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Karina Ramirez (She/Her/Ella) is CCL’s Vice President of People & Culture at Citizens' Climate Lobby/Education, a non-partisan, nonprofit dedicated to climate advocacy in the United States.

Before this role, she served as Diversity & Inclusion Director since 2020. In her job, she supports volunteers and staff working toward inclusion and belonging efforts in her role. She leads staff-level diversity and inclusion education, training, and national initiatives. She has supported the creation of several affinity teams at CCL, including the most recent Diversity & Inclusion Inclusion Action Team, as well as Latinos, People of the Global Majority, Climate & Culture, Asian Pacific, LGBTQIA+, and Allies Outreach, Listening to Indigenous Voices, and the Persons with Disabilities Action Teams. All of this communities have a home on social media at @cclinclusion on Instagram and Bluesky.
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Before her work with CCL, Karina spent a decade as a multimedia journalist for diverse audiences in Dallas, Texas. Her news stories ranged from local news to business and immigration topics. For her work, she received many recognitions from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists in Fort Worth, Texas.

Karina holds a Master’s in Journalism from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor’s in International Studies from American University.

Karina is originally from Ecuador and resides in Hawai'i.