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Leadership Development Coordinator

As Verde’s Community Organizer, Malin empowers community members to take action around housing and environmental issues. She uses popular education to build power and leadership with over 100 program participants, predominantly low-income and Latinx. Malin is a trusted community advocate, speaking four languages: English, Spanish, and two Mayan languages Akateko, and Q’anjob’al. Malin came to Verde in 2013 through an internship with the Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization’s Workforce Experience Intermediary Project, after which Verde hired her full time.