Johanna Perez Herrera

Johanna Perez Herrera is an immigrant advocate and DACAmented community leader committed to citizenship for all and transformative immigration policy. She serves as the Community Research & Advocacy Manager at CIELO, a nonprofit that uplifts BIPOC, immigrant, and underserved entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams of launching small businesses. Johanna is deeply engaged in local politics and civic participation, serving as a canvasser and community advocate dedicated to increasing voter turnout and community power. She is a UCLA graduate with a double major in Environmental Science and Chicanx and Central American Studies, and an alum of the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton.

Outside her professional work, Johanna loves exploring national parks, traveling, and running, proudly completing her first half-marathon in the summer of 2025.