Team Bios
Desi
Mundo
he/him
Executive
Director
Desi Mundo is a Chicagoan spray-paint artist and educator, and the founder of the Community Rejuvenation Project. With 30 years of experience, he has created over 300 murals locally and globally. Desi’s unique style blends space, balance, and cultural engagement. His work includes the “Universal Language” mural, which significantly impacted Oakland’s fight against gentrification. Desi has also been awarded the Individual Artist grant from the City of Oakland eight times and served as a cultural ambassador to Egypt in 2017. Notable projects include "AscenDance," a 90-foot-tall mural completed during the COVID pandemic, "East Bay Rising Together" for Kaiser Permanente, and "Flor del Barrio" in San Jose
Vero
Orozco
she/her
Program
Director
Vero d. Orozco, a Nicaraguan-American from San Francisco, California, is a versatile visual artist and seasoned art administrator. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and a Master's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. With a background in non-profit youth advocacy within the arts, she views her art practice as an indispensable tool for tapping into her inner wisdom and constantly exploring the concept of play by incorporating new ways to capture images. Vero is dedicated to championing thoughtful discussions surrounding knowledge and serves as a catalyst for fostering collaborative conversations about equity within the realm of the arts. She aims to create inclusive spaces where such dialogues can flourish.
Doria Robinson, a 3rd generation resident of Richmond, California, current member of the Richmond City Council (District 3), and one of the most effective, exemplary community organizers in the nation, has been, since 2007, the Executive Director of Urban Tilth, a widely renowned community-based organization dedicated to cultivating a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. Also co-founder of the Richmond Food Policy Council, former co-chair of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance Western Region, and member of the Climate Justice Alliance, Food Sovereignty Working Group, Doria (a Certified Permaculture Designer, Bay Friendly Gardener, Nutrition Educator and Yoga Instructor) has a strong background in farming, from working on the 350-acre Apostolic Temple of Truth Ranch on weekends in her youth to working on organic farms in Massachusetts while in college, and later at the legendary Veritable Vegetable women-owned organic produce distribution company.
she/her
BoarD
President
Doria
Robinson
Tamira
Jones
Tamira Jones is the director of capacity building at People’s Climate Innovation Center, which supports community-driven approaches and solutions that address complex climate challenges. Tamira oversees the National Association of Climate Resilience Planners and is a design partner to the Justice40 Accelerator.
she/her
Board
Treasure
Lavie
Raven
Lavie Raven is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), specializing in interdisciplinary art education and public art practices.