Valeria Avila
Position: Board Member
Valeria Avila Guerrero (she/her) immigrated at age sixteen from Mexico and quickly had to adapt to a new culture, language, and education system as an undocumented student. She obtained a full-ride scholarship to transfer from Contra Costa College to Santa Clara University to pursue Mechanical Engineering. She later completed her master’s in robotics and mechatronics. In pursuit of finding alternatives for undocumented STEM professionals to practice their field via entrepreneurship, she started Aprumo Design, an engineering consulting company emphasizing mechanical design and automation. Now, she is in the process of hiring an intern and helping her mom continue her college education.
