Cecilia Calabria

Cecilia Calabria was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in Bariloche, Argentina, in northern Patagonia. In Argentina, she studied a degree in biology. She immigrated to Venezuela to create an organization on free technologies and then to the United States to seek new opportunities. She spent two years in Chicago studying English and working in a nonprofit to teach other people how to use and repair computers. Now, as a mother and community organizer, she works to improve public schools in Minneapolis. She wants to ensure better opportunities for her children.