Isa Noyola

She/Her

Board Member

Isa Noyola is a pioneering trans-Latina activist and national leader in the LGBTQ+ immigrant rights movement, working in the United States and across the U.S.-Mexico border. Isa is the Director of the Border Butterfly Project, which provides queer and trans migrants with culturally competent, trauma-informed, comprehensive services to promote just and humane practices within the immigration system.

Throughout her career, Isa has played a key role in organizing national campaigns, mobilizing grassroots leadership, and building coalitions across movements. She has contributed to initiatives aimed at ending violence against transgender people and has worked to center the leadership of those most directly impacted by injustice. Her leadership reflects a deep commitment to collective liberation and the belief that lasting change is driven by those closest to the challenges.

Isa has also served as Deputy Director of Mijente, co-president of the Women’s March Board, and is a co-founder of El/La Para TransLatinas, a community-based organization in San Francisco. She has also served on the advisory boards of Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, the Radical Imagination Family Fund, and the International Trans Fund.

Currently, Isa is featured in The California Museum’s exhibit, “California Women Inspire: Celebrating Women’s Equality in the Golden State.”