Jeanine Erikat

Jeanine Erikat is a policy associate at PANA. She leads PANA’s community listening sessions, advocacy campaigns, redistricting efforts, and engages the community in PANA’s policy priorities to fight for the economic, social, and civic inclusion of refugee and immigrant communities. Jeanine holds a B.S. in Public Health Sciences and a B.A. in History from the University of California, Irvine. Jeanine dedicates her free time volunteering with the Majdal Community Center in El Cajon, a grassroots, locally driven institution, committed to uplifting the Arab community in San Diego through political engagement, advocacy, and cultural programming. She is a passionate advocate for health education and a trainer with HEART an organization that works to ensure Muslims have the resources, language, and choice to nurture sexual health and confront sexual violence. Jeanine completed a certificate program on gender-based violence titled “Caring Communities— Taking on Gender Based Violence” through the Bayan Islamic Graduate School.