Waleska was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Studied Political Science in the University of Puerto Rico and graduated with Honors in 1993. In 1996 she graduated from the PontificalCatholic University of Puerto Rico’s School of Law.

She initiated her career as Director of the Legal Office for the General Services Administration (GSA) in Puerto Rico in 1999. In 2000 was appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico as a Commissioner of the Women’s Affair Commission and that same year she became President of the Board of Commissioners in charge of establishing public policy to protect abused women on the Island. In 2003, was appointed Director of the Legal Office and Chief Counsel for the Department of Corrections in Puerto Rico. Since 2009, Waleska became an Instructor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Correction’s offering leadership training for

Women and providing legal modules for the Operational Practices in the Management of Women’s Prisons training traveling all over the United States to offer training for executives in corrections.

In March 2007, she was appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico as the Executive Director of Pre-trial Services for the Island. In 2010 left the Department of Corrections to engage in the private practice as an off counsel with two prominent law firms in PR.

In 2012, Waleska relocated with her family to the State of Maryland. In June 2013 was sworn as a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Waleska is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

In 2013, opened her private practice as an Immigration Attorney in Annapolis, Maryland. She works mostly representing the Hispanic community but helps immigrants from all over the World with the idea that everyone deserves an opportunity to become an American Citizen.

Waleska provides high quality services accessible to the immigrant community.

From 2014 to 2019 and 2022 to 2023 Waleska was a board member in the Center of Help, a non-profit organization to help the immigrant community. Since 2014 Waleska offers once a month free immigration clinic for the immigrant community.

Waleska is currently a trustee for “Scholarships for Scholars” an organization that recognizes high achieving students in Anne Arundel County. Waleska is a former Board Member of “Parents Place of Maryland”, a non-profit organization that helps parents of children with disabilities and special needs. In 2020 she was appointed by the County Executive as a member of the Anne Arundel County Immigrant Affairs Commission until her term expired in 2023.

Today she is a member of the Board of Directors for Arundel Lodge, a non-profit organization located in Annapolis that helps prevent behavioral health disorders and provides the care and support people need to lead healthy, productive lives. One of her missions is to help the Lodge to be more accessible to the Hispanic community in the County.

Waleska has been a speaker in the “Annapolis Women’s March” in 2017, participates in TV programs, school fairs, offers free clinics in the county’s libraries and joins as many community events as possible in the county to speak to the people who need immigration consultations.

Waleska also hosts a live weekly program with Somos Baltimore Latino news to inform the public and answer immigration questions

In March of 2023, she opened her second law office in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Her team is growing in reaching the Hispanic community. Waleska was selected by the Embassy and consulate of Mexico as the only immigration attorney in Maryland to provide Mexican citizens with access immigration legal services.

Waleska and her husband of 29 years have one daughter (25), an 11-month grandson and two rescued dogs. Waleska also contributes and supports several dog rescuing programs in Puerto Rico and the ASPCA.

Whenever she gets the chance, Waleska loves to travel. She has traveled to almost all the United States as well as foreign countries from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and next is Asia. These experiences have contributed to expand her knowledge of other cultures and shape her views of a World more tolerant and inclusive.