In her home country of Belize, Kiri worked on gender issues, policy analysis, evaluation of social programmes, and human rights education in both governmental and non-governmental organisations. Making an honest and genuine social impact has been and remains her core purpose. She has worked on mapping data systems across Belize’s social protection system and was part of a team at the helm of administering social programmes there, from conceptualisation to technical delivery. In the United Kingdom, she has worked in administrative roles at the University of Oxford and Prospect Magazine. She holds a BSc in Political Science and an MSc in Governance and Public Policy, both from The University of the West Indies, Mona.