Danielle Short Email & Phone Number

Denver Metropolitan Area

https://commundenver.org/

Denver, Colorado, United States

Interpret simultaneously and consecutively in school and non-profit settings

Greater Denver Area

• Language justice practitioner removing barriers of communication and linguistic power imbalances by interpreting simultaneously between Spanish and English
• Particular emphasis on community organizations, including community organizing, non-profits, governmental agencies, and foundations.
• Strong sensitivity to social justice issues and power dynamics, especially in regards to language access.

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Facilitated team-based process for families of children with intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses. Supported families to develop long-term vision for success, identify prioritized needs, and guide them through a structured process to work towards vision.

Greater Denver Area

• Facilitated participatory development of innovative culturally responsive program to increase local capacity to connect youth and families with nature:
• Researched best practices and developed infrastructure to support smooth and safe implementation of nature excursions.
• As a result, community leaders helped recruit hundreds of community members to participate in nature excursions, and a shared culture of nature-based health and wellness was created.

• Provide dynamic translation and simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from Spanish to English and vice versa.
• Clients include community organizations, research and educational institutions, foundations, government agencies and law firms.

Denver

• Facilitated coalition of stakeholder agencies working to develop collective impact grant proposal for nature programming in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, a community with a large Spanish-speaking population:
• Conducted research and bilingual community engagement activities to inform grant proposal, including assessing opportunities and needs, facilitating community meetings, organizing outdoor excursions for community.
• Wrote first draft of successful grant proposal, which resulted in a successful $2.7 million grant.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Fostered skills, knowledge, and confidence in Spanish-speaking families of children with disabilities:
• Coached Spanish-speaking families to advocate successfully for their children with disabilities and navigate the Special Education system.
• Facilitated culturally appropriate focus groups and trainings about Special Education and Behavior in Spanish.
• As a result, hundreds of families across the state gained skills and confidence to support their children’s education and well-being.

Gardner, CO

• Founder of an off-grid intentional community and education center for people of all ages:
• Designed participatory process to create organizational model, decision-making process, and educational program.
• Facilitated intergenerational hands-on workshops in natural building and sustainable development.
• As a result, hundreds of people gained skills and excitement for sustainable practices and community-building.

Denver, CO

• Designed and implemented programs to promote immigrant rights:
• Created Coloradans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR), a project that continues to this day, with the goal of supporting immigrants in their efforts to be treated with dignity.
• Built Rights for All People (RAP) into an immigrant-based organizing project, then led transition to become independent organization.
• Project managed the creation of interactive DVD faith curriculum on immigration at the request of the Colorado Council of Churches. Coordinated multi-organization development and production of curriculum.
• Promoted social justice perspectives to local and national media through interviews in English and Spanish, as well as through organizing media events, vigils, protests and rallies.
• Promoted local, state and federal policies that support immigrant integration. Groundwork laid during this time contributed to later successes with Driver’s License and In-State Tuition bills.

Ba, Spanish Language And Literature, Peace And Global Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa. Received Arthur M. Charles Service Award from Foreign Language Department, College Honors, and.

Graduate Coursework, Political Science