Karina is a Progam ManaGer at google, a Writer and A Consultant.

At Google, she leads data quality programs for Google Search. Prior, she led news content quality programs and managed vendor teams . She also supports internal diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) programs. Karina consults independently and writes.

Prior, Karina spent five years working as a freelance journalist, primarily based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and writing about travel. She was an original contributor to outlets including BBC Travel and BBC Worklife, and she authored chapters for three Fodor's South America guidebooks. She also has experience in public relations, marketing, copywriting and nonprofit work. She holds a B.S. from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a double major in Spanish literature, and is fluent in Spanish.

Karina practices Vedic meditation (learning from The Spring Meditation), ran with Venice Run Club, completing the Los Angeles Marathon in March 2022, is trained in Reiki Levels 1 & 2 from Asha Surti of Reiki Traveler. She is working on a book about her Mexican family history, which is a project with her father.