Originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico, Carlos Roda completed his degree in civil engineering in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. After 2 summer internships, he started his career as a field engineer and then area engineer in Bowling Green, KY. After 13 years in the bluegrass state, he moved to Florida where he currently works in the state office engineering staff in Gainesville. In his spare time, he enjoys working out, wood working and traveling with his family.

Carlos has worked in several Emergency Watershed Protection details in Kentucky, Florida, and Puerto Rico after natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and tornados. He also served a detail as Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations in the State of Wyoming while completing the 2020 multi-state leadership development program. He recently completed a 4-month detail in Headquarters as National EWP Program Manager. As a collateral duty he served as Hispanic Emphasis Program Manager and then Civil Rights Committee Chair for 9 years and currently serves as the President of the National Organization for Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees.