STAFF
Pamela Reséndiz Trujano, Executive Director, pamela@cojwj.org, 303.717.8240
Pamela is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio, and holds a B.A. in Political Science. 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. Pamela is excited to use all of the skills and experiences they have learned running field programs, developing memberships, supervising and coaching staff, and preparing and coaching trainings 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.
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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 for 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 school support groups. Deysi saw the impacted her mentor created in all the student 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 my community and growing her passion for working with others.
Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
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
Board Chair, Carlos Valdez: Carlos Valdez is a high school history teacher in Aurora Public Schools.He is also Chair of the Equity Council for the Aurora Education Association. Carlos serves as a board member of Colorado Jobs With Justice and brings experience in union organizing and solidarity campaigns. In addition to this, he has helped to advocate and create space for LGBTQ educators and BIPOC educators at the local, state and national level. Carlos received his B.A. at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Carlos is originally from Los Angeles and is the son of undocumented parents. He and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado in 2001. His background helped begin his education and advocacy work with the Immigrant Services Program at MSU Denver. Carlos believes in a more equitable society and self-determination for historically marginalized people.
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” - Assata Shakur
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Carlos is originally from Los Angeles and is the son of undocumented parents. He and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado in 2001. His background helped begin his education and advocacy work with the Immigrant Services Program at MSU Denver. Carlos believes in a more equitable society and self-determination for historically marginalized people.
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” - Assata Shakur
Pronouns: He/Him/El
Josh Downey: 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: 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
Contact the board: board@cojwj.org