Yorka Velasco-Caballero is a seasoned professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a proven leader with over 22 years of experience in the areas of sales, marketing, and business development. She is currently a Key Account Manager with Keurig Dr Pepper where she is responsible in driving commercial contracts in the West Region targeting Fortune 1000 companies. In her previous roles at Avon Products and ACCO Brands, she led high performing teams to best in sales, nationally.
Because of her passion for diversity and inclusion, she was selected to Target’s Women in Leadership Training, making her one of the youngest women to participate in this elite training program. That same passion continued to drive her work in advertising where, she developed strategic Hispanic programs implemented nationally for brands such as Coca-Cola®, Hasbro® and AOL® Latino.
Yorka was recently selected to co-chair the Women and Girls Development Fund for the San Antonio Area Foundation. She co-leads the Talent & Learning pillar for Keurig Dr Pepper Network of Executive Women. She was recently appointed as an Angel for Texas Wall Street Woman and continues to be the driving force behind Prospanica’s Emerging Leadership Series (ELS), a program she co-authored and developed. Her commitment to community has led her to facilitate, emcee and keynote at various events.
Born in Oruro, Bolivia, she moved to the United States at 15 years of age. Yorka has a double major from the University of Kansas in Economics and Business and, a minor in Latin American Studies. She later obtained an MBA from the University of Incarnate Word.
She calls San Antonio her home, where she lives with her husband Sam and her children Samuel and Isabella.
