Arturo Jiménez is a bilingual immigration attorney who has represented thousands of individuals in Colorado for more than two decades. He graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law and is one of the founders of the Immigration Clinic at Catholic Charities in Pueblo, Colorado.
After serving as President of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, Arturo was twice elected to the Board of Education of the Denver Public Schools, serving from 2007 to 2015.
Arturo is a member of the Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials. He is also a current Board Member of the Colorado Latino Forum.
Awards & recognition
- International Latino Book Award for Best Political/Current Affairs Book
- 2016 Lena Archuleta Award for Education Leadership, Colorado Latino/Latina Advocacy and Research Organization (CLLARO)
- 2016 Federico Peña Education Leadership Award, Colorado Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE)
- 2013 Reproductive Justice Champion Award, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Education Leadership Champion Award, Escuela Tlatelolco