Prior to Housing Justice Collective, Rivianna worked for True Colors United, where they worked on building the power of young people with lived experience in the movement to end homelessness. They were a founding member of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness (NYFH), where they provided technical assistance for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project (YHDP), helping communities all over the country build youth action boards. Formerly, they did street outreach and positive youth development work at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. They served on Youth Collaboratory’s Board of Directors and are a graduate of Mills College and City College of San Francisco. They reside in Brooklyn, NY.