Connie is a native Peruvian womxn based in Lawrence, Kansas. She has worked as a seasonal farmer assistant and harvester for ten years in eastern Kansas. Some of her collaborative work includes the development of The Douglas County Food System Plan adopted in 2017; planning the Ethnic Food Retail Study with the Douglas County Food Policy Council and The University of Kansas 2016-2019; and assisting with the City of Lawrence-Douglas County KS—Climate Plan . She has served on the Douglas County Food Policy Council from 2017 to 2020 and is currently the Research Intern for the Douglas County Sustainability Office.