Sasha Reyes

Sasha Reyes is a first-generation Latina raised on the south side of Chicago by hard low-wage working parents in a Spanish-speaking household. Sasha is bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish, and basic in French. Sasha earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015, where a course on gender in the workplace opened her eyes to the harsh working conditions many farmworkers faced.

Because of this experience, Sasha joined “a company to pay farmworkers one more penny per bucket of tomatoes harvested” a national campaign. This experience drove her commitment to advance fair treatment and justice in the workplace. After graduating, Sasha joined First Defense Legal Aid from 2017 to 2019 as a bilingual Know Your Rights educator, delivering workshops in English and Spanish to help the Englewood community understand their rights during police encounters.

In 2020, Sasha joined then Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project-FLAP, as an Outreach Assistant. Since then, she has grown into key roles with the organization through a series of promotions reflecting her passion and dedication to community outreach and advocacy. She first served as a Community and Education Team Leader, followed by Bilingual Community Outreach and Education Coordinator in 2021 and Bilingual Intake Specialist later that year. She then transitioned into advocacy roles, including Bilingual Advocacy Coordinator in 2022, Bilingual Advocacy and Intake Coordinator a couple months later, and Bilingual Advocacy and Intake Specialist in 2023. Sasha was promoted to the Bilingual Lead of Advocacy and Community Engagement and then, to Bilingual Manager of Advocacy and Community Engagement in 2026 where she supports FLAP’s mission conducting Know Your Rights presentations at the Consulates, providing budget advocacy, supporting workplace campaigns, helping build cases for litigation, facilitating community engagement, and hosting panels for advocacy purposes.

Sasha’s commitment and passion is rooted in her family and community. When she worked as a server while saving money to buy a laptop to attend college, she experienced firsthand the challenges low-wage workers face when her tips were stolen. This reinforced her understanding of workplace injustice, and now she carries the desire to help low-wage workers, so that they can focus on their future.

Throughout her time at FLAP, Sasha has taken leadership roles in the community. She served as a “Promotora de Salud” (health promoter) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, represents FLAP in HEAL Food Alliance, participates in advocacy efforts for Illinois Access to Justice in Springfield, and contributes to Wasted Food Action Alliance, all while maintaining relationships with local, state, and national partners for almost 7 years. Over her course of her time at FLAP, Sasha has conducted more than 4,000 Know your Rights presentations, provided more than 4,500 referrals, distributed more than 10,000 educational materials, and assisted with more than 400 dual citizenships process, then families can stay together.