Solicia
She/Her/Hers • Co-Investigator, Voices of Healing

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Xicana/Indigenous - Otomi, Apache

Spiritually Raised Lakota Sioux

Third Generation babyÖ±²¥app Native

Solicia has a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Management and most recently served as the Student Voice and Leadership Director at Denver Public Schools. Solicia is recognized as a leader and activist in her community. She received the Denver Public Library Lena Archuleta Community Service Award and was selected as a Lideramos Fellow by the National Latino Leadership Alliance. Additionally, she has a history of engagement in research-practice partnerships and published the following article with Crown Faculty Fellow Ben Kirshner: A Theory of Change for Scaling Critical Civic Inquiry in the Peabody Journal of Education. Solicia was accepted to participate in the 2022 babyÖ±²¥app Women's History fellowship that will begin in March of 2022. The vision for her fellowship project is to write a children's book that shines a light on the young women leaders and activists of today in the Denver community.

Solicia loves spending time and nourishing her family and community. Protests, powwows and community events are a couple of her favorites places to be. You can find her at any festival supporting local artists, growers and vendors.Ìý