Felicia Griffin is the Executive Director for United for a New Economy (formerly FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities). She joined United for a New Economy in 2013 after working as the Operations Director for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. Felicia started her work in social and economic justice in 2002 and has worked as a research associate, deputy director, consultant, interim director, president and program manager since then. Felicia has worked on economic security policy on the state and national level (in partnership with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) and has worked on statewide organizing campaigns to increase Medicaid enrollment for children in poverty. She has also led a campaign funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation called “Race Matters: Policy through a Racial Lens” that focused on reducing disparities for communities of color in housing, employment, health and education. She represents United for a New Economy on the board of the Partnership for Working Families, the national network to which United for a New Economy belongs. Felicia is also the current Chair of the Aurora Human Relations Commission.
Felicia grew up in Aurora, Colorado and was raised by a single mother. Felicia knows firsthand what a good job means to a struggling family. In her first job she was a member of UFCW Local 7 (King Soopers) and she became a union steward at 16 year old. She is committed to opening the doors of opportunity for all workers and their families. Felicia believes in United for a New Economy and feels her experience and passion have led her to this awesome organization. In her free time, Felicia loves to travel and spend quality time with her husband and children.
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