Born in Argentina and now a resident of Concord, North Carolina, Ms. Plez joined CTSI in January 2010 as a Clinical Trials Assistant II. Ms. Plez supports translational population health research efforts in Kannapolis by informing, recruiting, and enrolling the Hispanic population in the area. She previously worked as a teacher and translator in both Argentina and the United States after graduating from UM University in Buenos Aires with a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages.