Valeria Vega Yanez

Helped implement El Concilio's brand image and led bilingual communication efforts, including social media and monthly newsletters. Have also created educational materials related for El Concilio's Climate Ambassadors Program and co-facilitated lessons in Spanish.

This fellowship is part of the Haas Center for Public Service's Community Impact Fellowship.

Have developed and led educational workshops about groundwater rise in English and Spanish for community members of East Palo Alto. Related to my work on groundwater rise and toxic waste remobilization I have led outreach efforts related to the Ravenswood Business District, a new development being proposed by the city that would be built over sites undergoing remediation. I also participated as a speaker at the 2024 San Mateo Climate Summit.

Helped create educational content as part of Nuestra Casa's Bayshore Limpiezas program in both English and Spanish. I also helped create new outreach strategies to engage more community members with our work and created new partnerships with local organizations and businesses.

This internship was completed through the Partnership in Climate Justice in the Bay Area program through the Haas Center at Stanford.

This was a continuation from my internship with Nuestra Casa during the summer of 2023 where I developed a StoryMap about groundwater rise and toxic sites in East Palo Alto. I also continued to support the organization's efforts related to their Environmental Justice Academy.

Helped create educational content as part of Nuestra Casa's Environmental Justice Academy in both English and Spanish. I also created bilingual social media outreach content, including an informational video. I led research efforts into toxic sites in the area which has now developed into a fully fledged project advocating for the replacement of controversial development with green space.

This internship was completed through the Partnership in Climate Justice in the Bay Area program through the Haas Center at Stanford.

Provided support with analyzing data obtained from an ecological survey around San Francisco. I also work on creating outreach material for members of the community. This outreach material will include information about the results of the ecological survey and will be in both English and Spanish.

Work with high achieving high school students from low-income background to help them navigate applying to college. There is a primary focus on helping with college essays and financial aid applications.