Executive Leadership
Claudia Jasso
President and Chief Executive OfficerClaudia leads Amistades so that the agency can sustainably deliver on its long-term vision. Claudia comes to this role as...read moreRicardo M. Jasso
FounderA cultural scholar, community leader, mentor and advocate, Ricardo Jasso has spent more than five decades identifying and addressing barriers...read more
Administrative Services
Isabel Boisvert
Associate Director, Risk Management...read moreComing Soon
Assistant to the President and Chief Executive OfficerComing soon...read more
Financial Services
Jason Cummins
Accountant...read moreBarbara Reyes
Bookkeeper...read more

CIRCLE KEEPER CERTIFICATION
Amistades is proud to serve as the anchor organization for the state of Arizona supporting the National Compadres Network in their Circle Keeper Certification program. The Circle Keeper process focuses on building on the natural opportunity factors and what is healthy within an individual, family, community, and culture.
Program Leadership
Maria Alvidrez
Associate Director, Programs...read moreUsiel Barrios
Associate Director, Program Development & Innovation...read moreGianna Mattio
Associate Director, Evaluation...read more
Program Staff
Saray Argumedo
Instructor...read moreCristina Castellanos
Lead Navigator...read moreGrecia Chavira
Project Coordinator...read moreSami Hamed
Instructor...read moreJulio Melgoza
Project CoordinatorJulio Melgoza was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. Growing up in a household...read moreAnnahi Montes de Oca
Senior Project Coordinator...read moreZayra Ortiz-Medrano
Senior Project CoordinatorZayra Ortiz-Medrano was born in Tucson, Arizona, and spent her formative years in Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico, a region situated approximately...read moreJuan Sainz
Project Coordinator...read more
Board of Directors
Ricardo M. Jasso, Amistades, Inc.
Founder
Claudia Jasso, Amistades, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carlos Gonzalez, Aztlan Associates
Chairman
Manuel Medina, Multicultural Associates
Vice Chairman
Juan Ibarra, The Right Juan, LLC
Secretary & Treasurer
Steve Torres, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Director
Blanca Varela, Community Advocate
Director
Miguel Flores Jr., Holistic Wellness Counseling & Consultant Services
Director