Mayra Hidalgo Salazar comes to the Deputy Executive Director role at the National LGBTQ Task Force with over 13 years of experience working for social justice.
Originally from Naranjo, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Mayra Hidalgo Salazar’s journey as a queer and formerly undocumented woman laid the groundwork for her commitment to organizing spear headed by queer, immigrant youth of color.
In 2010, at age 17, Mayra served as the Campaign Manager for the Trail of Dreams, a walk for immigrant justice from Miami to the nation’s capital that demanded then-President Obama stop deportations.
In 2011, she led efforts on the We Are Florida! Campaign and traveled to Alabama to organize against anti-immigrant legislation.