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Valeria Gurr serves as a Senior Fellow and is a nationally recognized expert on how to advance educational choice for underserved families. Valeria founded the Federación Americana Para Los Niños to help Hispanic families access high-quality education. 

She has been featured on CNN, FOX News, FOX Business, the Washington Post and in major Spanish outlets such as CNN en Español, Univision, and Telemundo.   

Valeria has also had several opinion editorials published in The Hill, FOXNews.com, the Daily Caller, Univision.com, Townhall.com, Washington Examiner and Washington Times.

Before working for AFC, Valeria was part of the UNLV Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy team. In her role, she provided child maltreatment prevention training to help empower both parents and the general community. 

Valeria earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing at Duoc UC of The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2009 and her Master of Arts degree in Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2013.  

In 2022, the UNLV School of Public Policy and Leadership awarded her the Dottie Shank Service Award. She expects to complete her Ph.D. in Public Affairs at UNLV in 2024. 

Valeria loves riding her bike, exploring nature, and going on adventures with her son during her free time.