Karina Alaniz
Administrative Specialist
kgalaniz@utmb.edu
Karina Alaniz joined the Provost’s Office in May 2025. Karina is an Administrative Specialist who supports the Travel and Entertainment team by streamlining complex workflows through document and data management as well as providing excellent customer service. Karina believes that her strong organizational, communication, and technical skills will benefit the team as well as the overall AESC.
Before joining the Provost’s Office in 2025, Karina worked for five years for various organizations, including contractors of large corporations like Tesla and Google Fiber, as a Project Administrator.
Karina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. She also holds a minor concentration in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. She is a certified tax professional and has her own business. She is planning to get her MBA from a professional institution in the near future.
When she is not providing support to the AESC Travel and Entertainment team, Karina enjoys attending concerts and festivals, cycling, and traveling, as well as helping her clients during the tax season.