Vanessa Delgado is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and grew up in Boyle Heights. She received her undergraduate education at Stanford University and then completed a Master of Public Administration at the University of Southern California.
She began her career working for the cities of Pico Rivera, Anaheim, and Downey, in Economic Development. Vanessa also spent eleven years as the Director of Development for PrimestorDevelopment building shopping centers. Ms. Delgado is now the founder and President of Azure Development. Azure creates, designs, and builds exceptional affordable housing communities and commercial projects in California.
Vanessa pursued her passion for public service work and was elected to the City Council of the City of Montebello in November 2015. In 2018, she was elected to serve as a State Senator for District 32 and completed a short-term. Senator (Ret.) Vanessa Delgado was appointed to the South Coast AQMD Governing Board in May 2019 and currently is the Agency’s first Latina Board Chair.
Ms. Delgado lives in Montebello with her daughter Isabella and their pets.
CONTACT:
vanessa@azuredevelopmentco.com