Jennifer Disla has deep roots in immigrant working communities. Her parents immigrated from the Dominican Republic and she witnessed how her father’s union status allowed her access to resources and spaces that were barred from her cousins and peers. She started organizing in 2008 with the Healthcare for America Now Campaign in Missouri. She continued her career in organizing afterwards as a Labor Organizer. During her time working with SEIU Local 1, she fought with the Black janitors, faith leaders, and responsible shareholders to demand union wages and union protections in the Express Scripts facility. They gained victory and janitors were able to have a fair wage and benefits as well union protection to sustain themselves and their families. As the co-Executive Director of Detroit Action, she was responsible for fundraising and executing a multimillion-dollar operating budget to build strong housing, jobs, economic and transformative justice campaigns. She led the organizing team to engage over 20,000 Detroiters ready to take action since the 2020 election.