Val Benavidez Email & Phone Number

Val Benavidez is the President and Executive Director for the Texas Freedom Network, a statewide social justice organization. She is the chief spokesperson for the organization in all public matters. She is responsible for the development, planning, staffing and implementation of all programs. Val became TFN President in November 2020 and was previously the Texas Freedom Network’s chief program officer.Val has a passion and commitment to center programs around building power and leadership with young people of color to create a truly representational democracy in our state. At Texas Freedom Network, she proudly founded Texas Rising and was a co-founder of the Texas Youth Power Alliance. Prior to joining Texas Freedom Network in 2007, Val worked for a host of non-profit advocacy organizations including United Ways of Texas, the Texas Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, League of Young Voters and Generational Alliance. She also served as Executive Director of ProTex: Network for a Progressive Texas. As a sought after speaker and presenter, Val has extensive experience training grassroots activists on a host of issues, including advocacy, leadership development and civic engagement. She is involved in local, statewide and national campaigns. Currently, Val is a member of the board for the Workers Defense Action Fund. She is the proud daughter and granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, farmworkers, railroad builders and all around rabble rousers.

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