Lead Organizer
Center on Policy Initiatives
Rocío León comes from a family of small business owners and teachers in San Diego. Growing up as the child of immigrants in a low-income neighborhood made her aware of social injustices within her community and schools from an early age. She joined CPI as a Lead Organizer in 2024 with over a decade of grassroots organizing experience in fighting for immigrant justice, reproductive justice, and workers’ rights.
She received a PhD in American Studies and Ethnicity from the University of Southern California (USC), a Masters in American Studies from Purdue University, and a BA in Liberal Arts from Oberlin College. As a Teaching Assistant at USC, she supported graduate student workers’ unionization efforts, which amped up her passion for workers’ rights.
Rocio has experience with grassroots organizing relating to immigrant justice, reproductive justice, students’ rights, and has focused her research on Critical Race Theory, racial geographies, decolonization, and globalization.
Contact Rocio: rleon@cpisandiego.org
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