Andrea J. Serrano

Andrea J. Serrano was born and raised the neighborhood of Duranes in Albuquerque, NM. Andrea’s experience spans decades, beginning with her work at the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, where she was a community educator focused not only on violence prevention but also interrupting and addressing rape culture, particularly with young people and college students. Andrea was also a program coordinator at South Valley Academy, working with high school freshmen in the service learning program, and has extensive involvement in community organizing and activism with various organizations. Andrea began working at OLÉ in 2012 as a community organizer focused on BIPOC communities and urban conservation, and helped stop the development of Albuquerque’s Bosque, one of the only urban riparian forests in the US. Andrea is now Executive Director of the organization, leading the organization’s political and electoral organizing work. Andrea is also a published poet and opinion writer, appearing in various anthologies and publications including Time Magazine and Truthout. Andrea lives in Albuquerque’s South Valley.