Celida Soto
Celida "Celi" Soto, formerly Celida Soto Garcia, (born June 24, 1980 in North Bergen, New Jersey) is the Hunger Advocacy Coordinator for Alabama Arise, serves as the board president for SWEET Alabama, and is an organizer with Alabama Rally Against Injustice.
Soto earned a dual bachelor's degree in sociology and criminal justice administration from Rutgers University in 2002.
She has two sons and lives in Birmingham's Bush Hills neighborhood. She began her career at the U.S. Census Bureau in 2009. She has since worked for the Social Security Administration, for Regions Bank, and BBVA Compass. She has also worked at Puente Inc. and as the educational liaison for the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC). In 2018 she served on the social justice committee for Mayor Randall Woodfin's transition team.