Instituto

Instituto

Mission

Instituto’s mission is to build sustained political power of voters of color and low-income communities in Arizona.

The 2019 Monzón Fellows

We received over seventy nominations for the first cohort of Instituto’s Monzón Fellowship, so it was no easy task, but ultimately seventeen of Arizona’s most promising emerging leaders were chosen. We want to congratulate every single one of our 2019 Fellows!

Intituto’s 2019 Monzón Fellows (in alphabetical order):

• Adriana Garcia Maximiliano, Manager of Alumni Programs at New American Leaders
• Anabel Maldonado, Demand2Learn Campaign Manager at ACLU of Arizona
• Anakarina Rodriguez, Phoenix Area Coordinator at Mi Familia Vota
• Dulce Juarez, Organizing Director at Chispa AZ
• Fred Oaxaca, Data Manager at One Arizona
• Gabriella Cazares-Kelly, Public School Teacher, Leader, and Vice Chair at Baboquivari Unified School District, Indivisible Tohono, and AZ Dems Native American Caucus
• Isabel Garcia, Program Director at Poder in Action
• Joseph Silva, Operations Coordinator at CASE
• Katherine Yelle, Campaign Manager for Coral Evans
• Liz Luna, Campaign Consultant
• Nicole Morales, Civic Engagement Director at Chispa AZ
• Pablo Correa, Founding Board Member of Rural Arizona Engagement
• Randy Perez, Political Consultant at Engaged Strategies LLC
• Ricardo Zamudio Guillen, Co-Organizing Director at Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA)
• Shane Burnette, Program Coordinator at Partnership with Native Americans
• Shelley Jackson, Communications and Youth Engagement Coordinator at Our Voice Our Vote Arizona
• Zak Ghali, Budget Analyst at Maricopa County