Policy Analyst, Policy Analysis Center

Expertise

Promoting advocacy and civic engagement in Latino community-based organizations; organizational capacity-building in the areas of public policy, voter education, and grassroots mobilization

Education

Master’s degree, Latin American studies, University of Texas at Austin; bachelor’s degree, political science and Latin American studies, Wellesley College

Background

Current Position: Research and policy analysis on cross-cutting issues with a focus on advocacy in Latino community-based organizations

Previous Position(s): Children’s Advocate, SafePlace, Austin, TX; Congressional Intern, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Selected Publications

Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us about Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis, coauthored with Eric Rodriguez