2023 Hamilton Scholar Nashla was forced to leave her home in Honduras because of crime and corruption; her experience motivates her to help others from similar backgrounds by employing technology and its intersection with human rights.

Through her work with the Advocacy Project, a non-profit organization that promotes peace worldwide, Nashla used her tech skills as a website developer and vlogger to help spread awareness about their mission. She is also interning with the database management team at CARECEN, a non-profit organization that provides legal services for Central American immigrants. Nashla is a summer 2023 research intern at George Mason University's Inspired Lab where she will explore the intersection of race and software engineering. She firmly believes that technology must be conscious of bias in order to be truly helpful and make a positive impact on people's lives.

Finally, Nashla uses her leadership and tech skills as the programming captain for her FRC Robotics Club at school. Despite the challenges she faced growing up, Nashla is determined to use her passion for technology to help underdeveloped countries and make a positive impact in the world.