Veronica Zavaleta

Veronica Zavaleta contributes historic, place-based research and digital documentation to the Overtown research site. Her work supports OTOWN's inaugural site-based installation, "Ninth Street, My Street" — a poetic project conceptualized to preserve community memory through photographs, oral histories, and historical research.

As the OTOWN Project Assistant, Veronica's Overtown research has prepared her for her extended work towards the public release of OTOWN, the digital archiving app. She works to promote community engagement through intergenerational collaboration, local advocacy, and educational opportunity.

Veronica Zavaleta is a second-year at Florida State University studying Political Science and Economics on the pre-law track. She is a curious learner, ready to engage topics in a range of fields. In seeking a professional challenge Zavaleta sought research training that would prepare her to engage her field beyond academia. As a South Floridian, the OTOWN project offered a unique opportunity to explore historical policy impacts and human behavior in communities close to home.