Stephanie Valencia

White House Profile

Stephanie Valencia

Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement

Stephanie Valencia is currently Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement overseeing critical engagement programs like Champions of Change and the Community Leaders Briefing Series. She has served in the White House Office of Public Engagement since February 2009 where she originally handled outreach to the Latino community, immigration, and housing. She also worked on Puerto Rico issues. Prior to joining the Administration, Stephanie served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team and was Deputy Latino Vote Director on the Obama Campaign. Stephanie also served as Press Secretary to United States Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), serving as his spokeswoman and media advisor. Stephanie 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 Congresswoman Linda Sanchez. Stephanie started her career as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow and is a graduate of Boston College. She was born and in raised in New Mexico and she and her husband and their two dogs reside in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Stephanie Valencia's Posts

White House Hispanic Community Action Summits Take the Conversation on the Road

August 18, 2011 at 2:02 PM EDT

The Office of Public Engagement and the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics announce that the White House Hispanic Policy Conference is going on the road to share ideas with communities around the country.

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Immigration

Continuing the Conversation on Immigration Reform – The African Immigrant Diaspora Voice

August 15, 2011 at 2:43 PM EDT

African Community leaders met with senior administration officials to discuss immigration reform and important issues affecting their communities.

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What The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Means for Latinos

July 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM EDT

Latino Leaders at White House Policy conference highlight the impact of the opening of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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More Than Just History...

June 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM EDT

President Obama commemorates President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Puerto Rico 50 years ago and continues his historic engagement his Administration has carried out with Puerto Rico.

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Immigration

Chicago Talks Immigration Reform

June 9, 2011 at 6:56 PM EDT

Immigration reform and advocacy continues to mobilize Chicago area business leaders.

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Education

Meeting with Latino Leaders Across the U.S.

June 9, 2011 at 6:43 PM EDT

Latino community leaders remain at forefront of the President's agenda for the Hispanic community.

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Immigration

People are Talking and People Want Immigration Reform…

May 31, 2011 at 10:45 AM EDT

On May 10th, President Obama issued a call to action to fix our broken immigration system so that it works for our 21st century economic and national security needs. Over the past three weeks, we’ve had hundreds of Americans in all parts of the country and all walks of life participate in conversations about realistic solutions to fixing our broken immigration system.

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