Alma is a cultural worker based in Southeast Los Angeles who collaborates with artists, organizations, businesses, and residents to dream, envision, and create literary arts programming rooted in community building and healing.
She’s held positions with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, The Ford, and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, where she’s partnered with artists and arts organizations from across Los Angeles County to expand access to the arts, centering community-led narratives and projects in our shared spaces.
In 2021, she founded Libros con Alma, an initiative dedicated to cultivating belonging and community care through books and corazoncito-powered programming. In 2025, Alma launched her bookmobile, a converted 1998 Nissan pickup lovingly known as “La Troquita.”
Image by Nicole Godinez
