Maria Gabriela Pacheco
Program director, TheDream.US
A founder of Students Working for Equal Rights, the Florida-based, youth-led group fighting for in-state tuition fees for undocumented students, she's credited for the ripple effect it's had on state colleges across the country. As former political director for United We Dream, she spearheaded efforts leading to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Now she works to create institutional and educational opportunities for DREAMers, such as scholarships and academic support.
Related Speakers View all
![]() |
Sonia Nazario
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author o...
|
![]() |
Shiza Shahid
Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader ...
|
![]() |
America Ferrera
Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian
|
![]() |
Eduardo Briceño
Founder & Former CEO at Wiring Growth, Facilitating ...
|
![]() |
Dr. Antonia Darder
Scholar, Artist, Poet, Activist & Public Intellectual
|
![]() |
Gina Rodriguez
Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director, Model & H...
|
![]() |
Manny Diaz
Former Mayor of Miami
|
![]() |
Nontombi Naomi Tutu
Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of De...
|
|
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Temple University Professor, BET News Correspondent,...
|
![]() |
Zandra Jo Galván
Student-Centered Learning Expert, CALSA President & ...
|
![]() |
Dr. Claudia Espinosa
Founder & Executive Director of L.O.V.E. Mentoring; ...
|
![]() |
Sara Mora
Founder of Population MIC; Immigrant Rights Activist
|
![]() |
Liz Kleinrock
Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Rac...
|
![]() |
Raymund Paredes
Former Commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Fo...
|
![]() |
Dena Simmons
Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional ...
|
|
Hannah Bricker
Inclusive Education Advocate, Program Director at Th...
|
![]() |
Jonathan Mooney
Co-Founder of Project Eye-To-Eye & Learning Disabili...
|
![]() |
Dolores Huerta
Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; Fi...
|
![]() |
Hill Harper
Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Ph...
|
![]() |
Catarina Rivera
Disability Advocate, DEI Consultant & Content Creato...
|