2025 Zonta Young Women in Leadership Awardee

Angeline Valentina Morgado Romero is a youth activist committed to strengthening democracy through open government and youth advocacy. As a Venezuelan migrant living in Chile, she has consistently worked to uplift migrant youth and defend their rights, and to advocate for platforms and spaces for dialogue, recognizing the importance of protecting democratic principles.

Angeline's activism began at the community level, where she served as an ambassador for a women-migrant-led initiative where she learned the impact of grassroots organizing. Through efforts like painting community murals, the project promoted positive messages about the migrant community and provided young women safe, creative spaces for interaction and expression. The work led to the establishment of a Youth and Diversities Office.

That experience led Angeline to found "Incidentes," a youth-led organization dedicated to the comprehensive development of Latin American youth through active participation in the political sphere, the democratization of opportunities and information and dialogue.

Now a first-generation college student in the United States, Angeline continues her advocacy as the associate director of global connections with the Wisconsin Union Directorate, where she promotes cultural awareness and education. She continues to advocate for the Venezuelan diaspora as a youth delegate at UN conferences, advancing intersectional frameworks in policymaking. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she serves as both communications chair and co-fundraising chair for the campus chapter of She's the First.

In Angeline's free time, she enjoys reading fiction, immersing herself in different worlds and perspectives, hiking and watching documentaries.