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Marisa (she/her/hers) currently works as CWEE’s (Center for Work Education and Employment) Data Analyst. Marisa brings person-forward data practices. Prior to joining CWEE, Marisa worked in the nonprofit sector focusing on accessible data and projects supporting BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee-serving nonprofit organizations. Marisa is a Colorado native who attended the University of Colorado Denver, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health with a minor in Psychology. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration on Nonprofit Management. Marisa is active in the community, serving as a member of the LatinasGive! Giving Circle and volunteering for causes throughout the state. Marisa works to create equitable systems statewide through resource procurement, education and outreach efforts, and community building.

Vallerie Bustamante recently graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from New Mexico State University. She attended Denver Public Schools throughout her grade school career and invested her time and dedication in trying to make positive change in the schools she attended. She has worked with several organizations to push events and/or agendas such as removing implicit bias within her school through Student Board of Education, Ban the Box campaign with the Denver Area Labor Federation, and special events with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar. She is currently a Parent Organizer for a non-profit organization in Colorado. 

Hilda Gehrke is a Social Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Interpreter. She migrated from Mexico in 1996 and has been an interpreter for more than 11 years. Hilda graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Regis University and completed her training as an Ontological Coach from Newfield Network, INC in 2017. She obtained her certification as a Certified Newfield Coach (NCC) and has more than 200 hours of experience as a group and personal coach. Hilda is an active member of the International Coaching Federation Colorado Chapter (ICF).

Hilda has a particular interest in developing voices within the Latinx community. She is a Jefferson County facilitator and has been facilitating with the Family Leadership Training Institute, working to encourage community leaders to use their talents to make their neighborhoods healthier places for their children. She is involved in community work to support leaders and organizations to create inclusive spaces. She is a board member of the Jefferson County Department of Public Health, and her mission is to encourage cooperation and equality.

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Maria is an associate program officer at Rose Community Foundation. She also serves in the steering committee for the Emergent Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) Colorado Chapter, a national network of non-profit and philanthropy professionals focused on equity and social justice.

Maria moved to Colorado from San Luis Potosi, Mexico to pursue her master’s degree in international development from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Before joining Rose Community Foundation, she was the program director for Healthy Learning Paths, a local non-profit focused on health education for children and families, where she coordinated the school and community programs and special events and managed their volunteer program. While in graduate school she also interned for local non-profits in the Denver area, the Mexican Consulate, and the United Nations Development Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. Maria was appointed to the Acceso board in April of 2020.

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