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Kristian Aguilar serves as the Director of Development and Special Projects for Mi Familia Vota.  She is a Mexican American Texan native.  She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Policy Studies from Rice University in 2007. Upon graduation from Rice University, Kristian served as a Program Facilitator for a pilot program designed to…

NATIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS & PROGRAMS

Irving Zavaleta serves as Mi Familia Vota National Programs Manager. He is a well-known and highly regarded non-profit leader, educator, and speaker with in-depth knowledge and experience in the areas of inclusion, equity, and civic engagement. Irving was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He and his family immigrated to North Carolina in 2000. He graduated from…

NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF TALENT & SPECIAL PROJECTS

Paul E. Edmeier was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Mi Familia Vota in January 2022. Paul came to us from Los Angeles where most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer for House of Hope, a large nonprofit serving the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area since 1955. Prior to House of Hope, Paul spent over…

Denise Cook is the Chief Data and Innovation Officer at Mi Familia Vota. During her career in the private sector, she spent 16 years with IBM as an enterprise software architect, software engineering methodologist, and technical thought leader. Her love of data analytics eventually drew her into business intelligence and data science roles where she…

Héctor Sánchez Barba is the President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota (MFV), and a prominent leader in the Latino community with a strong focus on building Latino political power and driving policy and politics at the state and national levels. As a leading voice in the fight against extremism and xenophobia in public policy, he has…

Managing Attorney, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project Heidy Pineda is the managing attorney at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project. Pineda has had a vast career in law dedicated to helping the Latino and immigrant population. She has created and worked on local civic engagement projects to increase voter turnout among communities. Prior to her role as managing…

Vice Chair, Education & Immigration at California Community Foundation Efrain Escobedo is vice president in charge of education and immigration programs at California Community Foundation. Escobedo has had an extensive career, dedicated to increasing civic engagement and ensuring public policies and institutions not just serve but also empower our communities. He has worked nationally and…

Prior to founding Together We Count, Rosemary was the State Director for Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado. She also served as a commissioner on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and chaired the commission in 2008. Prior to that, Rodriguez served on the Denver City Council for three and a half years, and was council president…