Carmen Guzman Lombert

Carmen Elizabeth Guzman Lombert is an artist and advocate working in the fields of domestic violence (DV), affordable housing and food justice. She was a member of the Survivor Leadership Coalition at Sanctuary for Families for 16 years where, as co-chair of the Wellness Committee, collaborated on two pilot projects for trauma-informed training initiatives.

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She is a member of the Move to Move Beyond Storytellers at Gibney where, in cooperation with the company, she uses movement and storytelling to educate on DV. She participated in “9-“ a multi-media drama therapy project with NYU’s Steinhardt School of School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

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Carmen is a long-time community organizer and advocate who is a member of the Steering Committee of the West Side Neighborhood Alliance and the Stop Croman Coalition, where she advocates for affordable housing in New York State. She is a former Deacon and Recording Secretary of the Women’s Association of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (FAPC) where she taught English as a Second Language, and chaired a booth at the annual bazaar. She also represented FAPC as a captain for Church World Service’s annual march for food justice.