The CSPC Provides advocacy and training for parents to be meaningfully engaged in the success of their children’s education and provides training to informal childcare providers to help close the achievement gap.

Namlo International is an international non profit organization that works in Nepal and Nicaragua supporting local communities achieve economic self sufficiency through grassroots development projects. Namlo partners with local communities and provides the support necessary to realize the projects that are determined by the communities.

Colorado Youth Matter actively engages Colorado Communities to promote the healthy sexual development of all young people.

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Business: provide training and educational workshops for adults and youth regarding advocacy, comprehensive sexuality education, healthcare access; policy advocacy, membership of over 3000 Latinos in Colorado, $605k budget and 7 staff. Responsible for P&L, direction of education program, policy program, communications program, and supervision and professional development of deputy director and communications director, board development and management. Financial turn around and growth: When I began my position, the organization had undergone a traumatic leadership transition and had lost the confidence of many funders which would have left COLOR in its final year of foundation funding from current funders. Through effective communication, effective and quick changes in program I was able to rebuild the confidence of current funders and put COLOR on the radar of new funders. Perception and culture change internal and external: Effectively changed the negative perceptive of the organization as an ineffective women of color organization to being one of the most effective policy advocacy organizations in the state through strategic opportunities, relationship building, fundraising, communications and community organizing. I facilitated the update of our internal operating principles that serve as a model of a reproductive justice organization. This supported the increased in the professionalism of the organization and the effectiveness of the organization. Unfortunately I was also forced to make hard disciplinary decisions that bettered the over all moral of the organization. First Organization to prioritize communications as an agent of change in reproductive justice: Color was the first reproductive organization in the country to create and fill a full time communications position. This enabled COLOR to be front and center in the media and respond to media accordingly. This allowed for COLOR to establish its authority in reproductive justice in the country.

Business: Serve as the voice of women’s issues at the state capitol. Develop legislation and lobby on proactive and progressive women’s issues. Responsible for management of volunteers and staff lobbyist, full P&L responsibility, accounting reporting, board development and management, relationship building among policy makers, leading strategic planning and implementation. Built the profile and power of the organization at the capital. When I assumed the position of President at the Women’s Lobby, the organization was small in its membership, had less than 20 donors and only received funding form one foundation. Under my leadership, the Women’s Lobby became an organization that met the needs of not only older wealthy Caucasian women; it also addressed the needs of the gen X and gen Y women. The Women’s Lobby secured additional funding and became a leading voice in women’s issues at the Capital.

Progressive leadership resulting in position of State Director: Business: Educating the community about workplace rights, and supporting advocacy efforts in creating policies that lead to workplace equality and economic justice. Responsible for P&L, staff supervision, campaign direction. Leadership Responsibilities and Key Accomplishments: Advanced the organization into becoming a leading civic engagement organization in Colorado through successful leadership of the field committee and membership of the executive committee during the 2008 elections. Built a Spanish speaking media following for the organization and secured multiyear funding for the organization.