Mpp Virdiana Velez

Virdiana Velez, MPP, currently serves as a Program Officer at The James Irvine Foundation, a position held since March 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Policy Analyst at the County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs from 2020 to 2022, and Associate Environment and Arts Policy Deputy for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2020. Virdiana also contributed to the Office of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl in various capacities, including Communications & Special Projects. Additional experience encompasses serving as a Graduate Student Researcher focused on the Gender and Water Project at UCLA, an Interim Major Gifts Officer and Community Education Manager at TreePeople, and holding managerial positions with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and American Cancer Society. Virdiana earned a Master of Public Policy from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Indiana University.