Vanessa Pimienta (previously the LCC public relations/community outreach coordinator) is a Los Angeles native who graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a BFA in Graphic Design. After graduation she traveled in Europe and ended up in Istanbul, where she lived for five years. The experience of living in Turkey led Vanessa to the LCC, as she strongly believes in and understands the need to bridge Americans and other cultures in the Middle East region. Vanessa loves travel, music, film and art, and can often be found with her nose in a book.