Valeriya Metla

Valeriya Metla is an accomplished Project Manager at The Fortune Society, with prior experience as a Product Manager and UX Research Manager at Hack for LA. Valeriya's extensive research background includes positions as a Research Project Manager for the Newark Reentry Initiative and as a Qualitative Researcher at Rutgers University, where significant contributions to various criminal justice programs were made. In academia, Valeriya has served as a Teaching Instructor at Rutgers University and Borough of Manhattan Community College, developing remote curricula and teaching courses on criminal justice and community corrections. Valeriya holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University, alongside a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in related fields.