Apply to the New Americans Community Advisory Committee
The New Americans Community Advisory Committee (NACAC) is an important committee for New American voices in Colorado. This committee is composed of refugee and immigrant leaders from across the state, with diverse ages, races, ethnicities, native tongues, gender/sexual orientation, and professional backgrounds.
The committee has three core purposes:
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Invite and collect feedback and experiences on key topics affecting immigrants and refugees across Colorado.
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Review state-led programs and initiatives and make recommendations for improving immigrant inclusion and access.
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Strengthen committee members' understanding of how state government works to build a statewide network of leaders who can help bridge between state government and communities ongoing
The NACAC is supported in their work by the Office of New Americans, the Colorado Refugee Services Program and Colorado State University's Office of Engagement and Extension. We welcome state partners with the committee to help the Polis Administration build a Colorado for all.
New Americans Community Advisory Committee
Farduus Ahmed
Immigrant and Refugee Community Engagement Advocate
Vera Idam Azuka
IT Technician/Network Administrator, Publisher, Writer
Selma Hamid
Senior Finance Coordinator, International Rescue Committee
Aurangzaib Sharifi
Community Activist in Afghan Community Colorado, Journalist, Translator, Cultural Advisor
Maria Gonzalez
Entrepreneur, Nonprofit Lead
Nebiyu Asfaw
Co-Founder of the Taste of Ethiopia Festival, African diaspora Advocate/Organizer
Tania Chairez
Founder & CEO of Convivir Colorado
Alejandra Ospina
Public Relations Specialist, Immigrant and Refugee Advocate
Ndeye Ndao
International Relations, MA in Public Administration (Nonprofit Management and Leadership)
Lailey Hashem
Vice President of Metropolitan North Islamic Center in Northglenn, Community Navigator for Hope Communities, Muslim Youth for Positive Impact Board member, Professional Interpreter for Dari and Pashto
Luis Antezana
Founder and CEO at Juntos2College
Ricardo Perez
Community Organizer and Leadership Development Trainer, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Hispanic Affairs Project (HAP)
Renzo R Walton
Local Immigrant Community Worker, Integrated Community in Routt and Moffat Counties
Mohamed Mahad
Community College Instructor, Community Building Initiatives Organizer in Greeley and Fort Morgan
Lilia Vierya
Immigrant and Refugee Community Advocate for a Non-profit in Morgan
Leida Karina Urrego
BS Psychology, MA in Psychopathology
Dr. Eric Ishiwata
Colorado State University Ethnic Studies Professor, B.A. Colorado State University, Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Monoa
Yulisa Muñoz Tena
BS in Social Work Minor in Women & Gender Studies
Araceli Calderon
Education and Parent Involvement Advocate
Melanin Armendariz
Colorado State University Student, Human Development and Family Studies with concentration in Early Childhood Professions and Minor in Spanish
Meg Sagaria-Barritt
Integration Partnerships Coordinator, Colorado Refugee Services Program
Sohaila Fariyar
Legislative Specialist, Afghan National Assembly
Nancy M. Díaz Escápite
Executive Director of Lamar Unidos, former Treasurer and Board Member of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), Social Justice Advocate, and longtime Community Organizer for Rural Immigrants in Southern Colorado
Dee Daniels Scriven
Director of Colorado’s Office of New Americans, previously Refugee Policy Counsel at the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Assistant Attorney General in Child Protection, Assistant Public Defender, International Human Rights Attorney in Peru
Cecilia Jaquez Gomez