Marilú Guevara (she/her)

marilu.guevara@lacity.org
Director, Awareness & Engagement
Awareness & Engagement Division

Marilú Guevara leads the Awareness & Engagement Division at EmpowerLA, where she connects communities across Los Angeles to the Neighborhood Council system. She fosters inclusive civic involvement through grassroots public engagement programs, strategic community partnerships, and awareness campaigns, and advances civic participation in Neighborhood Council Elections. As the Department’s Youth and Language Accessibility Liaison, Marilú is committed to ensuring equitable access to local government for all Angelenos.

Before joining EmpowerLA, Marilú served as Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles, where she advocated for civic education and voter empowerment. She currently serves on the Cornucopia Board of Directors and the League of Women Voters of California Nominating Committee, and mentors high school students through College Bound.

Marilú holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Arts from California State University, Long Beach, both in Political Science.