Eudelia Contreras (she/her/ella/de ella) is the incoming Executive Director for Full Circle of Lake County, a non profit organization that empowers community through youth development, family supports, immigrant services and resource connection. This is Eudelia’s first role as an ED, and although this has been one of her long-time goals, it was hard to see herself in this role because she has never seen anyone that looks like her in a leadership role in Lake County. Eudelia is excited to inspire young people who are also struggling with finding their place in a rural Colorado mountain town.
Eudelia was brought to this country only months after being born in Mexico. She has had to navigate the challenges of starting school where her native language was not spoken, being held back because she didn’t understand the language, and receiving the negative message that she wasn’t smart. Eudelia is very proud of her community work, such as being a former president of the Lake County School District BOD and Director of Community at Lake County Build a Generation. Most recently, Eudelia was instrumental in organizing the members of Cooperativa Nueva Union to purchase their mobile home park for $1.6M.
Eudelia is a single mother of three daughters and enjoys bike rides, live theater, concerts, having carne asada with her family, and traveling back to her hometown in Mexico where she immerses herself in her roots and heritage, taking a break from the day to day struggles of the challenges she faces navigating different systems.