Alejandra Acosta Leyva
Mexican writer
Mexican writer
Mexican poet
Mexican editor, translator, short story writer, essayist and poet
Rebecca Saldaña is a prominent activist in the Pacific Northwest advocating for social change.
Rosalinda Guillen is a farmworker and justice leader as well as the Executive Director of Community to Community Development.
Dr. Yolanda Padilla is an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell.
Chicana socialist working for women, LGBT, workers’ and immigrant rights
In 1967 Kenney co-founded The Latino Association, which initiated a volunteer program providing educational and childcare services to migrant children. This initiative evolved into the Washington Citizens for Migrant Affairs, now known as Inspire, which secured federal funding to establish childcare centers across Eastern Washington.
Dr. Janelle M. Silva has dedicated years of activism in the classroom to teaching students of all ages about power and social structures in the Pacific Northwest.
In 2021 Fernandez started the organization Empowering Latina Leadership & Action, ELLA, with many workshops for women who want to expand their knowledge on leadership, citizenship, and sexism.