Celeste Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Celeste Rodriguez leads the Community Services Section of the Los Angeles Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD). In this role, she oversees the development and implementation of financial empowerment and poverty alleviation initiatives including LA’s Guaranteed Basic Income pilot and children’s savings account program, both currently the largest programs of their kind in the nation. She also manages an incredible team of 20, supporting over 50 contractual partnerships to administer the local Los Angeles safety net including the FamilySource Center System and Survivior Services, networks of nonprofits working to support the city's most vulnerable families with emergency services, stability support, and the accumulation of wealth. Prior to joining CIFD, Celeste also managed homelessness prevention initiatives and oversaw the Homelessness Services Team for the former Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID), coordinating contracts and funding for homeless relief efforts in Los Angeles. She has served as the Racial Equity Officer for both HCID and CIFD, developing strategic plans for meeting the city’s race equity goals. Rodriguez previously served as Deputy Director of Community Development Strategies for the Office of Mayor Garcetti where she helped initiate many of the programs she now oversees and led the development of the Mayor’s Consolidated Plan to provide support services, capital improvement projects, and economic development opportunities in underserved communities throughout LA.In November 2020, Celeste was elected to the San Fernando City Council and in December of 2022 she was selected to serve as Mayor. Throughout her professional career, she has worked to improve the quality of life in communities by creating policies and programs that respond to people’s needs. Celeste brings her passion for service and social justice to the City Council as well as a wealth of experience designing, funding and implementing programs. Her priorities are to provide a voice for San Fernando residents to engage with decision making at City Hall, ensure economic stability for residents and businesses to build a path for community wealth, strengthen programs for families to thrive, and to invest in vital infrastructure to strengthen the City’s beauty and resilience.