible for multi-billion-dollar capital projects including redevelopment programs, municipal buildings, transportation, state universities’ capital projects, ports, roads and bridges and oversaw the $15 billion debt sinking fund for the Commonwealth. She also oversaw and directed major components of the Commonwealth Annual Capital and Debt Budget.

Natalia also served as the First Deputy City Treasurer for the City of Philadelphia, overseeing the City’s $9 billion outstanding debt portfolio, cash management and investments, and managed the City’s bank accounts.

Before that she worked at Santander Bank, first as Vice President Community Partnership Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region supporting communities, and then joined the Government Banking Team as Vice President, Specialized Banking Relationship Manager. Natalia was responsible for the sales, service, and retention of complex non-profit, higher education, health care institutions, municipalities, and state agencies.

Natalia also worked at the University of Pennsylvania at the Treasury Office as a Senior Financial Analyst. She assisted the Associate Treasurer and CFO of the University in issuing and managing the University’s debt & liquidity, the cash flow and the University’s Central Bank.

Natalia holds a BA in International Relations and an MGA in Public Finance from the Fels Institute of Government-University of Pennsylvania.

She proudly serves on several non-profit boards such as The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a Secretary & Business Leadership Organized by Catholic Schools (BLOCS) as a board member. Natalia was also appointed by the Mayor to serve on the Philadelphia Energy Authority’s board, and the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) owned by the City of Philadelphia as a Treasurer. Recently, Natalia was appointed by the Governor to serve on the board of directors as Chairwoman of the State Public School Building Authority (SPSBA) and Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority (PHEFA).

Natalia has received multiple awards including the Philadelphia Business Journal “2020 Minority Business Leaders Awards” and in 2018 was named by The Office of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs as “One of The Top 100 Most Influential Latinos in The State of Pennsylvania.”

Natalia lives with her husband, daughter and mother in the Northwest section of the city.