Diversity and Inclusion Director
Karina Ramirez (She/Her/Ella) has been CCL’s Diversity & Inclusion Director since 2020. In her role, she supports volunteers and staff working toward inclusion and belonging efforts. 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 Differently Abled Action Teams. Karina also supervises CCL’s Spanish-language efforts through our website (climavivible.org) and its social media accounts @cclclimavivible in Spanish on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (X) and @ccl.latinos on Instagram in English.
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 as well as 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 Florida, in the traditional lands of the Taino, Tequesta, and Jeaga communities.
