Vail Kohnert-Yount (she/her) is from Houston and lives in Brownsville, Texas. As a Harvard Law student, she co-founded PPP and organized to unionize graduate student workers with the United Auto Workers. She is now a Skadden Fellow at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, representing low-wage workers who have experienced wage theft, sexual harassment, and discrimination in the borderlands. She is a proud shop steward and member of UAW Local 2320, the National Organization of Legal Services Workers. She also volunteers with Jane’s Due Process, helping pregnant and parenting Texas minors access abortion and other civil rights.