Myrna Orozco

Western State Advisor

Myrna serves as MVP's Western State Advisor, supporting organizations in states including Nebraska, Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, among others.

Myrna brings over a decade of experience in organizing, advocacy, nonprofit management, leadership development, and philanthropy. She has been instrumental in building organizational frameworks and teams for large-scale reach in organizations such as Movement Voter Project (MVP), United We Dream (UWD), and Church World Service (CWS). She has directly advised and moved over $50 million at institutions such as La Luz Philanthropy and Wellspring Philanthropic Fund (WPF).

At MVP, Myrna first served as Senior Director of Grantmaking and Philanthropic Strategy, where she oversaw a team of state advisors in leading the nationwide grantmaking of over $160 million to hundreds of organizations advancing efforts at the intersection of organizing and electoral power.

During her tenure at United We Dream, Myrna was part of the campaign team that led to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) historic victory. She was also a lead architect in setting up the infrastructure to actually implement DACA across the network's 40+ affiliates, helping to protect thousands of immigrant youth from deportation.

Myrna is the recipient of the prestigious Ohtli Award presented by the Mexican Embassy, the First Annual John Backer Award from Church World Service, and the Rising Star award from the National Hispana Leadership Institute. She has been a prominent spokesperson in areas such as immigration, civic engagement, and democracy, and has been featured by Univision, Telemundo, CNN, and as a panelist at the United Nations.

Myrna immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her family at the age of 4 and was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She currently resides in Richmond, Texas, with her husband Stephen, son Tomás, and senior pup Mia.