WHO WE ARE

PRESIDENT

Clara Duffy attended Western Washington University where she received her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Education & Social Justice. It was at Western where Clara realized her desire to conduct community centered research that exposes the gut issues of working and marginalized women. Currently, Clara is an organizer fighting for the rights and welfare of exploited and oppressed women everywhere. As a survivor of sexual assault, she studies and exposes the growing crisis that causes femicide and violence against women worldwide. She has a passion for putting research tools and methods in the hands of those most impacted. She supports communities and grass-roots organizations in developing qualitative and community-based research that they can use to share their unbiased stories and bolster their movements.

VICE PRESIDENT

Katie Juhnke is a graduate of University of Washington Tacoma’s Ethnic, Gender, and Labor studies program. Her work focuses on political economy and labor issues with an emphasis on gender. Her passion for women’s issues began with her own migration story as a “Lost Daughter of China,” an adoptee of the One Child Policy. Her research interests include the intersections of class, gender, and (dis)ability, especially among working women. In addition to advocacy and research, she currently works in the food service industry and has over 10 years of experience.

TREASURER

Jessica Valdez (she/her) is a Japanese-Filipina community organizer based in Seattle, WA. She received her Master’s in Social Work in 2015 from the University of Washington and brings experience in community based participatory research, analysis, and advocacy around issues of health, migration, livelihood, cultural access, and human rights. She is committed to serving community and working toward justice and genuine peace in all spaces. Jessica is also a board member with the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center, a member of Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle, and a cultural worker in constant reflection on themes of faith in action, collective struggle, resilience, and mixed identity in diaspora.