Karla Velasco

Karla Velasco is a Community Relations Specialist at HACLA, with experience in management and social work. Velasco previously served as a Management Clerk at HACLA and an Americorps Member at City Year Los Angeles, where significant progress was made in systematic Social Emotional Learning for students, achieving an 80% growth in behavioral improvement. Prior roles include working as an Office and Teacher Assistant for the Los Angeles Writing Project and an Office Assistant for the Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Movement Internship, focusing on organizational efficiency. Velasco holds a Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara.