BIO
Lorena Melgarejo has served as the the Executive Director of Faith in Action since 2017. With over 25 years in community organizing experience, Lorena started her career as a union organizer for Justice for Janitors and later worked as a faith-based organizer for Faith In Action Bay Area. In 2005, she became Lead Organizer for San Francisco Organizing Project (the organization that became Faith In Action Bay Area). Before she stepped into her Executive Director position with Faith in Action Bay Area, Lorena worked for years to build leadership within the Latinx immigrant communities in San Francisco and San Mateo County, as well as supporting efforts across California.