Team Category: Advisers

Columba Reyes was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and immigrated to the United States in 1989. She lived in Dallas, Texas for ten years, working at Brady Community Center in the field of social work and outreach for the Latino community. In 1992, she graduated from Bible School where she developed the areas of women’s ministry, youth ministry, children’s church, evangelism, and more at her home church. In 1999, she moved to Minneapolis, MN where she was part of the movement to petition a Mexican Consulate in Minnesota because the Latino Community was growing rapidly.  
 

It was then that she began to see the need for representation in her own community. She worked to create the immigrant group “Club Morelos” (now called “Club Cuernavaca-Axochiapan-Morelos”) with the assistance of the Mexican Consulate. At the same time, she created the roots and ties between the City of Minneapolis and the City of Cuernavaca, giving birth to a Sister Cities Program that is the bridge between both cities for their mutual economic, cultural, artistic, educational, and health benefit. She is the current Executive Director of CAMINO Cuernavaca-Minneapolis Sister Cities Organization and continues dedicating herself to supporting Latinos living in Minneapolis and their future descendants. 

Humberto Miceli works in the Construction industry. He specializes in floor and carpet nstallation. Humberto is a member of the group VPDC (The Participatory Voice of the Construction Worker) And is the Workers center advisor.

José Adalid Zavala Lopez is a member of the Workers Center. He works in the construction industry in the area of carpentry. Adid is an advisory member of the May First Workers Center where he believes that with their experience, they will transform for the better for all the workers of Minnesota.

Pablo Huinil Escobar is of Mayan origin living in the since 1990 in the United States. Pablo is very passionate about equal rights for the working-class community. He believes getting organized is very important to demand for equal rights. The goal for the Workers Center is to watch over the wellness of our community and of the environment as well as the threat of climate change.


“We are a workforce, and we are an environmental force. Workers United for a Just America to All.”

Nely A. Bautista is from Mexico. She works in the construction industry. She enjoys scial labor as well serving the community. She is a member of Primero de Mayo Workers center.

She is also a member of LUCHA ( La Voz Participativa del Trabajador de la Construcción ).