Shajaira Payne is finishing her doctoral thesis at University of Istmo in education with an emphasis on research. Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Panama, with experience as a registered nurse in both the Children's Hospital in Panama and La Palma Hospital in the isolated Darien region. Clinical Supervision for Nursing at a large multispecialty hospital called 24 Diciembre; Head of Regional Health Services Provision in Darien; Head of Nursing at the Sambu Health Center in Darien.  Commenced working as a nurse at the US Embassy in Panama in 2014 and is based in the health facility.