Bella Gallegos
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Outreach Worker
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
09.2025 - Current
- Survey residents on their understanding of the local Philips 66 Refinery closure and lack of plans around toxic remediation, visioning how that space could be shaped to serve the community.
- Invite residents to participate in the October Carson City Council meeting and a UCLA study on air quality and health in the community.
- Identify potential volunteers, members, and community leaders.
Civic Engagement Intern
Communities for a Better Environment
03.2025 - Current
- Strengthen local deep democracy on environmental justice issues through direct outreach and growing our statewide membership base through cultivating strong relationships with the community.
- Communicate and facilitate monthly meetings, workshops, community outreach, and tabling events.
- Upheld coalition spaces and co-led my organization's delegation to the California Environmental Justice Alliance's Congreso, which brought over 240 members and staff of 10 frontline organizations together to lobby in Sacramento for lifesaving policy priorities.
Voter Outreach Organizer
Communities for a Better Environment
09.2022 - 12.2024
- Contacted and connected with 5,000 community members through canvassing and phone banking to discuss issues faced locally.
- Advocated for measures increasing and protecting community funding, successful passed Prop 5.
- Awarded for outstanding canvassing performance, exceeding daily goals & connecting voters with resources.
- Planned and hosted community events to build power in our justice movement.
- Delivered public comments to harmful energy development plans that would affect frontline communities.
Intern
STAND-LA Coalition
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed field scripts, surveys, and flyers for outreach with community members living near urban oil drilling sites.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Environmental Justice And Sustainability
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA05.2024
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suites Proficiency
- Digital Content Creation
- Direct Outreach
- Working Knowledge of Spanish
- Event Planning and Facilitating
- Project Management
Timeline
Outreach Worker
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
09.2025 - Current
Civic Engagement Intern
Communities for a Better Environment
03.2025 - Current
Voter Outreach Organizer
Communities for a Better Environment
09.2022 - 12.2024
Intern
STAND-LA Coalition
08.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor's Degree - Environmental Justice And Sustainability
Occidental College