Briana Moncayo

Briana Moncayo Campoverde (she/her/ella) is a dedicated and driven leader who is a senior double majoring in Anthropology and Latin America and Latinx Studies at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is a proud first-generation student and is recognized as a McNair Scholar, Chi Alpha Epsilon member, and Van DocMakers Alumni. She hopes to earn a PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology to explore the dynamics of street art, gentrification, and graffiti that Latinx community artists involve themselves with as a form of political activism. Outside of her academics, Briana is a filmmaker who focuses on personal stories one doesn’t typically hear. Her latest film Amor, Mariachi, y Familia showcases a family mariachi band in Queens, NY. During the five months Briana spent with the Reyes family, she learned it’s more than just a mariachi band but a family of individuals who have gone against traditional stereotypes of being a mariachi man and woman. She enjoys biking, playing soccer, running, and traveling.