Rolando Cuadrado, Team Leader
I am a real estate broker in Summit County, Colorado, a resort area near Denver, best known for Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone ski areas. I specialize in resort residential real estate, buying and selling vacation properties and ski condos, and I am a leader in our local Realtors’ Association. As an active Rotarian, I am very involved in RYLA, Interact, and other youth programs. Paulina, my wife of 18 years is a pre-school teacher. She is a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, and we met in school in Paris, France. We have three children, ages 12, 13, and 15. We enjoy our mountain lifestyle of alpine skiing, cycling, and hiking. My father was born in Cuba, but I grew up speaking only English in Coral Gables, Florida. I have since learned Spanish and French. I have spent a lot of time in Mexico, but this is my first visit to Central America. Leading this GSE experience is a wonderful honor, and I am very pleased with the excellent team chosen by District 5450.
I am a real estate broker in Summit County, Colorado, a resort area near Denver, best known for Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone ski areas. I specialize in resort residential real estate, buying and selling vacation properties and ski condos, and I am a leader in our local Realtors’ Association. As an active Rotarian, I am very involved in RYLA, Interact, and other youth programs. Paulina, my wife of 18 years is a pre-school teacher. She is a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, and we met in school in Paris, France. We have three children, ages 12, 13, and 15. We enjoy our mountain lifestyle of alpine skiing, cycling, and hiking. My father was born in Cuba, but I grew up speaking only English in Coral Gables, Florida. I have since learned Spanish and French. I have spent a lot of time in Mexico, but this is my first visit to Central America. Leading this GSE experience is a wonderful honor, and I am very pleased with the excellent team chosen by District 5450.
Amy Reichert
I work for the Colorado International Trade Office (ITO) as the Director of Trade and Investment for NAFTA and Central America. In that role, I am responsible for managing Colorado’s export and foreign investment activities related to North and Central America, including managing our trade office in Mexico City, Mexico. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and a Masters of Science degree in International Business, both from the University of Colorado. I was born and raised in Colorado, and most of my family still lives here, including my parents and older sister. I currently live in Denver and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, playing tennis, traveling, and participating in community activities. I speak Spanish fluently, and am currently taking Portuguese lessons. I have traveled throughout much of Mexico and South America, but have had very little exposure to Central America. My first trip to Central America was to Costa Rica in 2007 for a family vacation, and I am looking forward to learning more about the region through this Rotary exchange. We have a great team, and I’m excited for the opportunity to learn and exchange ideas with our hosts in Central America!
I work for the Colorado International Trade Office (ITO) as the Director of Trade and Investment for NAFTA and Central America. In that role, I am responsible for managing Colorado’s export and foreign investment activities related to North and Central America, including managing our trade office in Mexico City, Mexico. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and a Masters of Science degree in International Business, both from the University of Colorado. I was born and raised in Colorado, and most of my family still lives here, including my parents and older sister. I currently live in Denver and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, playing tennis, traveling, and participating in community activities. I speak Spanish fluently, and am currently taking Portuguese lessons. I have traveled throughout much of Mexico and South America, but have had very little exposure to Central America. My first trip to Central America was to Costa Rica in 2007 for a family vacation, and I am looking forward to learning more about the region through this Rotary exchange. We have a great team, and I’m excited for the opportunity to learn and exchange ideas with our hosts in Central America!
Naomi Blakeslee
I have worked as a structural engineer for the past 9 years with Lopez Smolens Associates in Boulder, CO. I work with architects, contractors, developers, and homeowners to construct safe buildings. Mostly I design new homes and additions to existing homes, but regularly I am designing other structures: escape stairs, climbing walls, circus performance centers, historical building renovations, sculptures, bridge abutments, etc… For the past 4 years I have also taught yoga locally part time. In my free time I practice yoga, paint (oils + acrylics), bike, paddle, read, and travel. I grew up on the water in Traverse City, Michigan and moved to Colorado in 1999. Since moving here some of my family has followed: my mother in 2005 and my grandmother in 2008. I have on sister that lives in Berlin, Germany, the other who lives in Traverse City, Michigan, where my father also lives. I love traveling, as it is always full of surprises, reminding me to keep my eyes and mind open, filling me with ideas. I have never been to Central America and am honored visiting Central America for my first time with this team.
Molly Dimond
I am a construction supervisor for Xcel Energy, a large provider of natural gas and electricity in Colorado. I manage a work group of 15 employees that install new electric and gas facilities to residential and commercial building sites. I have been married to my husband Kevin for four years, and we do not have any children. We are native Coloradans, and enjoy the active lifestyle Colorado provides. We enjoy camping and hiking in the summer months, as well as riding our bikes on scenic trails around the Denver area. We are members of a lake near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and love spending evenings fishing and relaxing around the shore. We are lucky that many of our family members live nearby, as we are able to spend a great deal of time with them. I enjoy reading novels, and keep a log of all the books I read. I have traveled to Mexico five times, but have never been to Central America. I look forward to traveling with our team as we embark on this amazing journey.
Jessica Trabert
I am the North American Tour Coordinator for Up with People. Up with People (Vive la Gente in Latin American) is a service-oriented, global education program where students from all around the world come together to travel the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace. In each city that they go to students stay with host families, participate in community service, and perform a multi-cultural show that celebrates the different cultures that make up our global village. I focus on tour management including: finding host families, arranging service projects, overseeing promotion and marketing of the show and securing donations to ensure a successful tour. I am a native of Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelors degree in Communications. All of my immediate family (my parents and two sisters) call Colorado home and we enjoy being in the outdoors together as much as possible. I enjoy hiking, reading, volunteering, learning new things and spending time with friends and family. This will be my first travel experience “on my own” and I consider myself extremely lucky to share this adventure with this amazing team.
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I would like to get in touch w/ Naomi. We were sorority sisters. Please let me know how I can reach her best. Thank you! Jen Pesola
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