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Cynthia Pompa

Advocacy Manager

Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Border Rights Center

Bio

Cynthia Pompa is a proud native to the borderlands who grew up in both Cd. Juárez, Chih. and El Paso, TX. She is the Advocacy Coordinator at the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Border Rights Center in El Paso.

In this role, she works to develop and coordinate advocacy and organizing strategies among the four Íøºì±¬ÁÏ southwest border affiliates - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ national office. Cynthia spent over three years as a field organizer for the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ's Border Rights Center, previously headquartered in Las Cruces, NM. Here, she led border-wide abuse documentation campaigns, and played a key role in coalitions efforts to resist the militarization of the U.S./Mexico border. Cynthia has a degree in Economics and International Relations from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX.