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Erica Gallegos (ella/ella) es líder de movimiento con experiencia de primera mano en el campo como ex maestra de Educación Infantil y madre de dos niños. Más recientemente, Erica fue directora de políticas de Organizadores en la Tierra del Encanto (OLÉ), donde trabajó en coalición para impulsar la exitosa campaña histórica por un derecho constitucional a la educación temprana en Nuevo México.

Andrea Paluso (she/her) is a dedicated community activist with a deep commitment to economic, racial and gender justice. Drawing from her roots in social work, public health, and her experience as a mother of two, Andrea has played a pivotal role in advancing key labor rights and social policies for caregivers.

Before joining the Child Care for Every Family Network/Child Care for Every Family Action, Andrea served as the Executive Director for Family Forward Oregon and Family Forward Action. In these roles, she helped secure important victories on paid sick days, paid family and medical leave, pregnancy accommodations, equal pay laws, increased investments in child care, and more. Her leadership has bridged grassroots efforts with political action, demonstrating her ability to drive change on multiple fronts.

Andrea is now leveraging her expertise and experience to help build a national network focused on achieving transformational investments in a universal child care system, with a commitment to ensuring that every parent and caregiver has access to the resources they need to thrive.

Christel Allen (she/her/hers) has worked in progressive movements for over 15 years, as a community organizer, fundraiser, state lobbyist, campaign manager, and political director. Following her role in a decisive ballot measure defeat of a backdoor abortion ban and the successful passage and implementation of the nation's strongest and most inclusive reproductive health equity laws and paid family medical leave policy, she was selected as the first woman of color to assume the role of executive director of Pro-Choice Oregon (NARAL) in 2020. More recently, Christel has served worked with Seeding Justice to support a community-led process to guide the investment of a first-of-its-kind $15 million Reproductive Health Equity Fund, has supported APANO in launching a new initiative to advance decriminalization of sex work led by BIPOC sex workers, and provided the Child Care for Oregon coalition with strategic communications and advocacy support. Christel is deeply inspired by reproductive justice and is thankful for the opportunity to work across movements with an array of diverse and brilliant humans.

In her free time she enjoys creative writing, spending time with her cat Pickles, running for fun, and thrifting for her closet and for mid-century treasures. Raised in Salem, Oregon, she credits the support and wisdom she’s received from her family of immigrants, her chosen community, fellow survivors, and her working parents for teaching her how to lead with empathy, solidarity, resilience, and grit.

Anali Alegria (she/her/hers) has spent her political career fighting for policies that support women and working families. She previously served as Senior Advisor and Communications Director for Democratic Women’s Caucus, which includes all 94 Democratic women in the House. During her time with DWC, Anali led communications in response to the child care cliff and advised the caucus in their continuing efforts to pass emergency child care stabilization funds. Anali has also served as Communications Director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee under the leadership of then-Chair Patty Murray. During her time with the HELP Committee, she led communications for the response to the Dobbs decision and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the PUMP Act and more. She also helped advise Senator Murray’s continuing efforts to pass comprehensive child care reform and elevate child care as a key priority for the Democratic party.

Anali is a native of San Mateo, California and graduated from Harvard College with a degree in History. She currently lives in Pittsburgh with her fiancé and two cats.

Danielle Alexander (she/her) is a writer, artist, and organizer raised in rural Michigan, where her mother operated a 24-hour in-home child care center. Utilizing trauma-informed storytelling and transformational organizing principles, Danielle has led winning communications campaigns in Oregon for the past five years, including passing a $100M investment in child care. Prior to working in politics, she led communications and advocacy work for afterschool programming and early education. She lives in North Portland, Oregon with her five-year-old and an unruly brood of rescue pets.

Mercedes Phelan (ella/ella) es una feminista negra radical que lucha por la Liberación, centrándose en romper el conducto de la escuela a la prisión. Antes de trabajar en política y organización, fue maestra de puericultura en su ciudad natal de Rochester, Nueva York. Comenzó a organizarse en 2017 como organizadora en Citizen Action for New York. Después de fundar el primer Capítulo de Rochester de Citizen Action en 2018, el capítulo ganó su primera campaña, la eliminación de los SRO (Oficiales de Recursos Escolares) del Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Rochester. Mercedes también formó parte de campañas como la Ley de Escuelas Seguras y Solidarias, la Campaña por la Equidad Fiscal y la Campaña por el Cuidado Infantil Universal. Tiene un profundo compromiso de priorizar las voces de aquellos que se ven directamente afectados y una firme creencia en la importancia del desarrollo del liderazgo. Es madre de más de dos bebés peludos, Rosie y Luna, y pasa su tiempo libre deambulando por el bosque, leyendo no ficción socialmente relevante y probando cosas nuevas, como sus últimas obsesiones: patinar y cultivar suculentas jardinería.

Regina Gutiérrez está impulsada por una misión y se esfuerza constantemente por lograr un impacto social positivo. Su labor académica y profesional siempre ha estado orientada al servicio y enfocada tanto al desarrollo comunitario como al desarrollo internacional. Antes de trabajar con la Red, trabajó en PeaceCorps Marruecos, brindó servicios a refugiados e inmigrantes en San Diego, CA, y obtuvo su Maestría en Administración Pública del Instituto Middlebury de Estudios Internacionales. Espera seguir desafiando los sistemas de injusticia social y ser un agente de cambio social tanto en su vida personal como profesional.

Mayra Lopez (she/her/ella) is a passionate community organizer with deep roots in the labor, migrant justice and climate justice movements. She is a first-generation immigrant from rural Guanajuato, Mexico who firmly believes in the power of community to bring about transformative, systematic change. Mayra brings over 10 years of experience organizing alongside thousands of Black, Latine, indigenous, and working class community leaders to win back thousands in stolen wages, pass pro-worker pro-immigrant policies, elect numerous progressive allies into public office, and fight against some of the greediest corporations on the planet. Mayra is excited to bring all of these experiences to continue fighting against oppressive systems that deny us our inherent rights and dignity, and build a new life-affirming world where we all will thrive. In her free time, Mayra enjoys spending time with her two puppies Chrysanthemum and Tuco, floating the Guadalupe River with her husband Jason, and enjoying live music in Austin, Texas where she currently resides.