Vanessa Luna
Vanessa Luna (she/her) is the Co-Founder of ImmSchools, an immigrant led nonprofit organization that transforms schools into safe and welcoming spaces for undocumented students and families. Vanessa immigrated to the U.S. at the age of ten from Peru and grew up undocumented in NY. In 2014, she joined Teach For America as a DACAmented teacher and taught in Los Angeles and NYC, and was on the organization’s DACA Advisory Board. Vanessa is a nationally recognized leader in the intersection of immigration and education, and has been featured in The New York Times, ABC Nightline, Forbes, TIME and Ed Week. She is inspired by her parents and the immigrant community to fight for educational equity and immigrant justice. She resides in Brooklyn, New York.