Carolina Valencia

Carolina Valencia currently heads up partnerships, communications, community engagement, and video at Epicenter NYC, a local media and community organization. A native of Guayaquil, Ecuador who grew up in Queens, Carolina also worked for the NYC Council and NYC Kids RISE. Throughout her career she has led and contributed to innovative strategies that advance media organizations from integrating Twitter/X (at its rise) into workflows to increase engagement with publishers to tapping into AI to drive video and revenue growth; implemented award-winning and revenue-driving efforts to further engage diverse audiences; and spearheaded initiatives to empower communities for the future. Carolina is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, and volunteers her time to efforts in support of older New Yorkers, youth, immigrants, and minority-owned small businesses. She is a graduate of Berkeley College.