Liliana is a cultural worker, educator, and PhD candidate at the University of Illinois Chicago.

As a PhD candidate Liliana is working on her dissertation titled "Cartographic Histories of Queer Latine Chicago" where she is mapping the impact of queer Latine advocacy in Chicago's sexual and racial geographies from the 90's to the early 2000's.

Aside from her scholarly work, she has over ten years of cultural work in museums and cultural institutions. She has developed and managed education initiatives, advised and led exhibition curation, and led public and school program development. She also provides contract work to support local cultural institutions and events through strategic planning and community centered program development models. Some of her most recent work includes the development and moderation of public programs for the Pilsen Latina Legacies project part of the Chicago Monuments Project.

Liliana also has formal teaching experience in higher education as a lecturer at Northeastern Illinois University. She also has led the development of K-12 curriculum and professional development for educators.

In January 2024, Liliana co-founded Raices Chicago Story Coalition, where she continues her work in positively impacting Chicago’s cultural landscape and uplifting Chicago Latine stories.