Ivette Sosa-Barraza

Ivette Sosa Barraza was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona; home to her and her proud Mexican mixed status family. In 2023 Ivette became a first generation college graduate. Ivette obtained her bachelor degrees in Political Science and Transborder Studies, a Spanish Minor, and 2 Certificates in Socio-Legal Studies and Latino Politics and Policy from Barrett the Honors College, at Arizona State University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and wrote her honors thesis titled: “The Historical Win of Proposition 308: Analyzing the Strategies Used by Aliento To Attain Instate Tuition Access for Undocumented and DACAmented Students.” Post grad she initiated her position as one of Aliento’s Education for All Initiative Coordinators. She was responsible for informing immigrant students of the resources available to them to pursue a higher education under Prop 308 and for training educational stakeholders with the information needed to support Prop. 308 beneficiaries.

Ivette then held the position of Logistics Team Lead during Aliento’s “Aliento Votes” 2024 campaign where her behind the scenes preparations supported the interns and volunteers needed to mobilize Arizona’ Latine voters. Ivette is an alumna of the CHCI Congressional Internship Program, Fall of 2022. She was placed in a U.S. Senate Congressional office where she cultivated her professional and leadership development. As Secretary of the CHCI Phoenix Chapter she aspires to reach and inspire more of Arizona’s young Latine leaders to grow as leaders with the support of CHCI. Ivette’s greatest beacons of inspiration are her immigrant parents from Durango, Mexico. As a first gen, Latina leader that comes from a mixed-status family, she hopes to inspire others to share and embrace their stories. Ivette believes that our stories are our superpower.