CRISTINA AGUILAR : AGUILAR STRATEGIES
Advocate. Activist. Writer. Storyteller. Leader. Latinx. Questioner. Movement doula. Organizer. Rabble rouser. Visionary. Encourager. Creator. Connector. Powerhouse.
Here I am. Committed to supporting you on your path to creating something extraordinary. I have an unshakable belief in you and your power to change the world. As a consultant, advisor, and organizer, I will help you over the threshold of your comfort zone into possibility. I am your partner in inquiry so that you can make the impossible, possible.
Dedicated to collective liberation, centering love, healing and justice, I stand next to you, walk with you, and empower you to find better questions so you discover better answers. For you and the organization that you lead.
Things I love: Colorado. Writing. Following my ancestral path. My wife. The Rocky Mountains. Building bridges. Friends. Dismantling systems of oppression. Fashion. Creating equity in the world. Travel. Connecting the dots between all these things.
What shaped me: A granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, I was born and raised in El Paso, soaking up the sunshine, the food, and the cultural diversity that is the borderlands. I inherited a love of people and a desire to call for human rights for all. Wishful thinking? Hell no! As past ED of the mountain states only reproductive justice organization, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights; co-founder of a leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, People of Color Caucus for One Colorado; and authoring for Huffington Post, The Denver Post, Rewire, Feministing, MSNBC, NBC, and Cosmopolitan, I am here to make it happen.
I’m honored: the Denvervite named me a 2018 Political Rising Star, the Women’s Foundation of Colorado recognized me as one of the 2017 Top 25 Most Powerful Women, featured speaker at Las Noches de Frida 2021, and my local consignment store says I’m one of their top 10 chicas to walk through the door.