Gillian Garcia

Gillian was born and raised in San Francisco and has been a part of Coleman since she was three. Her mother was a PMAC Fellow, and now Gillian is one too! She began broadening her knowledge by working with organizations that provide families access to affordable housing, rent relief, and resource assistance. She was also […]

Yesenia Camacho

Yesenia (she/her) was born and raised in the Salinas Valley, in a small town that was proactively taking action to increase youth voice. While in high school, Yesenia helped form two Youth Commissioner positions and helped create a Youth Council providing youth opinions and youth voices to the town. Yesenia went on to serve as […]

Brandie Bowen

Brandie Bowen is the CMAC Lead Organizer. Brandie has been connected with Coleman Advocates since 2015, when she started as an intern and established Children Making a Change for Coleman’s youngest members to develop as organizers and leaders for education justice early on. She is also an Auntie, artist, and writer, and she holds an […]