STAFF
Pamela Reséndiz Trujano, Executive Director, pamela@cojwj.org:
Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, Pamela grew up in the suburbs outside of Dallas, Texas. Their worker rights education and advocacy began at a young age by the experiences and teachings of their parents and community. Pamela became heavily involved in the movement after being detained and placed in deportation proceedings in March 2010. Pamela is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio, and holds a B.A. in Political Science, minor in Latin American studies. Post-graduation, Pamela completed an internship with the Mexican American League Defense and Educational Fund and began working with the labor movement in Albuquerque as member coordinator with Working America and as mobilization coordinator with the Dallas AFL-CIO CLC. After serving as Executive Director of Texas Jobs with Justice, Pamela moved to Denver to serve as Deputy Director of United for a New Economy to help create and launch their unique membership model. Pamela is excited to continue the work Colorado Jobs with Justice has done in Colorado to advance and defend workers rights and the inter-sectional identities workers hold.
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” -Angela Y. Davis
Pronouns: They/Them/Elle
Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, Pamela grew up in the suburbs outside of Dallas, Texas. Their worker rights education and advocacy began at a young age by the experiences and teachings of their parents and community. Pamela became heavily involved in the movement after being detained and placed in deportation proceedings in March 2010. Pamela is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio, and holds a B.A. in Political Science, minor in Latin American studies. Post-graduation, Pamela completed an internship with the Mexican American League Defense and Educational Fund and began working with the labor movement in Albuquerque as member coordinator with Working America and as mobilization coordinator with the Dallas AFL-CIO CLC. After serving as Executive Director of Texas Jobs with Justice, Pamela moved to Denver to serve as Deputy Director of United for a New Economy to help create and launch their unique membership model. Pamela is excited to continue the work Colorado Jobs with Justice has done in Colorado to advance and defend workers rights and the inter-sectional identities workers hold.
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” -Angela Y. Davis
Pronouns: They/Them/Elle
Eric Leveridge, Strategic Research Analyst, eric@cojwj.org:
Eric Leveridge is the strategic research analyst with Colorado Jobs With Justice. His research informs the organization’s power-building strategy and policy campaigns. Eric began working with Colorado Jobs With Justice as a fellow with the Clean Slate for Worker Power project at Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Colorado Jobs With Justice, Eric was a policy analyst and strategic researcher with United for a New Economy, where he formulated campaign strategy for multiple housing justice campaigns in the Colorado General Assembly and researched the historical root causes of Colorado’s affordable housing crisis. Eric has degrees in law and social work.
Pronouns: He/Him
Eric Leveridge is the strategic research analyst with Colorado Jobs With Justice. His research informs the organization’s power-building strategy and policy campaigns. Eric began working with Colorado Jobs With Justice as a fellow with the Clean Slate for Worker Power project at Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Colorado Jobs With Justice, Eric was a policy analyst and strategic researcher with United for a New Economy, where he formulated campaign strategy for multiple housing justice campaigns in the Colorado General Assembly and researched the historical root causes of Colorado’s affordable housing crisis. Eric has degrees in law and social work.
Pronouns: He/Him
Deysi Bueno De Luna, Intern, deysi@cojwj.org:
Deysi is a first-generation student at Metropolitan State University of Denver as an undergraduate. She is working on getting her Social Work degree with a Spanish Translation Certificate. Her passion for helping her community in an impactful way has come from past experiences. One of them coming from her parents who are immigrants as she saw the hard work and challenges they faced. Deysi's decision of becoming a social worker was influenced by her mentor from one of her school support groups. Deysi saw the impact her mentor created in all the students who would come into the program and was inspired to do the same work someday. Deysi is excited to intern with Colorado Jobs for Justice and hopes to keep learning about her community and growing her passion for working with others.
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Deysi is a first-generation student at Metropolitan State University of Denver as an undergraduate. She is working on getting her Social Work degree with a Spanish Translation Certificate. Her passion for helping her community in an impactful way has come from past experiences. One of them coming from her parents who are immigrants as she saw the hard work and challenges they faced. Deysi's decision of becoming a social worker was influenced by her mentor from one of her school support groups. Deysi saw the impact her mentor created in all the students who would come into the program and was inspired to do the same work someday. Deysi is excited to intern with Colorado Jobs for Justice and hopes to keep learning about her community and growing her passion for working with others.
