Itzel Mercado-Flores

Itzel joined Planting Justice when she was in highschool and started as an intern in 2020. They found Planting Justice through Dewey Academy while she was a student and then turned into an intern. Itzel’s favorite part of working at PJ is when she gets to make smoothies, go to fruitvale bart station and hand it out to people.

She is passionate about food justice because she knows that it can make a big difference in her community and impact a lot of peoples lives in so many different ways. In her free time, she likes to take pictures for upcoming athletes/artists/models, spend time with family, and travel.