About
Veronica Del Carmen Treviño-Sosa is from Nuevo León, Mexico and is from a farmworker/migrant family of 12. Veronica worked packing corn, dates, carrots; picking grapes and citrus fruits; and collecting almonds and onions. Veronica graduated from school in Mexico with a degree in Basic Education, and a Masters degree in Adolescent Psychology with a Specialization in Gender Studies in Education. She worked as a teacher and served students in primary, secondary, special education, and advised teachers. Over the course of her career in the United States, she has worked as a receptionist in a community clinic in Indio, CA, as a volunteer with “Mujeres Mexicanas” in Coachella, CA, and co-founded Líderes Campesinas. She has conducted trainings to adult and young women in a variety of areas including gender equity, leadership, wellbeing, and resilience. She co-founded Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and is currently the Coordinator of the Priority Area on Violence Against Women.