Chief of Staff
Tonina Bellante is Chief of Staff at Working Partnerships USA, overseeing strategic initiatives, the organization’s internal operations, and managing staff to advance social and economic justice in the South Bay and beyond. Tonina has been organizing for over ten years on both electoral and issue-based campaigns. She has organized around local economic and environmental justice issues, directed canvass offices and managed teams of organizers advocating for progressive policy all over the country. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, (Go Slugs!) with a degree in Biology. Tonina is a dedicated aunt, cat parent, birth doula, and breakfast sandwich connoisseur.