Vanessa Rivera is a third-year music major at Cal Poly with a concentration in Vocal Performance and Music Education. She is involved in numerous ensembles at Cal Poly including the Arab Music Ensemble, Cantabile, Jazz Combos, and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Vanessa is from Santa Maria, California and enjoys drawing and spending time with family and friends. She is excited to start working with Festival Mozaic and can’t wait to develop incredible connections this season.