Ana Sofía Peláez (she/her), co-founder & executive director of Miami Freedom Project

Ana Sofia Pelaez is an activist, community organizer, and NGO executive who has led Latino get out the vote efforts since 2016.

Through her nonprofit organization, Miami Freedom Project, she is committed to building a community of leaders capable and willing to change the narrative of what it means to be progressive in Miami. She is also an award-winning food, culture, and political writer. As an advocate for cultural representation, her first cookbook The Cuban Table was nominated for a James Beard award and she also contributed to The Immigrant Cookbook to benefit the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. She has worked in the childhood nutrition equity space and is a frequent contributor to national media outlets.