Team Fundraising Page of Karol Martinez

Karol Martinez (they/them) serves as the Assistant Director of Graduate Student Pathways, Inclusion, & Success at Johns Hopkins University. Karol earned their bachelor’s in Mathematics Education from Florida State University and a master’s in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland, College Park. They are a queer, non-binary, Latinx Nicaraguan immigrant, first-generation college student, and a Gates Millennium Scholar. At the core, their higher education work has centered around community, equity, and social justice so that everyone can have access to a successful and fulfilling life. Karol serves on the governing board of ACPA College Student Educators International and has held many other leadership positions within the association. They have also been involved with the Maryland College Personnel Association, LeaderShape, the Baltimore Collegetown Network, the Baltimore County Board of Elections, and is a proud sibling of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated. Karol recently completed the Social Justice Training Institute in June 2026. They have 2 amazing daughters, two dogs and a rockstar cat. In their spare time, Karol enjoys spending time with their family and friends, planning a wedding, trying new food, going on adventures, watching movies, telling dad jokes, and living each day to the fullest.