El Comité Board of Directors

Edwina, a native of Colorado, has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of   Denver. She was the Executive Director of the Outreach United Resource Center (OUR Center) for 20 years. Prior to the OUR Center, she worked at the City of Longmont as the Neighborhood Resources Coordinator. In Wyoming, she held social work health care positions, practiced as a clinical social worker, and served as the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers for over a decade. She has served on several boards of directors and is now on the boards of the Boulder Bach Festival, Boulder County Business Hall of Fame, El Comité, and Longmont Rotary Charity Fund.

Becky is a Colorado native and extremely proud of that fact. She moved to Longmont in 1986, her children graduated from Skyline High School, and she is still living in Longmont. She worked for the City of Longmont for 27 ½ years until retiring in 2016. Now, she is working as a “granny nanny” to two of her young grandsons. She has volunteered not only for El Comité filling out citizenship paperwork but also volunteered with another agency for English language instruction. El Comité allows her to use her leadership skills to remain active in the community for a cause that is near and dear to her heart. Becky started on the Board in March 2018–she was the Treasurer and became President of the Board in October 2020.

Board member Sarah Levison has lived in Longmont for over 26 years. She served as the city council liaison to El Comite from 2007 to 2015 and now serves as a regular board member. Sarah strongly believes El Comite serves the community well and will continue to build bridges between the immigrant and Latino community and government and the community at large. Sarah invites everyone to get involved in our city and community by volunteering with El Comite.

Tim Edstrom is a Senior Managing Associate Attorney at The Bagley Law Firm in Longmont. While his current focus is in criminal defense and family law, he has extensive experience in a wide variety of legal fields and has litigated some of the most high-profile civil rights cases in Colorado history. He has done more than 50 jury trials in cases that range from criminal defense of murder in the first degree to high stakes civil cases. Tim first moved the Longmont area in 1993 and received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his law degree from the University of Denver. Tim is fluent in Spanish and the representation of immigrants is a large part of his legal practice.