Ms. Figueroa served as Director of Economic and Environmental Justice at Farmworker Justice from 2016 to 2022, where she engaged in advocacy and community education for farmworkers on issues related to occupational health and safety, labor rights and immigration. Previously, Ms. Figueroa worked at various civil society organizations throughout the U.S. and Latin America for the protection and advancement of economic and social rights, including in Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica. Ms. Figueroa is a graduate of Georgetown University (BS, SFS, 2007) Columbia Law School (JD, 2010) and the University of Amsterdam (LLM, 2010).