Mercedes Angulo

Mrs. Mercedes Angulo is the Instructor for Project Hearts at EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services. She is a Compton native and first-generation college graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Family Life Education and Master’s degree in Recreation Administration. She has worked with youth and organizations to promote positivity, unity, and community engagement. In 2019, she received the Positive Coach of the Year award, as well as the Regional Double-Goal Coach award through Positive Coaching Alliance and Dodgers RBI Foundation. In 2020, Mercedes was a TEDx speaker for TEDx Compton Blvd Women, Fearless edition, explaining how having safe spaces in the community positively impacted her life and why it truly takes a community.