Kimberly Abarca

Kimberly Abarca serves as a Senior Associate at Actum since October 2022, following a progression from Associate. Previous experience includes a role as a 2021 Charles B. Rangel Summer Enrichment Scholar at the U.S. Department of State in 2021. Other notable positions include Junior Associate at Mercury, where Kimberly monitored media coverage related to COVID-19 and the California Census, and a Summer Intern at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, focusing on the global impact of COVID-19 on judicial systems. Additionally, a summer internship at the Children's Defense Fund involved work on juvenile justice policies, while an earlier internship at O'Melveny & Myers LLP centered on alumni database updates and legal document organization. Kimberly Abarca obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus on International Relations from Yale University in 2022.