CAVP welcomes Michelle Tijerina to the Board

Michelle Tijerina proudly identifies as a strong "ism-fighting" Queer Chicana. Born and raised in rural south Texas, just forty-five minutes from the birthplace of Queer Radical-Writer, Gloria Anzaldua, Michelle learned how to survive and fight against the varied effects of mainstream oppression. Michelle continues the fight today, through her work as the Bilingual Clinical Case Manager for West Denver's Child & Family Center, a division of Mental Health Center of Denver. Michelle is also currently earning her Master of Nonprofit Management Degree from Regis University, which she hopes will ensure a life-long career of working with and for marginalized and vulnerable communities. Outside of work and school, Michelle serves our community as a CAVP Crisis Hotline Advocate, Board Member for the East High School Student Attendance Review Board and volunteer for Voz y Corazon, a Latina-Youth Suicide Prevention and Mentoring Group.