Rebecca began working as a field organizer on race, migration and the environment with the Center for New Community in 2010.  Originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Rebecca has been involved and committed to social justice organizing for many years.  Her continued interest in community organizing has shaped her work around educational empowerment and justice.

Rebecca received her BA degree in Social Thought and Political Economy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  Rebecca is bilingual and has organized in Spanish speaking communities.  Throughout her experience as a student at UMASS Amherst, Rebecca organized on the campus and in surrounding communities of Holyoke and Springfield, MA.   Rebecca worked as an intern at The Care Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, assisting young mothers and pregnant women between the ages of 16 and 22 to obtain their GED.  She advocated for the benefits of higher education and served as a peer leader for young women facing challenging personal and financial situations.

Rebecca moved to Phoenix, Arizona after her time at UMASS and became active in two community based organizing efforts: The Repeal Coalition of Arizona and Nuestros Derechos. As a grassroots organizer with Arizona-based immigration advocacy organization, Nuestros Derechos, she helped put on Know Your Rights forums that worked to educate about our given Constitutional rights when confronting law enforcement.  Rebecca also worked with The Repeal Coalition of Arizona through canvassing and efforts to promote emergency responses to immigrant raids.