Vivian Escalante

VIVIAN ESCALANTE: Born and raised in Boyle Heights, as my family was displaced by the City of Los Angeles, Chavez Ravine - Dodger Stadium Project, and settled into Boyle Heights, where I attended Sheridan Elementary School, Hollenbeck Junior High School, and lettered at Roosevelt High School and was in Student Council as the Girls Athletic Coordinator. In the Spring of 2018, an active participant with the Committee to Defend Roosevelt from the demolition of our 1923 historic R building and Auditorium with an LAUSD Modernization Project that has erased our history and cultural heritage, as we fought for the LAUSD Alternative 2 – Modernization and Historic Preservation for what could have been a win-win situation for our community and future generations. In 2019 – Present, Certified from Center for Nonprofit Management, a Nonprofit Management Certificate, Introduction course Individual Donation Fundraising Certificate, introduction to 101 How to Start a nonprofit course. A passionate soul for historic preservation, community, and history, fueled with enthusiasm for my community of Boyle Heights. As President/CFO of Boyle Heights Community Partners, focused on giving back, and moving forward Historic Cultural Monument nomination applications. We are moving fast as developers are moving aggressively faster with demolitions projects to our historic homes, erasing our cultural and heritage, as we are preserving it. Sitting on the board of our Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council, with the ability to have created the first ever Historic Preservation Committee, and sitting on our Plan and Land Use committee, working together on behalf of our community.