District 1: Yessica Holguin

Denver County

Commissioner Yessica Holguín was appointed to the Commission in July 2021 and represents District 1, encompassing Denver.

Yessica Holguín is the Executive Director of the Center for Community Wealth Building (CCWB), an organization she co-founded in 2017, which focuses on building an economy that works for all. Before joining CCWB, Holguin served as the Country Director at Project Gettysburg-León (PGL). This international sister-city organization collaborated with municipalities and communities on infrastructure and community development projects. Before joining PGL, Holguin served the United States as a Small Business Development Specialist in Estelí, Nicaragua, through the Peace Corps.

Her professional focus areas include developing innovative strategies to increase small business opportunities and working with institutions to advance racial equity and sustainability.

Holguín lives in Denver, Colorado, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Systems and a Master of Science in Management and Organization from the University of Colorado Denver.

Term Ends: July 1, 2025