Karina A. Benabe

Karina A. Benabe, MSW, currently serves as Clinical Field Faculty at Metropolitan State University of Denver since September 2021. Previous roles include Field Education Coordinator at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work and Clinical Field Faculty at Metropolitan State University. Karina has extensive experience in field education, community partnership creation, and event planning. Previous positions include Social Worker at Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, where culturally competent services were provided to clients in immigration detention, and Bilingual Legal Assistant and Case Worker in various legal settings. Karina's educational background includes a Master's in Social Work with a focus on Nonprofit Management from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor's in Biological Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis.