Serena Padilla
DIRECTOR OF BUILDING BRIDGES FOR YOUTH (She/They)
Serena (she/they) is a facilitator, educator, and consultant with 10+ years of experience working with youth in the non-profit, food justice, and education sector. She is a collaborative leader with a commitment to community building, transformative justice, climate resilient farming, racial justice, food justice, and uplifting youth voice. She studied Latin American and Latinx studies and minored in Education at UC Santa Cruz, and they have managed youth programs at non-profits and community based organizations in San Francisco, Oakland, Southeast Michigan, and in the Hudson Valley of New York. She values joy, intergenerational learning, and loves working with youth! She believes in transformative values at the personal and professional level, and is a certified Circle-Keeper and Restorative Justice facilitator. She is nourished by time in nature, cooking delicious food connected to her Chumash and Mexican ancestors, and sharing love with queer community.