Esperanza United
Cristina Escobar began their work experience in 2006 at Break the Cycle, where they held various roles including Executive Assistant and Communications & Outreach Coordinator. Cristina later became the Director of Loveisrespect & Deputy Director and then the Community Relations Manager. In 2014, they joined The Representation Project as the Director of Communications. In 2018, Cristina founded Latina Media, a platform aimed at increasing Latinas' representation in film and television. Cristina also started their consulting business, Cristina Escobar Andrade Consulting, where they worked with feminist organizations on communication strategies. In 2020, they became the Director of Communications at Esperanza United, an organization dedicated to ending gender-based violence in Latin@ communities.
Cristina Escobar completed their Bachelor's degree in English and Spanish at Occidental College from 2002 to 2006. Later, they pursued a Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Austin Community College, which they obtained in 2013.
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Esperanza United
Founded in 1982 as a women's shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota, Esperanza United has grown into the national institute on domestic violence in the Latin@ community. We provide training and consultations to practitioners and activists throughout the United States as well as in Latin America. ' We root our work in the St. Paul, Minnesota community, offering a range of critical services in Minnesota from enhancing safety for Latin@ survivors of gender-based violence to strengthening youth leadership. We ground everything we do in the lived realities, hopes, and dreams of Latin@ communities. Our public policy initiative engages in federal and state public policy advocacy efforts and our national research center conducts research on issues that affect Latin@s in the United States and abroad. Our organization seeks input from members to inform policy advocacy efforts on key legislation impacting Latin@ families experiencing domestic violence and gender based violence. From highlighting the need of immigration reform to ensure protections for immigrant survivors to documenting the health impact of violence, we encourage communities to share stories of human rights violations, discrimination, community concerns and successes that will be brought to policy makers to help shape our laws.