Omar Vargas | Mob J Team | Pronouns: he/him/his   Omar Vargas is an East Los Angeles native and graduate from Denison University with a Bachelor’s in Sociology/Anthropology. Since graduating, Omar has led and contributed to urban planning and art and culture projects in Los Angeles neighborhoods. Through his natural curiosity and vigilant attention to detail, he has actively sought out to find solutions to empowering the neighborhoods he has worked in. He has been acknowledged for his work in civic engagement projects and has shared his expertise at national conferences such as Open Engagement and the California Bicycle Summit. A former TEDx talk speaker, Omar is committed to making lasting, impactful changes in his city through open experimentation and being open to failure.  Omar is currently an Urban Futures Lab Fellow with Public Matters, a social-enterprise that implements long-term, place-based, socially engaged art, media, education, and civic engagement projects that advance social change.