Karina is a Youth Program Coordinator for CMAA. In her role, she develops curriculum and enrichment activities for CMAA’s Diverse Young Leaders after-school and summer programs alongside the rest of the youth department. She also coordinates programming for the Young Women Warriors, CMAA’s adolescent mentoring program. As a first-generation American and daughter of Filipino immigrants, Karina personally understands the importance of having strong academic support inside and outside the classroom. Working with a diverse population of young people and positively influencing them by providing that strong support system with well-rounded programming is an important commitment that Karina strives to continue working toward.

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Karina graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Communication, English, and Psychology. She experience working with non-profit organizations as well as in education. She worked at several different Boys and Girls Clubs as a Youth Development Professional, and as an assistant teacher in early childhood education at Children’s Learning Place. She loves being able to create a positive learning environment for, and with, the children she works with. As a result of working with a range of ages, from early childhood to high school, she is knowledgeable about all the different aspects of education and developing the proper curriculum.

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FUN FACT | Karina’s favorite movie as a child was The Sound of Music and she knows the words to every song on the soundtrack.