Ms. Sonya Clark-Herrera This is Me

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1. 1. Mural Music and Arts Project

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   Published on: 6/16/2008   Last Visited: 6/16/2008

   Sonya Clark-HerreraExecutive Director

2. 2. 2005 National Leadership Summit: Biographies

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   Published on: 2/11/2008   Last Visited: 2/11/2008

   Sonya Clark-Herrera is Executive Director of the East Palo Alto Mural Art Project, a collective of artists, art educators, activists, organizers, and friends working together to positively affect youth. Teaching and tutoring in afterschool programs and mentoring through community-based organizations, Ms. Clark-Herrera has worked with minority youth in enrichment programs since she began her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Irvine. While working on her Masters degree in anthropology at Columbia University, Ms. Clark-Herrera established a business to represent artists. She has collaborated on public art projects in New York, Pennsylvania, and California. Blending her aptitude as a diligent researcher and artist with that of painters, sculptors, and muralists, she has managed art projects for community organizations and created artwork for nonprofit groups, educational centers, investment banks, and venture capital corporations.

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   Published on: 8/24/2006   Last Visited: 6/16/2008

   Mural Art Project co-Founder and Executive Director Sonya Clark-Herrera was honored by ABC 7 (KGO-TV/DT) in November, in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month.As part of its "Hispanic Heritage Salutes" segment, ABC 7 selected influential community leaders in the Bay Area to be recognized during its 2005 "Profiles of Excellence" acknowledgment series.These leaders were chosen principally for their constant commitment to the communities that they serve and the interminable impact left by their service.
   
   "Ms. Clark-Herrera has dedicated herself to the positive development of traditionally disadvantaged youth through the arts.With a particular emphasis on public art as a form of cultural empowerment and catalyst for social development and political activism, she has studied different pedagogical approaches to art and art history for over a decade."
   
   This was the eighth time ABC 7 has bestowed this award, a celebration of the rich diversity in the Bay Area.Along with this distinction, Sonya was invited to a special reception where she was formally recognized by community representatives and select ABC 7 on-air personalities and staff.She also received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for outstanding and invaluable service to the community.
   
   "It's always an honor to receive such an award.When you are so deeply engaged in your life's work, there is no time to think about being ,saluted,' only the children and communities that we serve," said Sonya.