Juan Cardoza-Oquendo is the Director of Policy and Elections at Houston in Action. Before his current role, he worked as a Policy and Community Engagement Coordinator with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. He holds a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School at UT Austin and a B.A. in Anthropology and Human Geography from the University of Georgia. Juan's policy and advocacy experience includes founding the Dallas office of the Workers Defense Project and Faith in Texas, an organization that organizes faith communities in North Texas. In this episode, Juan and Mariam discuss what it means to be an effective community organizer, the importance of recognizing the interconnectedness of different change-making sectors like nonprofits and government, as well as practical career-building advice, and much much more. 

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