Dilia Ortega is a Youth Program Coordinator and Community Organizer at Communities for a Better Environment, as well as a Graduate Student Researcher at UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. Prior to that, Dilia worked as a Health Advocate at Bienestar Human Services and an Academic Advisor at Beyond Curriculum. Dilia also has experience as a Barista at Goodrich Coffee Bar. Dilia holds a Bachelor's degree from Williams College in Comparative Literature, History, and Latina/o Studies, and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning with a focus on Transportation Policy and Planning at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
September, 2017 - present
March, 2016
Youth Program Coordinator at Erie Neighborhood House
Tad/youth Program Coordinator at Sirona Recovery
Youth Program Coordinator at Venture Outdoors
Youth Program Coordinator at Out Boulder County
Youth Program Coordinator at Vietnamese Association of Illinois