Luisa is from Medellin, Colombia, where she completed her undergraduate degree in law in 2018. For her undergraduate thesis, Luisa studied the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP armed group signed in 2016 and its impact on rural reform and food security in some Colombian communities. After finishing her degree, Luisa worked with the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) in the Marine Biodiversity and Coastal Protection Program studying national and international regulations related to coral reef conservation, plastic pollution, and sustainable fishing. Luisa completed a Postgraduate Diploma in environmental law in 2019 and commenced to work as a lawyer in a government institution, the special administrative unit for the return of stripped lands that aims the return abandoned and stripped lands due to the armed conflict in Colombia where she represented victims of armed conflict.

Since 2022, Luisa is doing a Master of Philosophy in agricultural and environmental related studies at James Cook University in Townsville under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Michele Barnes and Prof. Tiffany Morrison to identify and analyse policy and regulatory instruments that promote livelihood enhancement and peace-building in coastal communities facing societal disruptions such as armed conflicts regarding access and management of resources.