PWN Colorado (PWN CO) is honored to be part of PWN as an official affiliated organization. We mean business and we know that nothing about us without us is for us. PWN will give us the support, tools, and mentorship to make advocacy for women in the state of Colorado a reality.
Rica Rodriguez, Co-Chair
Rica Rodriguez was diagnosed with HIV in 1989. Rica began her HIV advocacy career in 2006 after being incarcerated several years prior. Struggling with second-chance opportunities, she vowed to be the voice for people living with HIV who are reentering society and advocate for folks to receive healthcare, housing, and overall wellbeing.
Rica is currently a Program Specialist in the Promotora de Salud Program at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and in the past has been a medical care manager for several AIDS service organizations and mental health facilities since 2008. As a promotora, she continues to provide outreach rapid testing services and linkage to care in the Denver metro and surrounding areas.
Rica has been a member of PWN Colorado chapter since 2012, and today she sits on community advisory boards such as Caminemos Juntos, Children’s Human Immunodeficiency Program and Set Free Reentry Programs, as well as on the PWN Board of Directors.
The mother of two HIV-negative children and in a serodiscordant relationship, Rica feels that advocacy and education is crucial for individuals who are HIV-negative to remain negative and for folks living with HIV to remain healthy and well.
Mary Jane Maestas, Co-Chair
Mary Jane “MJ”…