Eliana Carballo is the Operations Coordinator at the California Immigrant Policy Center where she supports the internal administrative functions of the organization. Eliana is a proud Salvadoran-American, born and […]
Vanessa Cajina is a lobbyist with KP Public Affairs, one of the largest lobbying and public affairs consulting firms in California. Vanessa has been with KP since 2012 and leads […]
Kathy Khommarath is, by trade, an immigrants’ rights attorney working with nonprofit organizations to develop, support, and help improve legal services programs, but currently serves as part of the development team at […]
Andrea Amavisca is the Senior Legislative Advocate at the California Immigrant Policy Center. She is responsible for monitoring and advocating for a wide range of immigrant-related policies, providing immigrant communities with the […]
AJ Joven is CIPC’s Movement Building Specialist. In this role, he seeks to be a bridge between the voices of the community and the policy that CIPC champions, anchoring us […]
Bruno is a community organizer, movement builder, policy advocate, and legal worker with over 12 years of experience in community organizing, coalition building, campaign coordination, and project management. Bruno’s foundation […]
Chloe Steck is the Legislative Assistant for the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). She is responsible for supporting the Government Affairs department by way of bill tracking, drafting letters of […]
Daniela is the Economic Justice Policy Coordinator at CIPC. Her roles and responsibilities are focused on deepening relationships with coalition partners and advocating for immigrant-centered economic justice policies. She comes […]
Anita Vukovic is the Messaging & Engagement Strategist at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). In this role, she supports CIPC and external partners with harnessing evidence-based messaging strategies derived […]
Gabriela Sandoval is the Executive Director of EWDi – Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute where she leads work to address the corrosive influence of excessive wealth on our government and democracy. Previously, […]
Tom K. Wong is an associate professor of political science and founding director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Center (USIPC) at the University of California, San Diego. He served as an advisor to the White House Initiative […]
Rachelle Reyes Wenger is the Director of Public Policy and Community Advocacy for Dignity Health. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is one of the largest, private, not-for-profit healthcare systems […]
Hector Villagra is executive director at the ACLU of Southern California, a post he has served since February 2011. Hector launched the Orange County Office of the ACLU of Southern […]
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles and now living in Oakland, CA, Marc Philpart has been a leader in the racial justice movement for more than a decade. […]
Leticia Landa is Deputy Director of La Cocina. She joined La Cocina in early 2008 as the third staff member. Throughout her career, Leticia has relied on her experience being […]
Allan Colbern is an assistant professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University. His scholarship explores how the relationship between political institutions and social movements […]
Xóchitl Castañeda is the founding director of the Health Initiative of the Americas, a University of California initiative that coordinates and optimizes health resources for immigrants from Latin America and […]
Richard Barrera is the President of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Trustees. He was first elected to the San Diego School Board in 2008. A first-generation San […]
Whelma Cabanawan has 17 years of nonprofit management, human rights advocacy, and community organizing experience. As the Interim Co-Executive Director and previous Deputy Director of Administration and Finance, Whelma is […]
Shiu-Ming Cheer has over 25 years of experience in immigrant rights and social justice issues which began with student organizing and activism. Her first civil disobedience was in resistance to […]
Sasha Feldstein is the Economic Justice Policy Manager at California Immigrant Policy Center, where she works toward the vision for all Californians to be able to meaningfully support themselves, their […]
Sarah Dar is CIPC’s Director of Health & Public Benefits Policy in Los Angeles. Sarah received her Bachelors in Psychology and Global Health Studies from Northwestern University and Masters in […]
Nathan Cheung is the Management Consultant/Digital Organizer at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) where he tell stories of immigrants, and builds digital communities to enhance the reach of our […]
Isabella Elizalde is the Senior Executive and Board Liasion. She serves as the CIPC Board of Directors liaison, manages calendar and booking for the ED, and facilitates special development projects […]