About Angeles
Serves as Director of Advancement at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. In her role, she is responsible for ensuring annual and long term funding for the Museum. Previously, she served as a Data Dissemination Specialist for the U. S. Census Bureau, Denver Region, where she developed and delivered data training workshops and presentations to Census partners. Prior to her appointment to the Denver Regional office, she served as a Partnership Specialist in the Charlotte Region.
While in North Carolina, Ms. Ortega served as Executive Director of the Latin American Coalition, a social service organization serving the needs of the Hispanic community in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Region. Originally from Mexico, she studied Languages at the Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Mexico and Non-Profit Management at University of Nevada-Reno. In 2009 she earned an MBA from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. In 2016 she graduated from the Latino Leadership Institute at Denver University.
Angeles Ortega serves in several community boards including the Denver Art Museum Audience Alliance, The Flores Magon Charter School. Formerly, she served for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority (WTVI), the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee, Arts and Science Council and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. She also served as a member of the North Carolina Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Angeles is a Fellow of the William Friday Leadership Initiative, a graduate of Leadership Charlotte class XXI and American Leadership Forum, class I.
Angeles has received several awards including Hero of Democracy, Charlotte Observer, The Business Journal’s Diversity Catalyst award, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Community Service Award, Hispanic Elected Official’s Community Service Award, Community Service Award, La Noticia Newspaper.