Mia Satya is a San Francisco-based community organizer with over a decade of advocacy experience specializing in youth empowerment, economic justice, housing affordability, and LGBTQ liberation. Growing up working class in rural Texas, Mia’s advocacy roots stem from the post-9/11 anti-war ...
Read moreMia Satya is a San Francisco-based community organizer with over a decade of advocacy experience specializing in youth empowerment, economic justice, housing affordability, and LGBTQ liberation. Growing up working class in rural Texas, Mia’s advocacy roots stem from the post-9/11 anti-war movement, but has evolved to incorporate a keen lens for equity for all. As a service provider for 4 years, Mia worked with community based organization to provide critical services like healthcare, housing, and employment for San Francisco’s most vulnerable members. Mia now bridges her personal and professional experiences to create and implement policy solutions that will have a community impact .
While on the San Francisco Youth Commission Mia worked to secure Free Muni for 40,000 low-income youth and co-created a landmark LGBTQ diversity training for 9,000 City employees. Mia has served on over 10 committees in 5 City departments and led a youth engagement strategy that secured over $150 million a year in services for children. Now as a Director at Transitional Age Youth San Francisco, Mia facilitates opportunities for underrepresented youth to give feedback to City leaders, so that together we can ensure all San Franciscans have successful transitions to adulthood.