Intention

The community should lead work that focuses on preventing youth violence and promoting youth and family resilience because the community is closest to understanding the challenges and can provide leadership consistency. With this in mind, while the DRC reserves one leadership seat for a representative from the school district, and another for a representative from the city, the remaining seats on the leadership team are reserved for community leaders who represent the demographics of those we serve. Those who wish to play a leadership role in the coalition are encouraged to contact us at leadership@denverresilience.org

Leadership Team Members

Hector Sanchez

Offers a perspective on violence interruption work in the Latinx community. He currently serves as Deputy Director of Life-Line Colorado, a non-profit that assists its local at-risk population in finding love, acceptance and safety. He also brings deep experience from the corporate world in both sales and organizational management.

Aspen Chin

Offers the perspective of youth and the Black community. She is the CEO and Founder of The Lounge which provides academic and life excellence through intentional mentorship to youth ages 10-24.

Xavier Davis

Offers a perspective on violence interruption work in the Black community and opportunities for collaboration between Denver and Aurora. He currently runs Royal Mentoring Group that mentors at-risk youth, working in juvenile facilities, high schools, and middle schools as well as conducting home visits.

C. Benzel Jimmerson

Offers perspective on preventative services, economic development, and the Black community. He brings a wealth of expertise as the founder and former Chief Strategy Officer of Metro DEEP as well as the founder and CEO of Diversity Dynamics Consulting, which focuses on human and organizational development as well as facilitation.

June Marcel

Offers a perspective on school system operations, LGBTQ community, and unaccompanied, unhoused youth. She holds the leadership seat reserved for Denver Public Schools, where she serves as the district's Youth Violence Prevention Strategy & Data Governance Manager. She is also the Founder and CEO of Gluona, a consulting organization that specializes in utilizing technology to close identified gaps between advocacy, policy development, and policy implementation in K-12 education.

We currently have an open seat reserved for the city of Denver as it seeks to hire its new Youth Violence Prevention Manager.