Evelyn Rangel-Medina (she/her/ELLA)

Evelyn Rangel-Medina is a formerly undocumented, Indigenous muxer of the Wixárika lineage. She is also an experienced executive leader, organizer, public policy analyst, campaign manager, and legal strategist with over 15 years of experience working with organizations, change makers, and coalitions to advance transformative social change. Her intellectual contributions have been published or are forthcoming in the Boston University Law Review, the University of California Irvine Law Review, and the Boston College of the Law Review. 

Evelyn is an Assistant Professor of Law at Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law and is affiliated with the Sheller Center for Social Justice. Previously, she was the Managing Director at United for Respect, where she advanced labor and employment advocacy campaigns while providing resources to low-wage workers. Evelyn also served as Policy Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and was a Sustainable Development Fellow at the Greenlining Institute. While in college, she co-founded and led various organizations, including the United Coalition for Immigration Rights (UCIR) and the Alliance of Student Organizations of Color (ASOC). 

Evelyn is the first person in her family to attend college in the United States. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with three Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Women’s Studies, and Political Science: Public Policy & International Relations. Evelyn obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and was named an inaugural University of California Presidential Public Interest Law Fellow. Additionally, she received the Francine Marie Diaz Social Justice Memorial Award and was a Co-Chair of the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion. She also co-founded the Building Latinx/e Pipelines Mentorship Program of the La Raza Law Students Association.

Evelyn envisions Liberation Consultants Group (LCG) advancing justice and liberation in movements and communities by supporting leaders and organizations in propelling their missions. She aims to build new systems and environments of liberation to form pathways for our present and future generations to walk in peace, power, and tranquility through the energy of cariño. She is also passionate about traveling, yoga, weightlifting, drumming, theater, and family.