Olga B. Carballo is a licensed Mental Health Counselor, Miami-Dade County Public School Teacher, Adjunct Professor, Mindfulness-Based Interventions Practitioner, and a Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor (YMHFA).

She has over 25 years of extensive experience working with young people with disabilities and their families, helping them gain understanding and skills for success in life. In addition to her clinical and educational roles, Olga is also a dedicated poetry instructor and aficionado, who integrates the expressive power of poetry into her work to inspire healing, creativity, and personal growth.

She creates dynamic, experiential writing opportunities for her students, guiding them to participate in Miami-Dade County’s prestigious Piano Slam competition—where one of her students earned the top prize and several others have ranked among the finalists. This artist's residency was curated as part of Gen '305' and The Betsy's Escribe Aqui, by MIami Dade Poet Laureate, Caridad Moro-Gronlier.