Meet the Focus Points Team

Mayra was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and grew up in the Swansea and Chaffee Park areas in Denver. Mayra holds a BA in Literature from University of Colorado and an MBA from University of Phoenix. Before joining the Focus Points team, Mayra spent 8 years in roles with progressive responsibility at Cooking Matters Colorado. Her time at Cooking Matters prepared Mayra for her role overseeing all of Focus Points’ Early Childhood Education and Family Development work with direct service nutrition education, volunteer management, partnership cultivation, program coordination, and finally, managing a statewide Early Childhood Education program. Mayra has a passion for learning and dreams of earning a Ph.D. one day. (She will let us know when she figures out the topic). Her favorite part of her role at Focus Points is facilitating professional development with her team and identifying how to take the organization to the next level using the skills and assets that our employees already have. Outside of work you can find Mayra snowboarding, gardening, and being a cat mom to Ruby and Happy.