[1] On November 5, 2002, Fernandez won the Senatorial election and became a Democratic senator in the Guam Legislature.
[2] As a businesswoman, Fernandez is the owner of Imperial Pacific International (IPI) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
She replaced Acting President Danny Wyatt, who returned to his role as Dean for Academic Programs and Services.
[4] In April 2010, Fernandez was fired from her position as President of Northern Marianas College.
In February 2018, Fernandez launched the casino management to Northern Marianas College’s workforce development programs.