Cesiah (she/her/hers) was born in Morelos, Mexico, and moved to Colorado at a young age where she attended Westminster Public Schools. She first became an advocate by helping to pass legislation that granted undocumented and DACA students like herself in-state tuition in Colorado in 2013. She graduated from Metropolitan State University Denver and earned her degree in Political Science with a minor in Women’s Studies. Cesiah is currently the Executive State Director at 9to5 Colorado where she has worked for eight years advancing economic justice for women of color.
Cesiah has been organizing working class and immigrant communities in Colorado for thirteen years and has played a critical role in winning many of the state level housing campaigns for renters and mobile home owners including: eviction reforms and protections, opportunity to purchase for mobile home owners and limiting egregious rental late fees. These policies have paved the way for the purchase of 28 nonprofit, government and home owner cooperative mobile home communities across the state. She has also played a critical leadership role in co-leading the grassroots housing coalition ColoradoHomes for All since 2018. Cesiah currently serves on the c3 board of the Right to the City National Alliance.
Cesiah holds a strong belief in building power with working class people against corporate greed.
She is the eldest of three and her mother is her greatest inspiration. She enjoys spending time with her partner, family and friends and is a huge fan of good food, music and travel.