Alvina (she/her) is a consultant that works to support movement leaders and organizations become more impactful, strategic, and equitable. Originally from Colorado, Alvina comes from a Chinese refugee family from Vietnam. She is deeply passionate about building a society where everyone has a fair chance at thriving. Alvina is a lifelong community organizer with experience in organizational management, program development, campaign management, fundraising, coalition building, and capacity building for civic engagement, labor, and social justice organizations.

Alvina was most recently the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and Institute for Asian Pacific American Leadership & Advancement (IAPALA) where she worked with unions, chapters, members, and community allies to build a grassroots base to support the needs and issues of AAPI working people. Her prior experience includes serving as the Director of State Capacity Building with State Voices, the Program Director at Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and working on several political campaigns at the congressional and presidential levels.

Alvina lives in Washington, D.C. with her family.  In her free time, you can find her risking friendships over a competitive board game, crafting, ordering too much food, or just trying to take a nap.