Volunteer Coordinator
Augusto M. Rivero (they/them/nos) joined RIT in February 2023 as a Volunteer Coordinator. Augusto’s background is in community building, engagement, and research. They have worked in government, the entertainment industry, and non-profit areas. A product of LA public education, Augusto attended LA Unified schools as well as LA Trade Technical Community College, becoming the first in their family to acquire a university degree after mentorship and exposure to higher education opportunities as a student member and scholarship recipient of the non-profit organization Food From the ‘Hood.
After earning their undergraduate degree from Chapman University, Augusto returned to their alma mater to attend graduate school, earning a Master of Arts in International Studies with a concentration in Latin American history, politics, social movements, and cultural expressions of resistance. Recently, Augusto returned to graduate school to complete their Master of Arts in Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco, where Augusto anticipates earning their Education Doctoral degree. Their scholarship is informed by ancestral knowledge and growing up undocumented in South Central Los Angeles after migrating from Argentina.
Augusto’s work for justice, equity, and equality is focused on community-centered healing, migrant and immigrant accompaniment, language justice, and solidarity. Augusto’s recent graduate project focuses on cross-border immigrant and migrant entrepreneurship as agency, and the right to thrive in place.