Jeraldyne Herrera is the Associate Director for the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Originally from the Bay Area, California, Jeraldyne embarked on her academic journey at San Francisco State University, where she not only excelled academically in Political Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude, but also demonstrated her leadership skills as the President of Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society) and as a Standards Board Member for Phi Sigma Sigma. More recently, Jeraldyne has expanded her expertise by obtaining a Master's degree in Applied Intelligence from the School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University.