LCAC TEAM
The LCAC Team brings a range of talentos in community development, education research, finance, real-estate, philanthropy, programming, marketing, events planning, business and non-profit management.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Adrianna Abarca
Founder & Chair
Adrianna brings half a century of knowledge and commitment to cultivating an appreciation for Latin American cultural expression. Her vision is to preserve these tradiciones while creating leadership opportunities in the arts.
720-353-2233 / AAbarca@ReadyFoods.biz
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Marco Antonio Abarca
President of Ready Foods, Inc., Denver
Mr. Abarca is the President & CEO of Ready Foods, Inc. Marco Antonio is interested in advancing education and supports a number of reform initiatives. His hobbies include reading and traveling to historic sites.
Ryan Patterson
Associate at Northwood Investors
Mr. Patterson has several years of experience in non-profit foundation work and social impact investing. He received his MBA, with an emphasis in real estate and finance, from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Ryan is also actively engaged in la comunidad as a volunteer and mentor for high school students.
Bobby Lefebre
LeFebre is an award-winning writer, performer and cultural worker fusing a non-traditional multi-hyphenated professional identity to imagine new realities, empower communities, advance arts and culture, and serve as an agent of provocation, transformation, equity and social change.
FORMER BOARD MEMBERS
Flor Alvidrez
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Agent and Co-owner of Plaza Construction, Inc.
Having managed millions of dollars of construction projects and real estate transactions, Flor will use this expertise to support the LCAC’s development & construction efforts. As an active Denver local, giving back is important to her. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, biking, yoga, and painting.
Deborah Quintana
Owner of World Wide Money Exchange
Ms. Quintana is the first and only Latina to solely own and operate a Foreign Currency Exchange in a major airport in the United States - World Wide Money Exchange, which was established in 1991. Deborah is an active supporter of community-based organizaciones in the Denver metro area.
Carlos Martinez
Executive Director of Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC)
Mr. Martinez is the Executive Director of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC). He has been in this position for over five years and is presently leading the LCFC’s transition to an independent community foundation. Mr. Martinez has worked in social service and arts organizations in Colorado, California and Massachusetts.
LCAC TEAM
Alfredo Reyes
Executive Director
Alfredo is responsible for translating the LCAC vision into action through cutting-edge partnerships and programas. He draws upon his training in leadership + pedagogy to highlight the complexity and depth behind the Latino imaginación.
720-496-9375 / Alfredo@LCAC-Denver.org
Joyce Sanchez
Operations Manager
Joyce comes with 25 years of professional experience empowering and supporting the most vulnerable people in our communidad through youth and family services. She is a fearless advocate and is dedicated to helping people reach their full potential a través del arte y la cultura.
303-946-8873 / Joyce@LCAC-Denver.org
Victoria Paige Gonzalez
Marketing & Digital Infrastructure Manager
Victoria is el ojo creativo behind the LCAC’s visual identity. She draws upon her background in fine arts and arts administration to build our brand from a community level. You can find her creative touch across the cultural arts landscape in the Southwest through her support of BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ artists.
303-918-6983 / Victoria@LCAC-Denver.org
Mandy Medrano
Ofrendas Coordinator
Mandy Medrano is a Denver native and a descendant of the Apache, Comanche, Mexican and Andean Indigenous. She has deep roots in the La Alma and Westwood neighborhoods of Denver. Mandy brings 30 years of experience cultivating intergenerational spaces in Metro Denver with a focus on Día de los Muertos, and cultural programs that integrate mental wellness.
720-987-9080 / MMedrano@LCAC-Denver.org