Karen Fabiola Valerio

Karen Fabiola Valerio currently serves as a Learning & Development Associate at Global Policy Leadership Academy since January 2024. Previously, Karen held positions as an Operations Associate at LeSar Holdings Inc. and LeSar Development Consultants. Significant experience includes roles as a Lead Case Manager and Graduate Teaching Assistant at UC San Diego, where responsibilities encompassed leading discussions on environmental issues and immigration sociology, and providing advocacy for under-resourced students in STEM. Education includes a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from UC San Diego and a Bachelor's Degree in Africana Studies and Latin American Studies from Lehigh University. Additionally, Karen participated in the Lee Iacocca Ethnographic Research Internship in Ghana, contributing to research on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.