Stephanie Valencia
Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Valencia handles outreach to the Latino community, immigration, and housing groups. She also works on Puerto Rico issues. Prior to joining the Administration, Valencia served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team and was Deputy Latino Vote Director on the Obama Campaign. She also served as Press Secretary to then Senator Ken Salazar, serving as his spokeswoman and media advisor. She also worked in the House of Representatives as Special Assistant and Press Secretary to the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, Congressman John B. Larson from Connecticut. She also served as Press Secretary for Congresswoman Linda Sanchez. Valencia started her career as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow and is a graduate of Boston College. She is originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico.
