Staff

Since 2012, Rivera has served as Executive Director of Galería De La Raza. Her work explores intersections of community development and art in a social practice with the goal to create equitable and sustainable communities.

Rivera is the Vice President of the City and County of San Francisco’s Commission of the Department On The Status Of Women.  In 2023, Rivera joined the Board of Directors of The GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives, whose mission is recognized internationally in the field of LGBTQ public history.  On the national front, Rivera is a member of the Board of Directors of The National Association Of Latino Arts & Culture, a 34 year U.S. based organization that supports the national Latine art & culture sector through funding, leadership training and advocacy.

In her commitment to empower women, she served a ten year term as the Board Treasurer of The Chicana/Latina Foundation whose mission is to empower Chicana/Latinas through scholarship and leadership training.

Amongst her busy days she is found preoccupied by parenting, Lobita – her black shepherd mix – along with her partner Sarah. 

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Ivette Diaz is a Latinx cultural worker born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA. Her personal experience as a first generation student, and woman of color with an interest in the visual arts led her to pursue a B.A. in Art History and Ethnic Studies from CSU East Bay, where her work focused on the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality within the contemporary art world. 

She is the Curatorial Programs Manager at Galería de la Raza where she continues to foster appreciation for community arts and raise awareness on its importance in creative placekeeping and community development.