Angelica Gutierrez, Dream Director
She is a proud alumnus of INSPiRE from Adams City High School. She earned a Bachelors in Elementary Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is excited about creating relationships with students where they feel comfortable enough to go to her for any type of support! She is also excited to see students get accepted into their dream schools! She is getting to see how her dream of being a teacher has expanded to access to higher education. ✊🏼💜
Email: agutierrez@coloradoinspires.org
Kiarra Sandoval, Dream Director
She is a proud graduate of Adams City High School. She earned her Bachelors degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Human Services. She looks forward to and is thrilled to connect, create, and build bonds/memories with students at ACHS. She is excited to be at the place that started it all for her and to begin this next chapter in her career. ✊🏼💜
Joseph Ortega, Dream Director
He is a proud INSPiRE alumni from Abraham Lincoln High School. He earned his Bachelors degree from Colorado State University in Psychology. He looking forward to being able to empower students to chase their dreams no matter the obstacles that may lay in their way. He says Inspire has always been there for him and he excited to be in that role for our students. ✊🏼💜
Email: jortega@coloradoinspires.org
Itchel Rubio, Dream Director
She is a proud alumnus of INSPiRE from Hinkley High School. She recently earned her Masters degree in Higher Education specialization in Public Policy & Organizational Change from the University of Denver. She is excited to work across different districts, campus partners, and work in the non-profit sector. She will be working with Adams City, West, CEC and Future Forward at Bollman. We are proud she is coming back to INSPiRE as she starts this new chapter in her career. ✊🏼💜
Email: irubio@coloradoinspires.org
Jesse Ramirez, Executive Director & Founder
Jesse Ramirez is a first generation Mexican-American. His dad came to the United State from Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico at the age of thirteen. His mom was born in Pueblo, Colorado and her family comes from the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado. Jesse feels by having both Mexican and Chicano roots they have shaped the leader he is today. He is also a first generation college graduate having earned a B.A. in Political Science and Minors in Chicano Studies and Latin-American Studies from Colorado State University and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership also from CSU. He worked for College Summit, a nation non-profit who's mission was to increase college enrollment rates in low-income communities. He held various roles in his tenure and most recently served as the Program Manager for College Summit Colorado where he helped rebuild a struggling region. In 2014 he decided to pursue a dream to start a nonprofit designed to empower young people to be Change Agents in their schools, families and communities. He feels the work he does in helping young people see their greatness and supporting them turn their dreams into realities is a direct call of how the Chicano and Civil Rights movements continues in present day America.
Email: jramirez@coloradoinspires.org
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