Patty Barajas Tavera Joins Forces with Playhouse Village Foundation Board

Posted December 14, 2023, under PVF News

Pasadena’s Playhouse Village Foundation has inducted Patricia Barajas Tavera to its Board of Directors. “Patty brings a long and impressive record of philanthropic and fundraising expertise to the Foundation. We are lucky to have her commitment to our mission of building community in the Village by activating open spaces, streets, sidewalks, alleys and paseos for greater public benefit,” stated Board Chair Phil Hawkey.

An editing and marketing consultant educated at Yale, Barajas Tavera is also a crackerjack volunteer for notable Pasadena area non-profits and institutions. She currently serves as Board Member for the Rose Bowl Operating Company and as a Pasadena Playhouse Trustee. She continues a 14-year stint as a weekly meal delivery volunteer for Pasadena Meals on Wheels. Patty served in leadership positions at the East Los Angeles YMCA, MiMentor.org, Healing Hearts Restoring Hope, and Homeboy Industries/Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission.

Patty served on the parent advisory boards of Polytechnic School in Pasadena and UCLA. Patty co-founded the Voces at Poly book club, highlighting works of Latino authors for the Poly community. An avid patron of the arts, she served on the board of Hispanics for LA Opera, enthusiastically co-chairing the Annual Gala at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Patty welcomes the challenge of supporting the 34-square block Playhouse Village area in the heart of downtown Pasadena: “As a Pasadena Playhouse Trustee and a 25-year Pasadena resident, I am honored to join the hard working, dedicated members of the Playhouse Village Foundation. I love Pasadena and I’m excited to jump in and do my part to create an even better, more vibrant community.”

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Barajas Tavera resides in Pasadena with her husband, attorney Dino Barajas, and their daughters.

About Playhouse Village Foundation

The Playhouse Village Foundation (PVF) is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to support a thriving urban community in Playhouse Village in the heart of Pasadena. The Foundation raises funds and attracts sponsorships to revitalize public spaces and streetscapes within Playhouse Village, helping to accomplish top priorities identified by its partner organization, the Playhouse Village Association. Initial projects focus on exciting events to activate the new Playhouse Village Park, along with enhancing Colorado Boulevard’s al fresco dining and pedestrian experience.

About Playhouse Village

With direct access to the 210 freeway and Metro A/Gold Line at Lake Avenue, Playhouse Village is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Pasadena and includes much of the city’s financial district and premier office space, numerous regional institutions and cultural amenities, and thousands of residential units and mixed-use environments for a truly urban, walkable experience. Playhouse Village is distinguished by three added advantages: its own business improvement district, non-profit Playhouse Village Association, and charitable non-profit Playhouse Village Foundation which builds a thriving community by activating and enhancing the area’s open spaces, streets, sidewalks, alleys and paseos for greater public benefit.