Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres serves as the Los Angeles District supervisor for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Torres works to establish new partnerships in youth outreach and to connect underserved students and diverse populations to the national parks in their backyards. Torres also serves as the chair of the National Park Service’s (NPS) Latino Employee Resource Group. Prior to coming to Santa Monica Mountains, she served as the youth program analyst for Department of Interior’s Youth, Partnerships and Service under the Office of the Secretary. She aided in developing a variety of outreach programs that bridge the gap between diverse communities and their local national green space. Torres also participated in the development of the NPS Academy, a program that exposes students to public lands and potential NPS careers.