Dear Friend,

It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce two new members of the DC JWJ team to you! Nadia Salazar Sandi is our new Organizing Director and Stephanie Hernandez is our new Labor Organizer. They each bring a wealth of knowledge and passion for our work and are bringing great fresh energy to our team. I hope you get to work with each of them soon!

Elizabeth

Nadia Salazar Sandi (she/they) is a Bolivian immigrant who moved to the US at age 10 with her parents. Seeking opportunity and safety, her family ended in Wheaton. However, as a mixed status family, fear of family separation was always real and present. Nadia started community organizing after the Federal Dream Act failed by 5 votes in 2010. The understanding of responsibility and need to step up led her to obtain a degree in psychology from UMBC-USG and to fight back. Her organizing career goes from unionizing farm workers in North Carolina, to supporting Teachers and Students in Louisiana, all the way to working with youth all over the DMV. As an advocate she has focused her fight in supporting youth in Maryland so they can advocate for themselves and was the one of the youngest Chief of Staff in Annapolis during the 2016 session. Along with her passion for organizing, she is a folkloric dancer for a local community Bolivian group. She is incredibly involved with local politics, the Wheaton community, and the Bolivian community as a whole.

You can reach Nadia at [email protected].

Stephanie Hernandez (she/her) is originally from Miami, Florida and very excited to be joining the DC Jobs with Justice staff. She has previously organized with Workers United, SEIU and the Bernie Sanders for President campaign. As a Latina woman, she has worked on including Spanish speakers in all her campaigns and has worked to create inclusive organizing spaces. Her most proud moment was organizing on behalf of her parents who are not able to vote in this country and fighting for undocumented immigrants. Stephanie hopes to work hard to empower volunteers in DC to take action for what they believe in and looks forward to meeting people all across the district. ?

You can reach Stephanie at [email protected].