Vanessa Esperanza Quintero , a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, is an archivist, researcher, and collections management professional.

She is currently the Latina Futures Lab Exhibitions Curator at the Chicano Studies Center Library. Her research explores ethical practices with arts and culture collections, preservation, and information systems in museums, libraries, and academic institutions. She has experience with multimedia objects, visual culture, and archival materials at small and large-scale institutions including the Chicano Studies Research Center, the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Latin America, and the Vincent Price Art Museum. She holds a B.A. in Art History from California State University, Los Angeles and an MA in Library and Information Science from University of California, Los Angeles.