Reyna Montoya
Reyna Montoya
Overview
Reyna Montoya is the founder and executive director of Aliento an organization inspired by her lived experience of having her dad detained and being undocumented in the U.S. Prior to founding Aliento she engaged in local statewide and national platforms to advance justice for undocumented immigrants. In 2013 she led a team who stopped an immigration bus and prevented the deportations of undocumented immigrants for the first time in history. In the same year she stopped her father's deportation. She danced professionally and taught high school. Reyna's experiences led her to create spaces that honor youth and children's resiliency and leadership. She holds a BA in Political Science a BA in Transborder Studies and a dance minor from Arizona State University. She has a M.Ed in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University. She is a 2016 Soros Justice Fellow and sits in the first Teach for America National DACA Advisory Board. She shares her talents and skills with the community to co create healing spaces political change and leadership development of our children and immigrant youth.
