Fran is a nonbinary/demigirl, demi/pansexual, Filipin@-/Asian- American, and child of immigrants from the San Fernando Valley, located on Tongva land in Los Angeles county.

A first-generation college graduate and UC San Diego alumna (Class of 2021), fran studied Global Health and Critical Gender Studies with a double minor in Human Rights & Migration studies and Asian American & Pacific Islander studies - culminating their time with the creation of a digital archive of Sapphic Asian community interviews on the topic of identity exploration and development.

Her work is committed to developing and maintaining spaces of belonging that encourage community/coalition building and leadership development for intersectional communities, especially for Queer Asian/Americans as rooted and framed within the pillars of accessibility, equity, social justice, and community belonging. In their free time, fran enjoys volunteering, reading webtoons and manga, and trying "Hot and New" restaurants all over San Diego.