Ira is an activist from the Philippines who divides their time between running Chibundle — their recently-founded Filipino food subscription box startup, and managing projects for the Asian sub-group of PFLAG NYC. Prior to coming to New York in 2014 for their master’s degree at NYU, Ira worked with communities and organizations in the Philippines and in the Asia-Pacific region on sexual and gender minority issues, including projects with United Nations agencies and the World Health Organization.
