Imelda G. Cortez

Bio: Imelda grew up close to the VA Hospital and currently lives in the Fairgrounds Neighborhood. She is a community organizer with experience organizing the Wakefield neighborhood, and now she is an active member of the Fairgrounds Neighborhood Association. To Imelda, equitable mobility “is making sure that people with accessibility needs are able to get from point A to point B in a way that is easy and accessible” and “a thriving community is a safe place with no cops/policing, and access to good healthy food, and transportation that is affordable.”