Nohemy was born and raised in the Salinas Valley to immigrant parents from Guanajuato, MX. Thanks to EAOP and CLYLP, Inc. she was the first in her family to attend a UC and earned a B.S. in Community & Regional Development from UC Davis and a M.S. in Counseling from CSU Sacramento. Nohemy has volunteered and worked for equity and social justice programs her entire career including undocumented students, first-generation students, student parents, and Black and Brown students.