Olivia Jimenez

Olivia Jimenez is a seasoned community development specialist and arts coordinator with extensive experience in integrating arts and culture into community development initiatives. Currently, Olivia serves as a Community Development Specialist at Urban Housing Solutions since June 2022 and as an Arts & Culture Coordinator and Enterprise Rose Artist Fellow at Foundation Communities in Austin, TX, since October 2019. As a Rose Artist Fellow, Olivia collaborates with local organizations to create sustainable, healthy communities through creative placemaking. Additionally, Olivia is a co-founder and Director of Programming at (ix)plore Lab and has performed with VORTEX Repertory Company since 2016 in various productions. Olivia's background includes roles as a yoga teacher at Yoga Yoga and experience in arts education through Creative Action. Olivia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Southern California.