Intergenerational organizing event on clean-air policy and federal environmental health protections.
Advocacy
The work happens with people, not for them.
Policy, organizing, and on-the-ground advocacy across public health, climate justice, food and farm policy, and education equity — at the campus, state, federal, and international levels.
Anchor roles
May 2023 – Present
Senior National Climate Fellow
A youth-led coalition pressing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and federal lawmakers on climate policy. Leads fundraising, systems- change strategy, and AI-supported scaling for ongoing programs, and convenes intergenerational policy workshops on the Farm Bill, green jobs, and federal climate action.
Aug 2019 – May 2023
College Activism & Organizing Coordinator
Built and ran the national campus arm of the truth campaign: passing 100% tobacco- and vape-free policies at colleges across the country, training student leaders to lobby their lawmakers, and managing a six-figure grant portfolio that funded student-led policy campaigns.
Sept 2021 – Sept 2023
Press Secretary & Board Member
Chaired the marketing committee, prepared board members for local media, and consulted on a scholarship process that has invested in the futures of Latino students in Fort Wayne for over two decades.
Policy & legislative advocacy
Public-facing press event tying federal climate policy to energy affordability, health, and the youth jobs pipeline.
Annual workshop on civic engagement and policy advocacy at the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute conference.
Co-led two convenings (with Krasny, Lillison, Prabhakar, Bosso and others) on the federal Farm Bill, food justice, and how communities can shape agricultural policy.
Workshop on federal climate investments and equitable access to the green-jobs economy.
Congressional meetings — tobacco, vaping & nicotine policy
Led delegations of youth activists in meetings with U.S. House and Senate offices, briefing staff on Truth Initiative research and pressing for stronger federal regulation of flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes.
Keynote addresses at the Indiana Department of Health VOICE program’s annual statehouse advocacy day on youth tobacco use.
Trained and accompanied youth activists who attended and supported testimony at congressional hearings on the youth vaping epidemic.
Education Summit Keynotes
Two keynote speeches; ~3,500 students engaged on education equity and pathways into civic leadership.
Grants powering this work
Integrating Sustainability and Changemaker Skill Building into Engineering Textbooks and Beyond
National Skill Building and Empowerment of Environmental Changemakers
Selected community engagements
Medical & construction trip — Dominican Republic
Pharmacy tech and assistant to a local physician; helped construct a hospital in San Juan.
1,500 miles cycled · $1,500 raised
For children’s cancer research.
G.O.A.L. y Amigos — Vice President
92 documented service hours raising awareness of issues impacting the Hispanic/Latinx community in NE Indiana.
USHLI — seven-year annual volunteer
Engaged attendees, sponsors, presenters, and media at the country’s largest Latino leadership convening.
Video
A video project on what drew me to advocate for tobacco prevention policy.
Podcasts
A conversation on how we equip the next wave of environmental leaders with the skills and support they need.
A conversation on bridging generations to build lasting climate movements.