Nesly Peña is a research analyst in the Research, Evaluation & Analytics unit at JFF. She supports research and evaluation workstreams focused on workforce development and education to promote equitable and inclusive systems. 

Her skills and areas of expertise include: 

• Research design and program evaluation 
• Mixed-methods analysis (quantitative and qualitative) 
• Survey development and analysis 
• Immigrant workforce and education integration 

Before joining JFF, Peña was a fellow and consultant at World Education Services (WES), where she contributed to projects promoting the inclusion of internationally trained immigrants in the United States and Canada. 

Educational background:  

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia 
• Master’s degree in public and social policy, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain