Smiling woman wearing a red shirt and a black coat.

Ana Vanegas-Rivera

Program Coordinator, Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust

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AnaVR@ceclt.org

Ana is a dedicated and passionate community organizer in Chelsea, where she lives with her husband and son. She immigrated from Guatemala in 1997. Ana sees Comunidades Enraizadas as a powerful tool to give low-income people dignity and control over their own housing and a voice in the city. Ana also works at the First Congregational Church in Chelsea, serves as a Trustee for the public library, volunteers with the GreenRoots Urban Farm and was active in the Chelsea Pandemic Response Team. Ana was active in the working group that helped incorporate Comunidades Enraizadas as a CLT and now has joined the staff of the CLT as a Program Coordinator.