Camila de la Vega is a Project Leader working with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to address recent increases in Latinx homelessness by identifying and implementing changes that leverage homeless support services to better meet the needs of this population. As a Fellow at the GPL, Camila worked on the Children & Families team supporting active contract management work with a set of Family Resource Centers, with a sustained focus on building the skills of the local staff managing that work. In 2023, Camila joined the H&H team to lead work in Los Angeles on addressing Latinx homelessness and co-led the DEI Strategic Capability.
Prior to joining the GPL, Camila worked as the education manager in a nonprofit in Central America. She designed, piloted, and scaled community-based education programs for communities in isolated, coffee-growing regions. Camila holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in Political Science from Carleton College. She is an AmeriCorps alumna.