Juliana Serrano is the Vice President of Advocacy & Equity at Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV). In this role, Juliana works to advance PPPSGV’s mission through the strategic implementation of electoral and advocacy activities that promote policies favorable to Planned Parenthood at all levels of government.
She creates and leads the vision and strategy for our community affairs, government affairs, and advocacy work, and she also leads the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, focused on partnerships for health equity in our communities.
Prior to joining the staff at PPPSGV, Juliana served as the Senior Associate for Peace & Justice and the Office for Creative Connections at All Saints Church, and from 2004-2010, she was the Director of Operations at ENCOMPASS, a non-profit youth development organization. Juliana currently serves on The City of Pasadena’s first Community Police Oversight Commission. She received her B.A. in Psychology, with minors in Sociology and Philosophy, from Loyola Marymount University (LMU/LA).