Lena Guerrero Reynolds
Civic Engagement Educator
Fall 2014 - Summer 2016 - Fall 2018
About
• Graduate Assistant, Fall 2014 to Summer 2016
Lena G. Reynolds was a Graduate Assistant at the LCC from Fall 2014 to Summer 2016. She curated the traveling exhibition, "Chocolate: Drink of Gods, Food of Mortals," and helped revamp the center's Arts-Based Civic Dialogue and Tours programming. She was then hired on as the Center's Civic Engagement Educator.
• Civic Engagement Educator
Lena received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Illinois in Urbana in 2010, followed by work at the Chicago History Museum and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. She recently completed a Master’s in Museum and Exhibition Studies at UIC with concentrations in History and Environmental studies, where her work with the UIC Freshwater Lab helped to highlight cultural communities along the Chicago River through history and contemporary challenges. She also worked on projects for the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Field Museum. With roots in the pre-UIC near west side, Lena is a third-generation Irish/Mexican Chicagoan, who grew up on the Northwest Side in Independence Park. She currently lives in Jefferson Park with her partner Charlie and their Aussie pup Goose, and enjoys biking, camping, quilting, and exploring interesting museums. Lena believes in the power of cultural spaces to educate, entertain, and challenge our communities to build a more just society.