Paulina Lopez-Peters is a full time volunteer, organizer, advocate, and the mother of three boys under the age of ten. She originally comes from Ecuador, but has made Seattle her home over the past 13 years. Paulina demonstrates engagement in this community in the advocacy of multiple important civic policies in this area including access to a safe, clean environment for our families. Presently, she works for the Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition/TAG as the Community Engagement Manager where she oversees the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps Program. For the last 10 years she has served as a volunteer for multiple grassroots community organizations fostering civic engagement in recent immigrants.