CIRC - Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition : CIRC Steering Committee

CIRC Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the governing body of CIRC elected by the membership. The Steering Committee consists of representatives from each of the four statewide regions, plus at-large representative(s). The current CIRC Steering Committee, elected in November 2009, includes (*=Executive Committee member):

Western Slope Region / Región Oeste
*Ricardo Pérez, Vice President • Hispanic Affairs Project • Montrose/Grand Junction
Eddie Soto • Compañeros • Durango
Marketa Zubkova • Western Colorado Justice for Immigrants Committees • Crested Butte/Gunnison

North Region / Región Norte
Bob Norris • El Comite de Longmont • Longmont
Jorge de Santiago • AMISTAD • Boulder
*Kadny Zayle, Secretary • Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence • Boulder

Denver-Metro Region / Región Denver-Metro
Gabriela Flora • American Friends Service Committee • Denver
Mateos Alvarez • Service Employees International Union, Local 105 • Denver
*Miriam Peña, President • Colorado Progressive Coalition • Denver

South Region / Región Sur
*Flora Archuleta, Treasurer • San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center • Alamosa
Vacancy
Vacancy

At-Large Seat
Lisa Duran • Rights for All People • Denver

CIRC would like to thank and acknowledge Steering Committee members who served previous terms:

2008-2009
Adriana Fernandez Ruffer, Pueblo Inmigrante en Marcha
Liz Velez, Catholic Charities of Pueblo
Francisco Lucas, Espiritu Maya
Jesus Orrantia, Centro Humanitario
Lola Andrade, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

2006-2008:
Gabriela Flora, American Friends Service Committee
Miriam Peña, Colorado Progressive Coalition
Eddie Soto, Compañeros
Blake Pendergrass, Front Range Economic Strategy Center
Ginger McGuire (Individual Capacity)
Butch Montoya, H.S. Power and Light
Jennifer Herrera (Individual Capacity)
Polly Baca, Latin American Research and Service Agency
Julie Gonzales and Ricardo Martinez, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos
Lisa Durán, Rights for All People
Veronica Dufner, Service Employees International Union, Local 105
Joe Wisman-Horther, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
Tim Lopez (Individual Capacity)

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