Reyna is a DACAmented social entrepreneur, community organizer, and founder of Aliento, an organization dedicated to uplifting immigrant voices and advancing justice. Under her leadership, Aliento has impacted over 50,000 people, educated nearly 100,000 voters in the 2020 and 2022 elections, and led a non-partisan coalition that passed Prop. 308, securing in-state tuition for DACA recipients in Arizona. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Reyna fled to Arizona in 2003. She became a prominent advocate for immigrant rights, famously stopping the deportation of her father and a bus of undocumented immigrants in 2013.
An Echoing Green Fellow, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, and ATHENA Young Professional Award recipient, Reyna has gained recognition for her contributions from the #NBCLatino20 to the Muhammad Ali Center. A founding member of Teach For America’s DACA Advisory Board, she continues to create healing spaces, foster political change, and develop leadership among immigrant youth and mixed-status families.