Originally from the US, Monica received her dual Degree in Architecture and Interior Architecture from Auburn University. Upon graduation, she worked for two years in a large architectural firm, then migrated south in 2007 and worked with H. Ponce Arquitectos in Merida where she collaborated on several residential designs and discovered her shared passion for graphic design while also serving as their publicity director. In 2013 Monica and her husband Fernando decided to pool their talents in order to create the design-build firm CENTRO architects.