Rafaela is the Community Partnerships Director at P4DR. In her role, she leads and supports our core partnerships with worker-led and community organizations, supporting the development and implementation of programs to defend rights, and developing cross-stakeholder learning initiatives that build capacity across low-wage workers and challenge corporate power. Rafaela has been supporting organizations creating and implementing Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) programs in different locales for a decade, including base building, leadership development, and campaign strategy. Prior to joining our staff, Rafaela worked for over seven years in various national and international settings as an advocate working alongside human-trafficking survivors, migrants, and undocumented communities. Rafaela is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley and obtained her master’s degree in Social Welfare at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA.

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