Sebastian Cazares

SEIU 721 Organizer, Historic LA Elected Official, & UCLA Master's educated leader. Statewide recognitions for public advocacy. Proven track record under-pressure with excellent conflict resolution, professionalism, & people skills. Prestigious awards in campaigns, labor, education, politics, media, culture, activism, policy analysis, comms, etc.

Worksite Organizer at SEIU 721 (2025-01 – Present)

• Led high-level bargaining turnout & 400+ membership cards as a union organizer for the largest public sector labor union in the Nation.
• Oversaw contract analysis, grievances, election turnout, representation of almost 2,000 union members, employee data analysis, professional administration.

Historic Elected Official + CA Labor/Civil Rights Champion at LA County Public Office/Governing Board (2020-01 – 2024-12)

Represented tens of thousands of workers & the public, overseeing a $400 million institution. Defeated a multi-million corruption conspiracy. Dozens of prestigious accolades in advocacy, communication, community engagement, civic mobilization, & professional leadership.

• High-level evaluations of multi-million labor contracts + massive employee relations impacting 40,000+ LA County residents.
• Championed policies/education/coalitions/statewide campaigns to empower workers.
• Led public speaking to audiences in the thousands.

Public Advocacy/Legislative Lead/Policy Analyst at State of California/LA County/University of California/CA CCC System (2019-01 – 2024-12)

Outstanding work history in legislative affairs, constituent communications, mobilizing workers, & civil rights policy impacting tens of thousands of people.

• Honored by LA County Judges, Legislators, UCLA's Chancellor, & CA civic institutions for leadership in civic engagement + community relations.
• Experience in news releases, media-trained actions, rallies, (in-person, phone calls, email, & generating social media traffic up to 60,000+ views).
• Conducted high-level policy/legal/strategic analysis for the Nation's #1 University with nationally-renowned scholars (including professional reports using data analytics, computer programs, publications, & research.

Campaign Organizer/Civic Lead/Teacher/Service at Various Employers, Non-Profits, Campaigns, & Civic + Education Bodies (2019-01 – Present)

• Board member/consultant/organizer for numerous non-profits, community service bodies, & issue-based efforts.
• Led large classrooms as an instructor/educator, built grassroots infrastructure for progressive efforts (canvassing, fundraising, phone-banking, etc.).
• Media trained & curated viral social media content, won conferences in public speaking/international policy, wrote by-laws, etc.
• Gained recognition from a CA U.S. Senator. Featured in the LA Times, Forbes, KTLA 5, ABC 7.

Public Affairs Masters in Public Affairs – UCLA

Bachelors of Arts – UCLA