Mary Anna Cazarez-Sterling was born and raised in Mexico and has been living in the Bay Area since 2011.
She has worked in tech for five years until she decided to stay home to focus on her family. During the pandemic she began to participate in two areas that she is passionate about: Food Justice and her Kids education.
She got involved with La Mesa Verde (LMV) at Sacred Heart Community Services and Innovate Public Schools (IPS). At LMV she co-founded the parents participation Kids Club program for families to grow food together, and later was hired as the Organizing Program Coordinator for LMV.
At IPS, together with parents leaders in San Jose, she advocated for access to high quality education.
Currently, she is a full time Food Access and Community Engagement specialist for the non profit Fresh Approach.
Her other main goal, of course, is to be a role model to her children as a mom, wife, community member and leader with a vision where everyone has a role in transforming societies, policies and systems.