Viviana Saldarriaga was born and raised in Lima, Peru. After surviving hardships, her mother made the difficult decision to move to the U.S. when Viviana was 7 years old. Through the years, she visited Lima often. As she grew older, she became more dissatisfied with the lack of resources to make her birth country green. Her life experiences inspired Viviana to pursue a creative career and wants to tell stories that inspire communities to make a difference. Viviana holds an Associates degree in Web and Media Design and is currently working on her BA in Visual Communication Design. Viviana is passionate about creative design and using her near decade of design experience to help Green Umbrella make Cincinnati a greener community.