Jairo Guzman
PRESIDENT
Jairo Guzman is the founder and president of the Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families, Inc. and co-founder of the Mexican Coalition for Youth and Families, A.C. in Mexico. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Guzman worked at Mi Casa es Puebla, Inc. where he was hired by the government of the state of Puebla, Mexico to help establish work in the non-profit sector, New York City government agencies and NYS OTDA.
Mr. Guzman remains a committed advocate for the protection of child and family rights, and the opportunity for all New Yorkers to have a better life, especially in immigrant communities.
He was brought from Mexico at the age of 12 and knows firsthand the immigrant experience, the challenges and rewards that that experience makes possible.