She has led national policy and movement building work at the intersections of immigrants’ rights, health care access, police accountability, and LGBTQ liberation. As a writer, Verónica has written extensively about race, immigration, gender, and music. She is a co-creator and co-host of Latinx music podcast Radio Menea, and is a co-founder and Managing Partner at the Center for Advancing Innovative Policy.
As a consultant, Verónica has supported new political campaigns, developed intersectional messaging, worked with spokespeople to develop Op-Eds, trained groups on successful media appearances, and worked with clients to develop and give issue-based training.
Verónica holds a Masters’ in Public Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She is currently Co-President of the Board of Directors of the National Network of Abortion Funds.
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