Ricardo Diaz

Mr. Díaz has a long history of leadership and service on issues affecting the lives of immigrants. The founding chair of the advisory board for the New American Welcome Center, he serves on the board of the CU Immigration Forum. Ricardo previously served on the University YMCA Board of Governors, serving as Chair of the Board from 2015-17.

He has done graduate work in sociolinguistics and language acquisition at Brigham Young University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught ESL and Spanish at all levels and for both non-formal and university sectors since 1988. A native of Mexico and the father of 6  children, his off duty work in Philadelphia was noted with the Martin Luther King Community Service Award in 2004; and in 2007 he was recognized by Univision’s Orgullo Hispano, WFMZ-TV Latino Heritage, Impacto’s 50 most influential Latinos, and in Al Dia’s newsmakers.