Stephanie Rios

Stephanie is a community advocate passionate about sustainability, mental health, and expanding access for marginalized communities. Inspired by her farmworker parents, Stephanie has dedicated her career to food justice and building equitable food systems. Beyond sustainability, Stephanie is deeply committed to community well-being and inclusion. She has supported LGBTQ+ students as a peer mentor in the Pride Scholars Program at San Joaquin Delta College, advocated for student/BIPOC mental health with country-wide organization, Active Minds, co-founded a mutual aid organization called Uvas Unidas in Lodi, California, and participated in policy-focused community work with Mar-Monte Planned Parenthood in Sacramento. Driven by empathy and equity, Stephanie strives to build community-centered systems that create lasting impact across food access, sustainability, and mental health advocacy.

She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Sacramento State University and an A.A. in Psychology from San Joaquin Delta College, grounding her work in both academic training and lived experience as a first-generation Latina.