Lydia leads California Calls’ Power Building Team in supporting Anchor organizations across California with all aspects of their statewide electoral, organizing, and digital programs. In 2022, she took a leave of absence from California Calls to serve as Field Director for the Karen Bass for Mayor Campaign, helping to elect LA’s First Black Woman Mayor. Lydia is also a Movement Leader Fellow of the Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice program at the Colin Powell School and CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.
Before joining California Calls, she was the Director of Community Organizing at Innercity Struggle, an educational justice organization working with youth and parents to improve the quality of education in East Los Angeles schools. She was also a Community Organizer with East LA Community Corporation, working with Boyle Heights’ leaders to fight gentrification by advocating for community-driven equitable land-use policies, legalizing street vending, expanding affordable housing, and protecting tenant rights.