Meet CLLARO
Board Officers
Chair
The Hon. Federico Peña
Senior Advisor, Colorado Impact Fund, Denver
Vice-Chair
Mr. Luís Jorge Castañeda
Founder & Owner, Castañeda Law, Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ
Secretary
Mr. George Autobee
President and CEO
World Demographic Research, Inc.
Colorado City, CO
Treasurer
Mr. Mike Cortés, MSW, MPP, PhD
Scholar In Residence and Special Community Member, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
CLLARO Founders
Board Members
Mr. True Apodaca
Founder and Principal
True Strategies Colorado, Denver
Mr. Lawrence Barcelona García
Senior Manager, Labor & Employee RelationsDenver Public Schools
Ms. Anne Barkis, J.D., MSW.
Principal; Mendez, Barkis and Associates, Denver
Ms. Leslie Colwell
Vice-President, K-12 Education Initiatives
Colorado Children’s Campaign, Denver
Ms. María González
Founder & CEO, Adelante Community Development
Commerce City
The Hon. Alicia Johnson
Member, City Council, City of Evans, CO
Dr. Celeste Montoya
Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies
University of Colorado Boulder
Ms. Angeles Ortega
CEO, Mi Casa Resource Center, Denver
Ms. Nalleli Ramírez-Salinas
Program Administrator, Dept. of Public Health & Environment
City and County of Denver
Mr. Elvis Rubio
Government & Community Affairs Officer
Dept. of Housing Stability, City and County of Denver
Mr. Evan Smith-Acuña
Assistant Vice President
FirstBank, Aurora
Ms. Ayah B. Ziyadeh
National Advocacy Director, American Muslims for Palestine
Aurora
Staff
Leadership Programs
Leadership and Communications Manager
Education Program Manager
Advocacy Programs
Director of Latino Action Council
Program Manager & Community Organizer
Research Programs
Social Worker & Program Manager
Resource Navigators
Resource Navigator & Outreach Specialist
Gabriela Recinos
University Interns