Building the capacity of boys and young men of color (BYMOC) to be leaders at all levels in their communities.
T4B’s vision is, “T4B envisions health and health equity for boys and young men of color (BYMOC) as well as their families and communities.” T4B’s mission is “T4B, led by community & love, partners across New Mexico with boys & young men of color (BYMOC) and allies to build power, demand justice & create change.”
BARUCH CAMPOS
BARUCH CAMPOS
Program Director
Baruch brings ten years of experience with violence prevention and youth-led programming. An artist at heart, he has integrated art making as a core value at T4B. Baruch also participated for T4B with the Anti-Racism Youth Leadership Institute (AYLI) as well as Three Sisters Kitchen Cooking Across Generations and Food Business Training Program. He also serves on the New Mexico Land Water Conservation Fund Advisory Committee.
ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ
ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ
Mother Project Manager
Alejandra is originally from Chihuahua, Mexico. New Mexico has been home for the past two decades. She is a mother of four boys, two of which have been involved with T4B since 2020. She has experience managing staff in restaurant industry, and has served as the South Valley Academy Parent Coordinator since 2019 informing and engaging parents to be engaged in their children’s education. Alejandra's interests are around community , environmental and social Justice issues. She currently resides in West Mesa . She advocates for transportation equity for young men and their families. Her aspirations are to keep helping more moms learn more about their community resources and more.
ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ
ALMA GONZALEZ
Mother Organizer
Alma is originally from Chihuahua Mexico, New Mexico has been home for the past two decades. She now resides in the South Valley of New Mexico. She is a mother of 2 boys and a girl. She has experience in the restaurant industry. Alma works in a restaurant and she started with T4B as part of the mother cohort and most recent she started organizing the mothers and father cohort.
FERNANDO GARCIA
FERNANDO GARCIA
Food Justice Project Manager
Fernando Garcia attends Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) and is majoring in Aviation Science. He was born and raised in the Westgate area of Albuquerque. Fernando is the Project Manager for the Food Justice Project with Together for Brothers, and has participated in previous cohorts as a Youth Organizer. His hobbies are making art, photography, and cooking which he enjoys practicing everyday. He aspires to grow and make his own photography business.
ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ
MIREYA HERNANDEZ
Mother Organizer
Mireya is from the state of Mexico and has lived in Albuquerque New Mexico since 2010. She has always worked in costumer service at restaurants, She is patient and loves to help people. She wants to learn more about community based work. She is a proud mother of 3 children. She loves to be challenged and tries to practice her English at work. Her goals are to keep learning more, be on time and to help as many people as she can!
ABDIEL CARILLO
DUC PHAM
Outdoor Youth Organizer
Duc Pham is a Vietnamese American born and raised in Albuquerque. He enjoys gaming, playing his guitar, calisthenics, swimming, and biking. With a goal to pursue medicine through UNM's BA/MD program, he aims to merge his scientific interests with a commitment to community health and wellness.
ABDIEL CARILLO
XAVIER BARRAZA
Co-Founder / Capacity Building Coordinator
Xavier is going on his 15th year of working at all-levels of grassroots and frontline strategies to realize social, environmental and economic justice beginning with self, home, Albuquerque, New Mexico and beyond. He grew up between a family ranch in southeast New Mexico (Apache Territory) and family home in the South Valley (Southern Tiwa Territory).
ANA RIOS
Program Coordinator
Ana is a mother of three, they all love to bike together, and be outdoors. twoof her sons Raul, and Emiliano are also participating in T4B. Ana is originally from Mexico and she has been living in Albuquerque since 2010. She has been a volunteer for environmental, immigration justice organizations, advocating for electric school buses, and for community solar in NM which was passed in 2021. Ana wants to have a better community for her kids to grow up in.
CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Christopher brings an extensive amount of anti-racism, community organizing, consulting, facilitation, fundraising and strategic planning. Building power with boys and young men of color (BYMOC) and making space at decision making tables are core values he lifts up at T4B and in the community. He serves on the City of Albuquerque Transit Advisory Board and Governor's Advisory Council on Racial Justice Public Safety & Law Enforcement Subcommittee.
ALEJANDRO VILLEZCAS
Central Avenue Project Manager
Alejandro attends the University of New Mexico. He graduated from south valley academy in 2023. He has participated with T4B since 2021 in multiple circles and cohorts. As he navigates the challenges of being at UNM, he is learning 'how to adult' and budgeting.
OMAR VILLEZCAS
Outdoor Equity Project Manager
Omar attends South Valley Academy. He has participated in several T4B cohorts cohorts since 2021. Omar is currently T4B's "go to" bike (almost) mechanic and organizing with the biking and clean transit project. Omar learns how to work on bikes through learning from T4B and using tools like YouTube to help him learn how to change a flat tire. He's also a youth representative for Albuquerque Justice for Youth (AJ4Y).
RAUL VILLAREAL
Food Justice Organizer
Raul has been participating in T4B since 2022. He has been an Organizer for two seasons. He is a 8th grader at the Albuquerque Institute of Mathematics and Science. Raul enjoys cooking, so much sometimes he just does it for fun. He has traveled to Spain, and has an upcoming trip to Austria (the Zech Republic and Hungary). Raul loves traveling and likes to play basketball.
Emiliano Villareal
Outdoor Equity Organizer
I am New Mexico born and raised I grew up in the San Jose neighborhood. I attend AIMS middle and high school one of my main assets is T4B. I like to watch and play football one of my main goals is to go on a trip to Greece this spring and one of my skill I would say is communication.