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Molly Geoghegan, Organizer, molly@cojwj.org:
Molly is an organizer and writer from Littleton, Colorado. Her experience in the organizing and advocacy space ranges from international development organizations in Ireland to community projects in Denver. She graduated from the National University of Ireland Galway in 2018 with a MA in Gender, Globalisation and Human Rights and has been published in Dearcadh Journal for her research on colonialism and womxn in travel.
Intersectionality is central to her work.
"The practice of solidarity foregrounds communities of people who have chosen to work and fight together. Reflective solidarity is crafted by an interaction involving three persons: ‘I ask you to stand by me over and against a third."
-Chandra Mohanty
Pronouns: She/Her
BOARD MEMBERS
All board members for Colorado Jobs with Justice are selected with the aim of broadening the set of political perspectives and backgrounds in labor and community organizations on the board.
Board Chair, Candace Johnson:
Before joining The Colorado Trust as the community partner for the Denver Metro Area, Candace was the organizing director at Colorado Jobs with Justice. Her background is in community organizing and advocacy. Candace is passionate about traveling, good food and spending time with good friends.
Pronouns: She/Her
Before joining The Colorado Trust as the community partner for the Denver Metro Area, Candace was the organizing director at Colorado Jobs with Justice. Her background is in community organizing and advocacy. Candace is passionate about traveling, good food and spending time with good friends.
Pronouns: She/Her
Josh Downey, Treasurer: Josh Downey was elected as the Denver Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO President in May of 2014 and re-elected in 2017. He had previously served as Chief of Staff and Political Director for the Service Employees International Union Local 105, spearheading the local’s electoral and legislative work. Prior to joining the labor movement, Josh was an organizing director for Grassroots Campaigns and MoveOn.org, helping to recruit and train thousands of volunteers to take grassroots political action.
Josh lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife Tara, daughter Pryor, and Son Theodore. He has a Bachelors degree in Politics from Drake University.
Pronouns: He/Him
Josh lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife Tara, daughter Pryor, and Son Theodore. He has a Bachelors degree in Politics from Drake University.
Pronouns: He/Him
Victoria Gonzalez, Secretary: Victoria Paige Gonzalez is a cultural producer dividing her time between Texas and Colorado. Currently, Gonzalez is the Digital Strategist for the Latino Cultural Arts Center (Denver, CO)–an interdisciplinary art complex that strengthens the knowledge of and appreciation for the extensive artistic expressions of Latinxs by preserving and highlighting the history and ongoing contributions. During the fall of 2018, she was selected to attend The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) Emerging Leaders of Color Conference–a regional non-profit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. She graduated from the University of Houston with a BFA in Photography and Digital Media, with a minor in Interdisciplinary Art.
Originally from Houston, TX, Victoria has been working collectively with students and local arts community to expand opportunities for aspiring cultural workers. Victoria moved to Denver in 2016 to gain access to Latinx museums and work directly within her community. Victoria is passionate about learning how she can help fellow artists and cultural workers gain clarity in the ways we can come together to build dignity as facilitators of culture.
“...The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change…” - Audre Lorde
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Originally from Houston, TX, Victoria has been working collectively with students and local arts community to expand opportunities for aspiring cultural workers. Victoria moved to Denver in 2016 to gain access to Latinx museums and work directly within her community. Victoria is passionate about learning how she can help fellow artists and cultural workers gain clarity in the ways we can come together to build dignity as facilitators of culture.
“...The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change…” - Audre Lorde
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Vincent Cervantes: Vinnie Cervantes is currently the Organizing Director with Denver Alliance for Street Health Response (DASHR), an organization that works on building alternatives to policing and jail. He is also one of the tri-chairs of the Colorado Poor People’s Campaign and a founding member of the Enough Action Coalition. Vinnie has mostly focused on organizing around criminal justice reform and issues related to homelessness. He is a graduate of MSU Denver and a current student at CU Denver pursuing a Master’s degree in political science. He joined the Colorado Jobs With Justice board in 2017.
Pronouns: He/Him/El
Pronouns: He/Him/El
board@cojwj.orgContact the board: board@cojwj.org