Our Community

Jordan T. Garcia is the Immigrant Ally Organizing Director for Coloradans For Immigrant Rights, a project of the American Friends Service Committee. He is also the former board chair for the Colorado Anti-Violence Program, which works to end violence within and against the LGBTQ community and volunteers for their 24 crisis hotline.  Jordan serves on the board of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, is a member of Denver Mayor's LGBTQ Commission and contributes to the LUZ Reproductive Justice Think Tank. He advocates for using a community wide anti-oppression lens to do vision based leadership development in our movements for justice. Jordan was born in San Antonio, TX, grew up in Kansas City, KS and graduated from Colorado College in 2002 with a B.A. in International Political Economy with an emphasis on Urban Studies.  Jordan enjoys cooking with friends, riding his bike, planning for post revolution industrial collapse and hopes to become a bee farmer one day.

Lynne Sprague moved to Colorado a few years ago from Texas to continue her work in the anti-violence field.  Lynne teaches courses on gender-based violence, disrupting privilege, exploring social justice and policy at the University of Denver.  She does work on immigrant justice with Coloradans for Immigrant Rights and supports the independent media revolution through her work with Free Speech TV.  Lynne is involved in LGBTQI anti-violence efforts, and is also part of a local collective, the Transgender Shelter Access program, that works with local homeless shelters around trans-inclusion.  She is also part of Denver Fair Food Campaign, working to support the organizing of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida.    Lynne is currently working on a documentary that tells the story of the harm-reduction work of a local group of organizers.

Kenia Morales is a feminist mother and community Xicana activist who brings her ancestor’s spirit to her work. She is the Development Director of the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), whose mission is to organize Latinas through education and advocacy for reproductive rights and quality healthcare. Kenia has also organized around immigrant rights, educational justice, fair food, reproductive justice and birthing rights. She is a member of MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan), the LUZ Reproductive Justice Think Tank, and the Denver Fair Food Committee. She is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of Colorado, Denver. When she is not contributing to a global revolution, Kenia is with her beautiful daughter and family, remembering what’s most important in life.

Davian Gagne identifies as a biracial Filipina woman from Boulder, Colorado.  She is committed to antioppression/antiviolence work in both her professional and personal life.  She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Denver. She currently works as the Gender Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator for the University of Colorado at Boulder. In this capacity she provides education and training to students, faculty, and staff on the roots of gender violence, heterosexism, transphobia, consent, and bystander intervention. Prior to this position, she coordinated the Peers Building Justice program for Moving to End Sexual Assault in Boulder where she trained high school youth on the intersections of oppression, social justice, and ally development. When she is not busy volunteering in the community, she enjoys racing her road bike, eating, and the company of friends and family.

Sonya Garcia-Ulibarri has been the Executive Director of YouthBiz, committed to the social & economic empowerment of Denver's youth, since 2007.  With a passion for community-based work and a love of fundraising, Sonya has been working in development for over eight years.  After receiving degrees in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver, she spent six years with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) starting as an intern and eventually serving as the Executive Director from 2003 - 2006.  Sonya is an experienced fundraiser, trainer, and consultant and currently serves as Board member for the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center.  She has a life-long commitment to working toward social justice. 

Mu Son's family immigrated to the U.S. when he was two years old from Seoul, South Korea. He grew up in the small town of Temple, Texas and has lived in Colorado for the last 20 years. He began his community work with Ethical Trade Action Group (E-TAG), served on the local steering committee for Jobs with Justice, and sat on the board of SweatFree Communities, a national anti-sweatshop organization. Mu Son draws his inspiration from volunteer work with community organizations like Denver Fair Food and Centro Humanitario, where he is presently a board member.  He is also currently the Outreach & Programs Director of Let Us Rise, a grassroots campaign to create a democratic visioning process & action plan for a better future for Colorado.

Heather Arnold-Renicker is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, teaching social welfare policy. Heather began her career in a rape crisis center where her commitment to anti-oppression practice, policy assessment, and organizational development/culture solidified.  This led her to the University of Denver, where she received a Masters of Social Work with a focus on community-based program development, leadership, policy and anti-oppressive practice.  She recently moved back home to Colorado from Washington, D.C. where she spent 3 ½ years as the National Program Manager for the Center for Progressive Leadership. Heather’s passion is in challenging social justice institutions to critically analyze the ways in which they perpetuate systems of marginalization while also holding herself accountable to the ways in which her privileges contribute to systems of oppression that exist in this country and all over the world.