Our Team


Karina Meza
Email: karina@hispanicaccess.org

Karina Meza

Director of Communications

As the Director of Communications at Hispanic Access Foundation, Karina implements communications plans embracing social media and traditional earned and paid media. She also oversees the development of training materials, printed pieces, and program reports.

A Mexican American immigrant, Karina strives to connect immigrant communities with the resources they need to enhance their lives. Fluent in Spanish with the ability to translate materials, she also brings six years of communications management experience developing and implementing communications strategies, media pitches, media relations, strategic social media, media kits, and strategic marketing. Prior to joining Hispanic Access, Karina was an Account Manager at On The Marc Media where she oversaw numerous clients’ marketing and public relations needs.

Karina graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a B.A. in communications with a concentration in public relations. Karina also holds an associate degree from Montgomery College.

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Roxana Saravia

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Virginia Ansaldi

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