Maria Huerta

Maria Huerta (she/her) helps lead the housing justice program at HIP and is responsible for activating public health partners in support of housing fairness advocacy and organizing efforts. She is passionate about racial and economic justice, housing as a human right, as well as creating healthy and equitable communities. She has spent more than 15 years leading initiatives to prevent housing displacement, improve public transit and active transportation, and fight for the rights of low-wage workers in Los Angeles in her role as an urban planner and community organizer.