Andrea Sosa is the Policy and Civic Engagement Manager at Young People For, where she manages the organization’s policy and civic engagement initiatives and programs. She is originally from Tampico, Mexico, but has also lived part of her life in Dallas, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland. Andrea is a public policy wonk with a variety of experience in student networks and organizing, and social justice advocacy. In previous work experiences, she has worked with the Roosevelt Network, the nation’s largest student think tank, in a variety of capacities including organizing and curriculum development, and in various issue areas including economic development and prison reform. In these efforts, she coordinated a national network of students working towards pushing their universities to invest in their local communities’ economic development. She has also worked with the AFL-CIO, contributing to their trade and globalization policy and advocacy efforts in Washington, DC. She has authored work published in The Baltimore Sun, the Roosevelt Network’s Equal Justice policy journal, the AFL-CIO Blog, and The Huffington Post. Andrea received her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and French, with a concentration in Peace Studies from Goucher College. Andrea can be reached at asosa@pfaw.org.
