VIANCA COLON-BARRETO

Vianca Colón-Barreto is an 18-year-old amateur columnist who began professionally writing in January of 2019. She currently attends Kenmore East High School and is expected to graduate this summer, and hopefully, attending Erie Community College the following Autumn. Vianca is a Buffalo native and is of Puerto Rican descent. She is an artistic and well-rounded individual who occasionally participates in community-based events. She has performed in several spoken word events, her most notable performance being at the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Concert at Kleinhans Music Hall. She is also an art student, having had artwork displayed in student exhibitions from 2015-2017 at the University of Buffalo.