Mary Kate Soliva

About

Mary Kate Soliva is a Veteran Fellow at the Hoover Institution and was a member of the first cohort (2021–22).

Mary Kate Soliva is a Pacific Islander of Chamoru and European descent pursuing a doctor of criminal justice degree at Saint Leo University, where she is president of the Student Veterans of America. A business development analyst at the Project Management Institute, she empowers change makers. She is a US Army Reserve soldier in the 312th Tactical Psychological Operations Company. Previously, she served on active duty as a health care specialist at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and as a psychological operations soldier with Bravo Company, Fifth Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne). While deployed, she led a symposium on women in law enforcement in the Philippines. Soliva is a TEDx Hagåtña speaker and has trained members of the public, military, and law enforcement in the United States and abroad on the signs and impact of human trafficking. She serves as an active board member of the Rotary e-Club of Pago Bay, Guam, and volunteers with Vets2Industry and Shared Hope International. She earned a BS and master of public administration degree from the University of Guam, where she also interned for Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. of the Guam Legislature. She continues to volunteer with her husband, Nelson.