Democratic 21st Century Club

Lunch with Dr. Angelica Cortez

Dr. Angelica Cortez is a Queer activist and organizer with a background in public policy and advocacy. Voted as a Silicon Valley 40 Under 40 and Woman of Influence, she is the Founder and Executive Director of LEAD Filipino and Senior Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) at Pacific Clinics, the largest mental and behavioral health nonprofit service provider in California. 



Starting her career in organizing and local government, she spent over a decade working on issues of civil and human rights with advocacy groups and legislators from Sacramento, San José, to Los Angeles. In 2020, she became the first Vice President of Racial Justice & Equity for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group — and in 2021, she joined Pacific Clinics as their first Senior Vice President of JEDI.

In 2015, she founded LEAD Filipino, a rising nonprofit organization honored as “Community Organization of the Year” in California State Senate District 10 for their regional civic programs and campaigns. Under her leadership, the organization has grown to serve thousands of youth and families across the Northern California region and state in critical civic empowerment and community development programs and campaigns. 



She is a graduate of San José State University and holds her doctorate from the University of Southern California. She resides in East San José.

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