Mara Otero

Mara Otero currently serves as the Grievance Response Manager and Labor Relations Representative at the University of California Office of the President, a position held since May 2024. Prior to this role, Mara was the Chief Negotiator and Associate Director at the same institution from May 2023 to January 2024 and worked as an Employee and Labor Relations Consultant at the University of California, Berkeley from September 2019 to May 2023. Mara's extensive background in labor relations includes positions such as Senior Labor Relations Representative and Labor Relations Representative at the California School Employees Association, as well as experience in member education and staff development. Earlier career roles encompass Associate Director at United Community Services for Working Families and Educator at Reading Area Community College. Mara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Hunter College and is pursuing a Master's degree in Humanities at Penn State University.