She has a degree in History and Geography from the University of Chile and a degree in Anthropology from the University of Santiago, Chile. She is also a candidate for a doctorate in Human Sciences at the Austral University of Chile, with doctoral studies in Anthropology and at the Center for Advanced Feminist Studies at the University of Minnesota, United States. She is an academic at the Austral University of Chile.
Debbie Guerra is a Counselor of the INDH from July 4, 2016, to July 4, 2022, appointed by the former President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet.