Kristell Caballero Saucedo received a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from St. Olaf College. Currently, she is a fellow though the New Sector Alliance's professional and leadership development program at Northside Funders Group, where she focuses on researching and evaluating along with integrating a community-relevant, racial equity framework to NFG’s cross-sector strategies. She is also a member of the Minnesota Urban Debate League Young Professionals Advisory Board. Prior to her fellowship, she was an intern with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and State Senator Patricia Torres Ray. As a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico, she researched the impact of institutional racism experienced by Afro-Mexicans and strategies for community-led change. Most recently, she returned from Budapest, Hungary, where she served as a volunteer with the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program at a Roma Rights nonprofit.
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