WHO WE ARE

PRESIDENT

Jessica (she/her) is a Japanese-Filipina community organizer partnering with working & migrant women and their communities in Seattle for over 10 years. Jessica also brings over 10 years of experience in community-based participatory research, analysis, and advocacy around issues of health, migration, livelihood, cultural access, and human rights. Jessica serves as Board President for the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center (IPJC), volunteers with the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), and is a cultural worker in constant reflection on themes of faith in action, collective struggle, resilience, and mixed identity in diaspora.

VICE PRESIDENT

Precious (she/her) is a Filipino mother and a longtime community organizer working locally and nationally with GABRIELA, an organization that advocates for the rights and welfare of Filipino migrant and working women. She has worked in member engagement, fundraising, and internal operations for Washington-based philanthropic advocacy organizations Through her organizing, Precious leads educational discussions, cultural performances, and grassroots fundraising efforts that advance the Filipino women’s movement for liberation.

TREASURER

Anna (they/them) is a community organizer and childcare provider focused on anti-war and women’s organizing with the International Women’s Alliance. In both their grassroots organizing and their role as a childcare provide, Anna works closely with working class and migrant mothers and children and has a deep understanding of the systemic issues they face as well as the ways they are leading forces for change in their communities. Coming from a legal background as an environmental paralegal, Anna sees the interwoven but distinct roles of mass movement building and the work of legal aid and non-profit organizations to serve vulnerable communities while empowering them to lead in their own fights for change.