Biography:
Marissa is a graduate of USC in Political Science and International Relations and received her Masters in Public Administration in Non-Profit Management and Public Policy at the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at NYU. She is currently a Masters candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, focusing on Arts in Education.
Marissa brings significant experience working on the ground and around the world: she investigated human rights abuses and worked on a documentary film in Mexico; conducted human rights research in India; and volunteered for a women's rights non-profit in Guatemala. Domestically, Marissa has planned and organized service-learning trips, coordinated events for youth, and worked with community organizers to address violations of human rights.
She has a deep appreciation for hip-hop, upcycling, community organizing, pop culture, and piñata-making, and feels blessed whenever she has the opportunity to engage in activities involving any combination of them. Marissa views art as a tool for social change, especially around bringing awareness to human rights issues on both the local and global levels.
Marissa is currently working on a project called Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE), a For-Justice Organization that empowers traditionally disadvantaged youth with human rights literacy and life skills through volunteer hip-hop mural projects, fostering leadership opportunities to train others. If interested in volunteering and helping shape this project, please e-mail: info@artejustice.com.
Marissa brings significant experience working on the ground and around the world: she investigated human rights abuses and worked on a documentary film in Mexico; conducted human rights research in India; and volunteered for a women's rights non-profit in Guatemala. Domestically, Marissa has planned and organized service-learning trips, coordinated events for youth, and worked with community organizers to address violations of human rights.
She has a deep appreciation for hip-hop, upcycling, community organizing, pop culture, and piñata-making, and feels blessed whenever she has the opportunity to engage in activities involving any combination of them. Marissa views art as a tool for social change, especially around bringing awareness to human rights issues on both the local and global levels.
Marissa is currently working on a project called Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE), a For-Justice Organization that empowers traditionally disadvantaged youth with human rights literacy and life skills through volunteer hip-hop mural projects, fostering leadership opportunities to train others. If interested in volunteering and helping shape this project, please e-mail: info@artejustice.com.
Additional Information:
Please feel free to download a copy of my Curriculum Vitae here.
