Julissa Tinoco.

Julissa is a daughter of Mexican immigrant and first generation College grad. She has been advocating for community members’ wellbeing since from a very young age. Born in Mexico, Julissa moved to Oregon as a child and experienced firsthand the challenges of arriving to a new place. She quickly turned to supporting others, though, volunteering in high school to accompany transfer students as a peer, advocate and sometimes even translator. She previously worked with Causa Oregon and is familiar with many of the community based immigrant rights organizations because she was a navigator for the Oregon Worker Relief Fund, work she continues to support in her position at Innovation Law Lab.