Our Team
Dawn Martinez Oropeza
Executive Director

Gabby Guerra Ceron
Assistant Director
Interns
Anthony Azor
Sergio Gomez Alanis
Mariana Villa-Drees
Gloria Wence
Grand View University, Social Work
Des Moines Area Community College, Human Services
Grand View University, Business Administration & International Business
Drake University, International Business & Marketing
Site Leaders
CLARION AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Becky Ahrendsen, Volunteer
Yanileth Garcia, Volunteer
Olivia Huntley, Volunteer
Miriam Meinke, Facilitator
Alondra Perez, Volunteer
Johanna Vega, Volunteer
Linda Yanez, Volunteer
DES MOINES AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Eduardo Bolaños, Harding Facilitator
Lucy Edelman, Weeks Facilitator
Diana Echeverria, Callanan & Goodrell Facilitator
Olimpia Garduno, Hiatt Facilitator
Juan Carlos Oropeza, McCombs Co-Facilitator
Paco Peña, McCombs Co-Facilitator
Monique Rodriguez - Flores, Coordinator
MOVIMIENTO DES MOINES
Ayah Al-Durazi, Junior Advisor
Diana Echeverria, Co-Facilitator
Gabby Guerra Ceron, Senior Advisor
Melissa Hidalgo, Co-Facilitator
Adrian Olguin, Youth Leader
Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Co-Facilitator
DES MOINES |drēm|sēd|
Orlando Fuentes, Youth Leader
Byron Geovanny Giron-Ordoñez, Youth CEO
Victoria Jurado, Youth Leader
Adrian Olguin, Youth Leader
Agustin Oropeza, Youth Leader
Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Facilitator
DES MOINES Compa en Camino
Ayah Al-Durazi, Co-Coordinator
Caroly Coronado-Vargas, Co-Coordinator
Compas (Partners)
Pamela Abreo
Eduardo Bolaños
Roger Castillo
Doris Cuesta
Diana Echeverria
Byron Geovanny Giron-Ordonez
Denzel Gomez
Araceli Goode
Jose Guzman
Diana Hernandez-Huerta
Melissa Hidalgo
Merlin Joya-Gomez
Holly Klotz
Amy Luebbert
Aeelyn Magallanes-Tristan
Albert Martinez
Natalie Novak
Caela Obrecht
Juan Carlos Oropeza
Shirley Ortega
DES MOINES TUTORS
Roger Castillo
Vanessa Escobar Cruz
Orlando Fuentes
Angela Garcia
Paulina Hernandez
Diana Hernandez-Huerta
Janett Luna-Juarez
Juan Carlos Oropeza
PacoPena
Amber Sanchez
Yabsira Tekle
Daniela Zeledon
RICA
Alex Peralta Cornejo, Facilitator
HAMPTON AL ÉXITO AND MOVIMIENTO
Jennifer Espejo Vargas, Facilitator
MARSHALLTOWN AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Brenda Alcaraz, Facilitator
MOVIMIENTO MARSHALLTOWN
Charlotte Santana, Facilitator
PERRY AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Laura Espinoza, Facilitator
OTTUMWA AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Luis Lozano, Co-Facilitator
Daniela Ramirez, Co-Facilitator
MOVIMIENTO OTTUMWA
Juanita Weyenberg, Facilitator & Coordinator
TAMA AL ÉXITO AFTERSCHOOL
Elizabeth Hahle, Facilitator