Carolina L Machado

Carolina Machado is the Program Manager for the Yale Ciencia Initiative and a Boston University Manufacturing Engineer by training. With three years of experience working with Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, her role encompasses Communication, Program Support, Logistics, and Optimization of systems and processes.

Carolina facilitates communication between the team, program participants, and collaborators, ensuring everyone is well-informed about all steps of the program, fostering a supportive environment. She prepares and distributes program materials annually and assists with social media and blog posts on various websites.

She provides logistical support for virtual and in-person meetings, including event planning, arranging venues, transportation, catering, and overall setup of sessions and workshops.

Carolina has also implemented automated workflows to streamline the application, review process, and attendance tracking, delivering concise data summary reports. She has spearheaded the inclusion of AI tools in all appropriate processes which has allowed for real time analysis and improvement.

Before joining Yale, Carolina spent 17 years in the education sector as a teacher and school manager. As an immigrant from Venezuela and a mother of four, she understands the challenges of integrating into a new society while being true to your cultural identity. This drives her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.