Luis Olmedo

Executive Director of Comite Civico del Valle, Inc., Luis is a community advocate who advises on local, regional, and state environmental health programs and is a member of various state and national networks that focus on environmental policy, civic leadership, and environmental justice. Luis Olmedo has served as Executive Director for nearly two decades where he has led a team of local visionaries in development of evidence-based health interventions, sensor measurement engineering, programming, and crowdsourcing, designing new government frameworks and service programs, and crafting new multi-media collaborative models all with a goal of leveling the playing field for disadvantaged communities. Luis Olmedo values the power that comes from collaboration and is evident in his partnership with diverse expertise including academia, government, community-based organizations, business, youth, healthcare, and community.

Gustavo Morales

Gustavo is Comite Civico’s accountant, maintaining accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. He plays a role as part of Human Resources, helping employees to enroll in their offered benefits and facilitate inter-staff communications.

Esther Bejarano

Ms. Bejarano has extensive experience working as a lead promotora in Imperial County. She is bilingual and bicultural and possesses over 15 years of experience working as a promotora on asthma health-related studies. Ms. Bejarano’s current assignments include managing community health workers (CHW’s) Asthma Linkages, Asthma Management Academy, and Calexico Asthma Education Program. Ms. Bejarano has experience working with schools, health care providers, Imperial County Air Quality District and in the area of public health and education.

Miguel Hernandez

Miguel is the Communications Coordinator overseeing the flow of information between the organization and the public, directing informational campaigns, public service announcements, news releases, and coordinating interviews and media events for Comite Civico del Valle. Miguel is a community advocate for the Salton Sea and water-related concerns in the Salton Sea region, serving in different programs within the organization, as well as being part of different committees for water and the Salton Sea. He is also de co-chair of the Environmental Justice Enforcement Task Force for Imperial Valley and the Eastern Coachella Valley. Miguel graduated from Universidad Xochicalco with a bachelor's in Design and Marketing. As a bilingual advocate that serves the community of the Salton Sea region, he understands the importance of language barriers and the benefit of incorporating a graphic aspect into engaging meaningful participation from community residents.

Martha E. Ponce

My name is Martha Ponce. I have been working in CCV for three years. I am currently involved in different health programs such as asthma academy, home visitation, and providing immigration information. My vision and passion are to help and inform the community so that they are knowledgeable about what is happening in our communities. I have a strong commitment to bringing them the most relevant and legitimate information.

Christian A. Torres

Torres is the Air Monitor Tech for the IVAN Air network operated by Comite Civico del Valle. He works in sustaining the IVAN Air monitoring network in optimal conditions while working towards providing the Imperial Valley community with air quality data so they can make informed decisions. Torres graduated from California State University Northridge with a bachelor’s in Biology. He previously worked for the SDSU Research Foundation before arriving at Comite Civico.

Edgar Ruiz

Edgar Ruiz is the air monitor technician for the IVAN Air program operated by the Comite Civico Del Valle. He works in the maintenance of the monitoring network of IVAN Air in optimal conditions. Edgar Ruiz graduated from the Universidad Politécnica de Baja California with a degree in Energy Engineering.

Victor Beas

Elizabeth Swerdfeger

Michelle Flores

Ana Luisa Pedrero

Angelina Arizaga

Matthew Maldonado

Fernando Jimenez

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