Valentina Romero is a queer multiethnic Musyca descendant of the Saquencipá Valley diaspora in Boyacá, Colombia. She recently graduated summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies. She is involved in activism, researching Latin American Indigenous identities, Indigenous resistance movements, Indigenous language initiatives, territorial sovereignty, arts as social responsibility, education, and the re-indigenization of land, cultural, and academic spaces. 

Valentina previously served as the Community Leader for the Native & Indigenous Student Resource Hub at the college and was the President of the Native and Indigenous Student Association. In her capacity as a community leader within the Hub, She actively worked towards creating inclusive on-campus environments for Native and Indigenous students, as well as for those who may have experienced de-indigenization. The ethos of this space firmly rejects settler colonial notions and offers a platform for celebration, joy, resistance, education, and liberation. Valentina is interested in fostering connections and exploring indigeneity holistically by building spaces for empowerment within the academic community.

Currently, she serves as the Assistant Coordinator at the BHCC Writing Place, where she provides dedicated support to multilingual and international students, fostering their growth in academic writing and research skills. In this role, she also mentors students on writing pedagogical practices, guiding them through effective strategies for navigating complex academic research and writing processes. Outside of her academic involvement, she is also a flamenco performer, multidisciplinary artist, writer, traveler, and learner of traditional plant medicine.