As a Boricua Chicana, my Call to Justice began as a child in the barrios and valleys of Los Angeles. That upbringing focused on our cultural values of collaboration, integrity and liberation.

 

In 2014 I was the first Latina and religious educator elected to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees. I was re-elected to a second term in 2017, and appointed Secretary of the Association. In 2017 I wrote an essay “On being a good ‘fit’ for the UUA”, calling out the white supremacy in hiring decisions at the UUA. This essay went on to receive national news coverage as increasing focus was brought to faith-based organizations dealing with white supremacy culture in their midst.

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Also is 2017 I was on the front lines in Charlottesville, Virginia as a founding member of Congregate Charlottesville's pastoral resistance in response to the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally. I went on to become Co-President of Congregate and was instrumental in the disbursement of over $3M in direct individual funding during the COVID shutdown of 2020.

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In 2018, I founded Called to Justice, a faith-based coaching group focused on impactful Leadership Development for churches, non-profits and other organizations committed to justice.

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In 2020, I became the first Latina and religious educator called as the Co-Lead Minister of the largest Unitarian Universalist congregation worldwide. My primary ministry was to those caged behind prison walls.

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In 2025, I moved Called to Justice into a non-profit Patreon model so that our services could be immediately available to communities facing rising authoritarianism and fascism.

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My husband Chris and twin sons Andreas and Miguel, along with the ancestors, are the foundational support for my Call to Justice.