An immigrant from Zacatecas, Mexico, Juana has previously worked as a medical assistant and a domestic worker. She joined MUA as a member in 1990 and as a staff in 1994 as a San Francisco Office Coordinator.  he moved into the role of Co-Director in 2001 and became MUA’s Executive Director in 2018.  during her tenure on MUA’s staff, Juana has taken a leadership role in many critical local, statewide, and national campaigns, such as the campaigns to defeat statewide propositions 187, 227, and 209, the national movement to include immigrant women’s protections in the Violence Against Women Act. and the campaign to pass the California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights into permanent law.  Juana serves on the Steering Committees of the California Domestic Worker Coalition and San Francisco Rising. She has served three terms on the National Domestic Worker’s Alliance Board of Directors, including as its President from 2012-2014.  he has represented U.S. domestic workers on the International Domestic Workers Network’s Coordinating Committee. He has traveled abroad many times in her prior role as a voting member of the United States International Labor Organization’s delegation.  Lana is a skilled facilitator and famous educator who has provided technical assistance to other immigrant women’s organizations in Iowa, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas, Washington, North Carolina, and Alaska.  She has made hundreds of presentations throughout the Bay Area on self-esteem, leadership, and women’s rights.  Juana is the mother of two sons and three grandchildren.

Lourdes Reboyoso, MUA Grassroots Fundraising Coordinator

Lourdes Reboyoso is an immigrant from Mexico who worked in accounting for more than 15 years in her home country.  She joined MUA as a member in 2009 and is a graduate of MUA’s Leadership and Grassroots Fundraising training.  She served as MUA’s first Grassroots fundraising Intern and joined MUA’s staff in 2014.  Lourdes plans and coordinates MUA’s member-led fundraising events, implements individual donor outreach, and initiates new fundraising strategies.  She trains and supports MUA members in fundraising work through workshops, training, supervision of an active volunteer committee, and one-on-one engagement.  In 2016, as an outcome of the Futuro Fuerte internal capacity-building program, Lourdes also assumed the role of Staff Wellness Co-Coordinator.  She organizes professional development workshops for staff, with a particular focus on ensuring there is sufficient training and support for immigrant women. She also helps the organization engage in courageous conversations about the dynamics of power and privilege.  Lourdes is a proud single mom of two teenagers, and when not raising money for MUA, she can be found on the frontlines of our immigrant rights protests and direct actions.