Alexia Salvatierra - BIO
Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Centro Latino at Fuller Theological Seminary. She also serves as the Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation. She is the co-author of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World (IVP 2014) and Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities (Baker 2022).
She has been an ordained pastor since 1988, serving a wide variety of Spanish-speaking and multicultural ministries, including several years as a missionary in the Philippines. She has an extensive history of leadership in community ministry and social transformation, particularly in the immigration arena; she was the co-founder of the national Evangelical Immigration Table. She acts as a consultant, trainer, and coach for churches, denominations, and organizations worldwide and has won multiple awards, including the Prime Movers Fellowship from the Hunt Alternative Fund, the Amos Award from Sojourners, and the Leading Change award from the Liberty Hill Foundation.
