Daniel is the founder and president of Hope for Youth Alliance a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in Espanola, NM. He has been serving young people in Northern New Mexico for the better part of a decade, and is well respected for rebuilding lives of youth in Espanola. He is highly respected for his expertise in youth ministry, has a heart for troubled youth, is deeply concerned about the issues among fatherless youth, and speaks to hundreds of teenagers annually. While remaining locally connected He has also been selected to participate in national leadership development programs such as The Devos Urban Leadership Initiative. He holds ministerial credentials with The Rock Christian Fellowship. Daniel’s enthusiasm is to strengthen a generation of youth, empowering them to overcome the empty voids and deficit’s they are dealing with through meaningful mentoring relationships that will help youth heal, find hope and purpose. Daniel is married to his best friend and his middle- school sweetheart Esperanza, together they have three sons, Uriah, Elias, and Malachi they live in Espanola, NM.Daniel knows first-hand that mentors in the life of disadvantaged youth make a difference. Daniel came from a life of adolescent drug use, and he understands the harmful effects of juvenile incarceration. Daniel is grateful to have had adult mentors during those difficult years, people such as, Luther and Carmen Runge, who were volunteers at the New Mexico Boys School during his incarceration; Milo Garcia; a Probation Officer, who was instrumental in Daniel’s knowledge of a relationship with God, Jacob Mc Leroy; Chaplain of Springer, New Mexico Boys School, and Pastor Mike Suarez of Victory Home, were men who took part in Daniel’s discipleship and mentoring process. Daniel has remained in contact with these men as a adult and leader whom he attributes his resiliency from a life of juvenile delinquency, drugs, and further incarceration.
*Pictured here as a child and teen.
