Diane Shimamoto
Board Co-Chair
Email Address: diane.shimamoto@colorado.eduHometown: Thornton, CO
Year in School: Junior
Major: English & Humanities
Activities Outside of SORCE: Taiko, Dance, Piano, and chill with friends.
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
"Just keep swimming." - Dori
Kwame Apraku
Advisory Board
Email Address: nana.apraku@colorado.eduHometown: Denver, CO
Year in School: Senior
Major: Integrated Physiology
Activities Outside of SORCE: Black Student Alliance
Favorite Food: Mexican Food
"Knowledge is power."
Jose Barron
Advisory Board
Email Address:
jose.barron@colorado.eduHometown: Denver, CO
Year in School: Senior
Major: Psychology
Activities Outside of SORCE: Assistant Trainer of race horses in the summer. Love to play
basketball, and LOVE eating.
Favorite Food: Mexican Sea Food
"lack of evidence is not proof of evidence" (by unknown)
Hannah Buhrmann
Advisory Board
Email Address:
hannah.buhrmann@colorado.eduHometown: Chicago, IL
Year in School: Senior
Major: Ethnic Studies
Activities Outside of SORCE: I'm currently a research assistant/copy editor through CU-Boulder's
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), Planned Parenthood health education volunteer,
Denver Zoo regular, and a dedicated participant in the daily nap and daily laugh program
Favorite Food: Any food smothered in hot sauce.
"I change myself, I change the world." - Gloria Anzaldua
Daniel Paiz
Advisory Board
Email Address:
daniel.paiz@colorado.eduHometown: Denver, CO
Year in School: Junior
Major: International Affairs; Leadership Certificate
Activities Outside of SORCE: Student Involvement Office - CU Late Night Coordinator, Ethnic Living and Learning Community Classroom Assistant, Hip Hop Congress, Black Student Alliance, and UMAS y MECHA.
Favorite Food: Smash Burger
"Peace, love, unity, having fun... these are the lyrics of KRS-one!"
Guadalupe Ortega
Advisory Board
Email Address:
Guadalupe.ortega@colorado.eduHometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Year in School: Junior
Major: Psychology
Activities Outside of SORCE: Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc., Counseling and Psychological Services Volunteer, Multicultural Greek Council, Ethnic Living and Learning Community Classroom Assistant.
Favorite Food: Tamales
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson
