Hi! My name is Kennedy Rivera and I am the Community Educator at SPCA Monterey County. I recently joined the SPCA Monterey County after moving from Santa Barbara where I received a BA in Environmental Studies and a minor in Educational Studies from UC Santa Barbara. My experience as the School and Community Programs Specialist at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center, and my background as an educator with the Santa Barbara Zoo, has equipped me with a deep understanding of community education, and a passion for assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through empathy and connective educational experiences.
I've grown up supporting my local animal shelters through fostering, sponsoring, and making handmade enrichment for shelter pets. And I'm passionate about using my formal and informal teaching experiences to encourage our communities to show compassion, kindness, and respect for animals and others.