Community Organizer and Trainer
Juanita is the Hudson Valley Organizing and Training Director for Community Voices Heard (CVH), a member-led multi-racial organization. CVH is principally comprised of women of color and low-income New York families who seek social, economic and racial justice for all. Juanita trains members of the community to lead strategic campaigns that bring issues affecting low-income people to the forefront. Juanita began her work as a community organizer with the Minnesota chapter of ACORN in 2004. Since then, she has worked on numerous electoral campaigns at the city, state and federal level in various capacities.
Born and raised in Saint Paul, MN, she graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a B.A. in History and Political Science, and received her Masters of Advocacy and Political Leadership Degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Juanita is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.