Kapria Lee is a Senior Policy Associate, Social & Economic Mobility, at the American Public Human Services Association. Since 2023, Kapria has led several cross-sector, prevention focused portfolios including the Young Families, Economic and Concrete Supports, and Benefits Cliff portfolios. Kapria serves as the workforce policy lead at APHSA, supporting states, counties, and federal partners with identifying and elevating strategies and solutions to improve workforce policy to help families achieve long term mobility.

Before joining APHSA, she worked as a Policy Analyst redesigning Illinois’ children’s mental health system and Legislative Analyst for the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.

Kapria has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, master’s degrees in social work and public administration, and is pursuing a Doctor of Public Administration degree in public health policy.