Lorena Dorado-Robles

Lorena Dorado-Robles is the Iowa 4-H Recruitment, Retention and Engagement State Specialist, specifically working with diverse and untapped audiences. She is doing state-level work in the areas of College and Career Readiness, while improving ways to specifically impact volunteer development and management with new audiences through Iowa 4-H programs. 

Lorena was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, and moved to the US with her family when she was fifteen years old. She struggled as an undocumented resident during her high school years, losing hope in the vision to better her life with an advanced postsecondary education. After a series of life lessons, she graduated from Buena Vista University with a BA in Human Services and a minor in Psychology.