Catalina studied biochemical engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. She worked with endangered species of Latin America birds at Fundacion ARA, a nonprofit organization in Monterrey, Mexico, where she managed the diets of 80 different species of birds, incubated eggs, and hand raised chicks.

Catalina also collaborated on field research projects studying the peregrine falcon and golden eagle using conventional and satellite transmitters. In September 2002, she joined the California Condor Recovery Program to work on the condor release effort in Baja California, Mexico. She is a field assistant for the San Diego Zoo.

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