Jennifer Diaz-Leon (she/her/hers)

BOARD MEMBER

Jennifer Diaz-Leon is a proud immigrant from Durango, Mexico. She moved to Longmont, Colorado at the age of two. Growing up, Jenny’s ultimate goal has always been to make a difference. She is a product of the Longmont community and because of this, she is passionate about helping those with whom she shares her community, especially the youth. She began volunteering at the division of Children, Youth, and Families with the City of Longmont in Longmont in 2013. As a city employee, she has worked in different roles with youth such as Youth Program Assistant and was then promoted to Program Specialist with the Gang Response and Intervention Program. Jenny specializes in community building and assisting youth in building their leadership skills. Through work with the city, she helps to empower and support youth and connect families to the resources that Children, Youth and Families, and our other community partners offer. Jenny is involved in other programs such as Parents Involved in Education, La Lucha: Social Justice Coalition, and Longmont Sister Cities Association. She also serves as the Co-Vice Chair of the Longmont Multicultural Action Committee, as the Co-Treasurer for the Boulder County Latino Task Force and she is an alumni of the Boulder Community Foundation’s Leadership Fellows program. Jenny is very excited to join the board of Out Boulder County. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, creating art, listening to live music and volunteering as a youth basketball coach.