Adela G. Ortiz

Adela G. Ortiz currently serves as the ACHS Client Services Coordinator and Emergency Rental Assistance Program Coordinator at Centro Legal de la Raza since August 2021. As a co-founder and academic mentor at La Fuerza Latina since September 2016, Adela has demonstrated a commitment to education and community support. Previous experiences include being a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Finalist through COMEXUS Fulbright-García Robles from 2020 to 2022, and working as an organizing and research intern at the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy in mid-2021. Adela has also held positions with UNITE HERE as an unemployment insurance volunteer, served as a UCLA Law Fellow, and worked in various educational and advocacy roles, including tutoring and as a Congressional intern. Adela earned a B.A. in Sociology and Labor Studies from UCLA in 2020 and is currently pursuing further education at Cornell University ILR School.