Noreen Barcena is a graduate of Pitzer College, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and Organizational Studies. Ms. Barcena attended law school at University of La Verne College of Law. Ms. Barcena proudly serves as an executive board member of Ferias Legales – a non-profit that provides help to the under served communities in Los Angeles and the Mexican-American border. She has been practicing criminal defense, family law and immigration law since December 2012. She is a former executive board member of the Mexican American Bar Association. Ms. Barcena often volunteers for legal fairs to help the community, and she has also mentored middle school and high school students. Each year, Ms. Barcena volunteers with IMAHelps to organize medical missions to under served populations and acts as an interpreter to local doctors. Ms. Barcena is a big sister for the Catholic Big Brother and Big Sister program, and often interview her expertise with Hoy newspaper.