together we are greater
Board President
Lucero Castro-Frederick, originally from Mexico City, is our Board President. She has a Master's degree in social work and her passion is working in a therapeutic capacity with Latino immigrants. She was voted Woman of the Year for the city of Fort Collins in 2000 and has served her community in the Strengthening Latino Families Program, the Hispanic Latino Leadership Institute, and the Latino Action Task Force for the local school district. She has taught Latin dance for many years and continues to do so at a local safe-house. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for 20 years. She is an artist and she loves to read. Her son, Omar, is 16 years old.
Board Secretary
Guillermo Medina is a native of Venezuela with two grown sons: Cameron and Alex. He is a school principal at Pioneer Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado. He has been an educator for many years, teaching second grade as well as working in special education with children and adults with disabilities. He served on the Latino Achievement Taskforce for the local school district and, in 2005, Guillermo was given the Excellence in Education Award as the Outstanding Migrant Educator of the year by the district. Guillermo has worked predominantly with students at risk and students for whom English is a second language.
Board Treasurer
A native of the Northeast Colorado plains, Steven Petersen is in his 30th year with the Wells Fargo Company holding positions of Banker, Service Manager, and currently Business Training Consultant. He is a certified facilitator of Wells Fargo's "Working Together to Create an Inclusive Environment" curriculum established to foster a positive and diverse business environment. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts with a minor in Economics from Colorado State University and spent 8 years in the U.S. Naval Reserves. Steven owns a home in Severance and his interests include hiking, biking, camping and day-trips in the Rocky Mountains; entertaining; reading fiction; and travel.
"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you"
~Maya Angelou
