Alejandra Gomez was born in Pomona, California to immigrant parents. Alejandra became aware of the U.S.’s broken immigration system at a young age when Prop 187 passed in her home state. Prop 187 was an anti-immigration law that targeted undocumented immigrants living in California in the mid-1990s. Alejandra’s father was undocumented at the time, and Prop 187 forced Alejandra’s family to move to Arizona in hopes of escaping the dangers of Prop 187 and other anti-immigrant sentiment. Alejandra began her career in community organizing in 2007, during the beginning of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s racially-charged criminal suppression sweeps that targeted immigrant communities. Seeing the fear and harassment her community was experiencing that was reminiscent of her own childhood, Alejandra beganSince her start in organizing, Alejandra has focused her work on immigration rights through large-scale civic engagement efforts to bring out the Latino vote and direct action. Alejandra lives in Phoenix, AZ and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Arizona State University. Alejandra was the Field Manager for the Adios Arpaio campaign that registered over 30,000 Latinos to vote.

Rooted in her family's immigration struggle, Alejandra lead the organizing efforts in the fight for DAPA and expanded DACA at United We Dream National Network as the Deputy Organizing Director.Working with Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability to organize against Sheriff Arpaio and his unfair practices.Alejandra has dedicated her life to social justice and community empowerment through grassroots mobilization.

Currently, Alejandra serves as a Co-Executive Director for the Arizona Center for Empowerment (ACE).