Alegría De La Cruz, Staff Attorney, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

Alegría started working at the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment in March, 2009. Born in Delano, California, the daughter and granddaughter of farmworker organizers, Alegría has spent most of her life working as an activist for social change. After graduating from law school at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall, in 2003, Alegría went on to work at California Rural Legal Assistance in Fresno as an advocate for farmworkers in the Central Valley. Alegría serves on the board of Centro Binacional por el Desarrollo del Indigena Oaxaqueno (CBDIO), a state-wide initiative that addresses the legal needs and develops capacity in Indigenous communities throughout California. She was a Roots of Change Fellow in 2008, working in collaboration with other fellows to creatively address the challenges facing our food system. Alegría was awarded the 2008 Hon. Thelton E. Henderson Social Justice Prize from Boalt Hall for her work. Alegría is the proud mother of Omé, who motivates her to fight for a healthy and sustainable future every day. ¡Si se puede!