In addition to her role as MCARE FIRE Chair, Emelie also serves as the IGNITE National Miami Dade regional fellow, a bi-partisan political advocacy organization training young women to run for office.
Emelie Jimenez
In addition to her role as MCARE FIRE Chair, Emelie also serves as the IGNITE National Miami Dade regional fellow, a bi-partisan political advocacy organization training young women to run for office. Prior to joining MCARE, Emelie interned for Centro Emergenica de Mujer and La Defensoria Municipal del Niño y del Adolescente in Cusco, Peru. There, she provided aid to young mothers and children to legally escape domestic and sexual violence by offering resources such as psychological treatment, legal guidance, judicial defense, and information on where to find safe housing with the help of local lawyers. Her experiences sparked her passion in fighting for good governance and addressing the barriers in our legal system for low-income citizens. As a student at Florida International University, Emelie founded the BC Community Project, a student organization dedicated to providing resources through community service as well as securing a pathway for transitional housing for the chronically homeless in South Florida. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Emelie is a first-generation Cuban American and she plans on pursuing a career in diplomacy/policy work.
Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity 
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