Luz studied Medicine in her native Colombia, graduating as a GP and later working in Casualty. Finding that she enjoyed hospital administration more, Luz moved into an administrative role gaining Graduate Diplomas in Business Administration and Marketing, and an MA in Communication. Before leaving Colombia she had established her own communications company and was a university lecturer in Marketing.

In 2010, Luz arrived in Australia as a political refugee. her life was in tatters and she spoke no English. She felt like a nobody: frightened, isolated and disempowered. She soon discovered that she wasn't alone and In 2011, along with a group of 25 other women experiencing similar challenges, she began to make and sell crafts around Melbourne.

In May 2013, SisterWorks was born and over the last five years 451 Sisters from 56 different countries have been part of the Sisterworks Family. Luz provides inspirational leadership, marketing and network skills and a vision of women from many cultures supporting each other through working together.