Jazmin joined Common Counsel Foundation in 2017 and is the Director of Strategic Initiatives focused on Housing Justice. In her role, Jazmin oversees the Fund for an Inclusive California and the Community Ownership for Community Power Fund. She is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the initiatives, fundraising, and program development. With over 15 years of experience in housing justice, immigrant rights, and social justice movements, Jazmin has successfully organized funders and raised over $25M to support base-building and community-ownership organizations across California.
Before joining CCF, Jazmin spearheaded the development and launch of the San Francisco Foundation’s inaugural Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building, bolstering grassroots organizations at the forefront of racial and economic justice in the Bay Area. Additionally, Jazmin worked across the Foundation’s departments to increase resources for immigrant and youth-led grassroots organizations. Other previous roles include Policy Manager at Immigrants Rising, formerly known as Educators for Fair Consideration, and Policy Advocate at Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network. Under her direction, E4FC developed its first policy platform and created a leadership team of undocumented youth who successfully led a statewide policy campaign to make career licenses accessible to all Californians regardless of immigration status.
Her dedication to social justice is deeply rooted in her family’s immigration journey to the United States. Jazmin grew up in Boyle Heights and graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Economy.
Currently, she is the co-chair of the San Joaquin Valley Funders Collaborative.