Kayla Kelechian
Kayla Kelechian (she/her) is the Manager of Organizing and Strategy for Central NY of the New York Immigration Coalition, where she supports NYIC members on campaigns like Farmworker Organizing and Access to Representation. A native Tejana, Kayla has worked with Karen refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border and at the height of refugee resettlement, she relocated to Central New York. Prior, she was an organizer with the Workers' Center of Central New York, whose members took part in the historic passing of the Greenlight law, and Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. She has also worked as a community problem solver and has participated in bilingual literacy projects for adult learners.