GOOD TALK WITH VIVIAN VÁZQUEZ IRIZARRY

Vivian Vázquez Irizarry directed, produced, and is featured in DECADE OF FIRE. She is an educator and facilitator who ran educational and youth leadership development programs at the Coro Foundation, Bronxworks, and is currently the director of community-school partnerships at the New Settlement Community Campus. Vivian managed educational youth development models in GED completion and college access programs across New York City. A former member of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, she is a member of 52 People for Progress, a community organization that saved her childhood playground and revitalized the South Bronx for the last 35 years.