Prior to joining the Foreign Service in 2015, Mills worked at Meridian International Center, promoting the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program as a program associate and intern coordinator. She has also worked on projects with the Transatlantic Inclusion Leadership Network, l’Agence Française de Développement, as well as fellowships in Africare, the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She holds a dual master’s degree from Columbia and Sciences Po Universities in international and public affairs. She is a 2013 Charles Rangel International Affairs Fellow and a 2012-2013 U.S. Fulbright Research Grantee. She is proficient in Spanish, Amharic, and French.