Elizabeth
Díaz-Stubbs was raised in Managua, Nicaragua and came to the US after finishing
high school to attend college. Growing up in one of the poorest countries in
the hemisphere, she became interested in human rights issues and community
development. Elizabeth choose Civil and Environmental Engineering as my field
of study to learn how to design and implement technical projects that will help
communities empower themselves. She is heavily involved with the Rice chapter
of Engineers Without Borders-USA through which she has transformed her
aspirations into practice. Her team completed a bridge in a rural
community in Nicaragua that will allow kids to attend school and adults to go
to work during the rainy season without risking their lives. Elizabeth hopes to
continue doing this type of work her whole life.