Our Team
Convivir Colorado
Diverse Origins, Shared Futures
Tania Chairez
CEO & Founder
Tania is an undocumented immigrant with the privilege of DACA who was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
For the past decade, Tania has prioritized her passion for the intersection of immigration and education as a grassroots community organizer for immigrant rights and as an educator in secondary and post-secondary spaces.
Karen Nuñez Sifuentes
Programs Contractor
Tiffany Smesrud
Operations Manager
Vanessa Quevedo Barrios
Programs Contractor
Melany Muñoz
Executive Assistant & Facilitation Contractor
Yesenia Hernandez
Spanish Outreach Contractor
Tri Nguyen
Vietnamese & English Outreach Contractor
Esmeralda Perez
Curriculum & Facilitation Contractor
Jose Morales
Special Projects Contractor
Karen Nuñez Sifuentes
She/her
Programs Contractor
- Professional background: BS in Biochemistry, entrepreneur, social justice advocate, researcher, community organizer, program coordinator
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Weaver
- Personal interests/hobbies: Traveling, storytelling, poetry
- Focus areas within Convivir: Mentorship Program, Speaker’s Collective, Summer Program
Tiffany Smesrud
She/her
Operations Manager
- Professional background: Educator
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Builder
- Personal interests/hobbies: Volleyball, movies, eating, traveling
- Focus areas within Convivir: Data and evaluation, event logistics, financial processes, communications
Vanessa Quevedo Barrios
She/her
Programs Contractor
- Professional background: Scientist, Arabic scholar, chemistry Ph.D student, community organizer
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Experimenter
- Personal interests/hobbies: Dancing, languages, painting, traveling
- Focus areas within Convivir: Arts and Conversation Series, Youth Leadership Council, grant writing
Melany Muñoz
She/her
Executive Assistant & Facilitation Contractor
- Professional background: Public health
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Guide/Healer
- Personal interests/hobbies: Paddle boarding, working out/being active, and trying new food
- Focus areas within Convivir: Executive Assistant to CEO and school enrichment facilitator
Yesenia Hernandez
She/her
Spanish Outreach Contractor
- Professional background: Sales, operations, customer service, Aurora Public Schools volunteer
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Caregiver
- Personal interests/hobbies: Time with family, karaoke, dance, travel
- Focus areas within Convivir: Parent engagement, Spanish outreach, Cafecitos
Tri Nguyen
He/him
Vietnamese Outreach Contractor
- Professional background: Financial Technology
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Disruptor
- Personal interests/hobbies: Fishing, gardening, and sports
- Focus areas within Convivir: Parent engagement, Vietnamese and English outreach
Esmeralda Perez
She/her
Curriculum Contractor
- Professional background: Education
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Weaver
- Personal interests/hobbies: Reading, hiking, trying new food
- Focus areas within Convivir: Curriculum design and school enrichment facilitation
Jose Morales
He/him
Special Projects Contractor
- Professional background: Hospitality and Tourism
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Storyteller
- Personal interests/hobbies: Working out and reading
- Focus areas within Convivir: Marketing
Tania Chairez
She/her
CEO & Founder
- Professional background: Educator, community organizer, public speaker
- Social Change Ecosystem role: Visionary
- Personal interests/hobbies: Reading by rivers and oceans, Latin dancing, movie marathons
- Focus areas within Convivir: Financial development, people leadership, UndocuFriendly professional development, school partnerships
Tawnya Ramirez
She/her
Accountant
- Focus areas within Convivir: Finances