Alicia Avila is a multilingual journalist and documentary producer based in Portland, Oregon.

A common theme of her work is advocating for underrepresented communities, language justice and accessibility. She is a champion of collaborative and community-led storytelling and leads her video production work through trauma informed practices and a bilingual, bicultural reporting lens.

Her most recent work led Pacific Northwest based non-profit, Oregon Food Bank, to transition into fully bilingual English-Spanish content.

Alicia is a proud first-generation Chicana born and raised in southeast Los Angeles.