Karen Valencia

Karen Valencia currently serves as the Manager of Summer Programs, specifically focusing on LMU's pre-college programs for high school students. In her role, Karen works with faculty, staff and local Los Angeles area partners to provide positive and memorable experiences to high school students attending LMU's programs each summer. 

Prior to serving as Manager, Karen was the Program Coordinator serving both Summer Programs and Orientation Programs. She also served as a Senior Administrative Coordinator for Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering where she provided administrative and organizational support to academic departments and the college, specifically engineering and computer science graduate and undergraduate programs, pre-health post-baccalaureate programs, and first-year living learning communities.

Karen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016 and obtained her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from LMU in 2021.