Veronica Valerio is Senior Manager for Human Resources (HR) at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), where she leads the HR department including recruiting, hiring, and onboarding staff, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.

Prior to joining C2ES, Ms. Valerio served as the HR manager at Pinellas Job Corps Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., for eight years. She was responsible for administrating compensation, rewards, corporate assessments, policy management and general administration. Demonstrated on-going commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in career success standards.

Ms. Valerio started her professional career as an IT Recruiter for a Miami-based IT recruitment agency. She later became an HR Generalist, with the opportunity to be exposed to international labor markets and recruiting for locations such as Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Costa Rica.

Ms. Valerio holds a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Universidad Iberoamericana de Costa and a master’s degree in human resources management and administration from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.