California, United States Executive Director, COMMUNI T Ithiopia is a pioneering advocate for peer support, healthcare equity, social justice, and empathetic care. As a Black immigrant woman, Ithiopia’s journey is marked by resilience and a deep commitment to transforming the healthcare landscape for marginalized and underserved communities. Her personal experiences of domestic violence during pregnancy led to profound challenges, including … Read More

California, United States Director of Development, Cre8innovations Erin is an animal lover, avid golfer, and a formerly incarcerated student from Oakland, California. She graduated with honors from Foothill Community College in 2020, majoring in business administration, and will complete her legal studies degree at UC Berkeley this fall. As Development Director for Cre8Innovations, Erin supports formerly incarcerated students. She has … Read More

California, United States Deputy Director, Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition Niki is a seasoned social justice leader who is fueled by her experience being incarcerated and serving twenty-five years in state institutions. Niki was charged as an adult at 17 and sentenced to 45 years to life in prison. Throughout her incarceration, she became a certified Drug and Alcohol counselor and … Read More

California, United States Co-Executive Director, Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network Juniperangelica Gia Loving is a trans Latina, mother, artist, and community organizer for justice. Gia began her advocacy work in high school as a youth leader starting her Genders and Sexualities Alliance club and currently serves as the Co-Executive Director of Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network. Before moving into … Read More

California, United States Lead & Co-Founder, CareForAll Mia is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of CareForAll, a U.S. social movement that will win health insurance we can all count on. Previously, she worked as a Global Health Corps Fellow with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, strengthening and providing health policy technical assistance for five years in Malawi and Liberia. Before … Read More

California, United States Executive Director, La Cocina Leticia is the Executive Director of La Cocina, a nonprofit food business incubator supporting primarily immigrant women and women-of-color entrepreneurs. She joined La Cocina in 2008 as the organization’s third employee and was instrumental in its tremendous growth to a $7M operation and 26-person staff. Leticia co-developed La Cocina’s award-winning incubator program model … Read More

California, United States Executive Director, Lotus Bloom Angela has over 25 years of experience developing and supervising programs throughout the Bay Area. In 2008, she founded Lotus Bloom, a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and intergenerational Family Resource Center located in Oakland, CA. Through her leadership as Executive Director, Lotus Bloom has expanded centers to serve three high-risk neighborhoods throughout Oakland’s flatland … Read More

California, United States Gender Justice Leadership Programs Manager, Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network Yozantli Lagunas Guerrero (they/them/él) is a fat, non-binary, queer, Xicanx who strives to live in their authenticity. They are currently working at GSA Network as the Gender Justice Leadership Programs Manager supporting TQ2S+ youth leaders nationwide. They are committed to the liberation of trans and non-binary youth … Read More

California, United States Executive Director, California Nurse-Midwives Foundation Olivia has been on the Board of Directors for the California Nurse-Midwife Foundation since 2021. After completing her master’s degree in Midwifery in 2013 at Philadelphia University, Olivia joined a large, midwifery-led practice in the heart of Los Angeles. After 5 years as a staff midwife, she was promoted in 2019 to … Read More

California, United States Executive Director, Gender Alchemy Jess (he/him) is a queer trans man born and raised in Fresno, CA. He started his activism as an Equality California (EQCA) organizer against Prop 8 in 2008. He soon realized that there was more to LGBTQ+ activism than just marriage equality. Jess has been fighting for a more just and equitable world … Read More