Sonia Reyes

Sonia Reyes is a multicultural professional, national speaker, consultant, and advisor on equity, representation, inclusion, and racial and social justice. She is the Director of the Iowa Office of Latino Affairs and the President & CEO of Reyes Equity Institute.

Sonia was born and raised in El Salvador, travelling to the United States when she was sixteen years old. She was an undocumented resident when she graduated from high school in Pomona, California, and went straight into the workforce. She attained her green card in 2018, at which time she enrolled in college. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in Intercultural Communication Studies from Simpson College in 2022.