Shirley Rivera (Ramirez Batun) Email & Phone Number

• Developed and implemented creative, community-oriented, and culturally relevant engagement programming including Paseo del Cempazuchitl: Safe Passage Along City Terrace Dr. and Cesar Chavez Ave., and Exploramos East Los.
• Cultivated and deepened relationships with local county staff, community organizations, businesses, and stakeholders in East Los Angeles to further engagement.
• Led and co-developed creative and interactive community workshops, presentations, and meetings for community members of all ages and abilities.
• Led and strategized the content creation of East LA Eats which received over 82,000 views
• Assisted in the development and execution of over 40 active transportation classroom lesson plans and summer internship programming for high school students.
• Managed project budget and monthly invoicing for Exploramos East Los.

Los Angeles

With managing all of Lifeway Church's social media posts, I've also helped curate the church's color palette and branding. I've work with Lifeway's Ministering staff, audio-visual team, and volunteers to develop content in English and in Spanish. Along with creating graphics for posts, I've also created multiple branding for sermon series including their.

• Maintained community relationships in the Santa Monica area and bring Cayton Children's Museum's programming into the community
• Translated promotional materials, curriculum, and other miscellaneous items.- Managed partnerships to create community outreach activities, including events, workshops, and classes.
• Oversaw and managed two programs, the Student Ambassador Program (SAP) and Filmmaking Fellowship, with over 100 students per semester.

• Collaborated with the Obama Foundation and Theresa Hwang, from the Department of Places, to build curriculum for their Community Leadership – Assets in Action Program.
• Provided on-camera storytelling about personal community engagement work in East Los Angeles.

• Assisted in the facilitation of participatory design workshops and pop-up engagement events in neighborhoods like Willowbrook
• Contributed to the implementation of the ethnographic methodology in researching Women in Transit for Metro and the Bend Central District Initiative

• Actively participate in fellowship activities, including attendance at state-wide Arts Leadership Forward network convenings, monthly supper clubs, project-based work, and personal and professional development modules.
• Support project work for Greetings from East L.A. at the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy, including collaborating with team members and partners to determine goals, and design and implement the project.
• Supported the design and implementation of community engagement plan strategies for Vision Zero: Los Angeles Temple Street Slow Jams

• Presented to students about local policy, providing students with a deeper understanding of the neighborhood.
• Supported and guided students on their own visioning processes for First Street in East Los Angeles.
• Contributed writing pieces to the final product, a map of the stars and landmarks of East Los Angeles.

• Mentored seven at-risk students to improve their work in the classroom.
• Collaborated with teachers to tutor students in English, Math, and Graphic Design.

• Worked with Public Matters and other partners to convert corner liquor stores into markets offering fresh produce; the project used socially engaged art to connect residents to topics around healthy food access.
• Organized and implemented community events such as cooking classes and interactive parades to advocate for healthy eating and active involvement in the community.
• Wrote and published reflections on the project on KCET Artbound.

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Policy

Education record