Tamara Alvarado
Director of Multicultural Leadership

Tamara is the Director of Multicultural Leadership for 1stAct Silicon Valley. From 2003 to 2008 she served as Executive Director of MACLA/ Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, California. Starting in 1999 she served as Program Director for the newly opened Washington United Youth Center, a partnership between Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Performance Network and ACE Charter School in San Jose. Tamara sits on various regional and national funding panels such as: the Arts Council Silicon Valley and Creative Capital. She is also co-founder of San Jose based Movimiento Cosmico: Aztec Dance. Originally from Escondido, CA, Tamara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Literature from Stanford University. Tamara and her daughter Emiliana live in Downtown San Jose's Spartan/Keyes neighborhood.

Email: talvarado@1stact.org