Board of Directors

Ana Valencia

Ana Valencia is an Engineer at Turner Construction Company, where she’s worked for the last 18 years. Although her dad is a carpenter, she never thought about engineering until she joined a construction company. It was her co-workers who saw the potential in her for her STEM journey – and once she started, was convinced engineering was for her!

Born in San Francisco, Ana moved to Richmond at the age of six. She attended Downer Elementary, Helms Middle School and graduated from Richmond High School and her two sons have gone to Richmond schools too. Ana volunteered her time during our Civil Engineering session and visited an SAfG class as a Role Model to share her story.

At Turner Construction, she serves on two Employee Resource Groups: The Mosaic Network, promoting diversity and inclusion; and the Women’s Network, which advocates and empowers women in construction.