Chelsea (she/her/ella) is originally from Southern California but her raíces are here in the Yakima Valley. She is a 2010 graduate of Sunnyside High School as well as a 2015 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Arts + Communications.Before joining Civil Survival in August 2022, Chelsea was part of the communications team for the Washington State House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus. She has over 13 years of design experience, 8 years working in nonprofit + social justice communications, plus fluency in both English and Spanish.Her lifelong mission is to serve, fight for, and empower others. Chelsea’s work is focused on bridging language accessibility/cultural/socio-economic gaps as well as amplifying diverse voices through multilingual communications, inclusive storytelling and design. She strongly believes in implementing DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist policies to ensure an equitable future where ALL people thrive.Chelsea was the first openly Queer, Indigenous Latinx woman running for office in the city of Sunnyside in 2021. She is extremely proud to be the daughter of Indigenous immigrants from Mexico (Nahua and Purépecha) and to come from a long line of hard-working campesinos.When she’s not working to dismantle white supremacy and fighting for human rights (let’s be real—la lucha nunca para, the fight never stops), Chelsea devotes her free time to spending time outside as much as possible, collecting tattoos, dabbling in whiskey distilling, streetwear fashion, and all things music + art related. Chelsea and her partner call Sunnyside home—along with their 4 feisty “pupperonis,” one very sassy cat, and her countless plant babies.