Let's Make our Voices Heard!

Chuck is a 20 year veteran of the United States Air Force. Chuck retired in 1994 while serving as the Director of Information Management at Schriever AFB, CO. Started a second career as a software development and project manager for Fortune 500 companies, with MCI Telecommunications, SUN Microsystem, Harris Corporation, and Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. 

Chuck was born in Cheyenne Wyoming and grew up in Trinidad, Colorado, where he was graduated from Trinidad Catholic High School.  A graduate of Regis University, Denver Colorado, with a BS in Business Administration. He is currently retired, avid skier,  and enjoys time with his family and taking advantage of the beautiful Colorado outdoors. That is, when he is not working to increase Latino voter participation and advocating for social justice.!

 Don Martinez is a Colorado Native, Iraq War veteran and former Election Judge in the 2020 election in Colorado.  He is passionate about Public Service and the Democratic process.  He currently resides in Colorado Springs, CO where he raises his two daughters. 

Joe Barrera, Ph.D., has lived and worked in Colorado Springs since 1968. 

He was a Community Representative for the City of Colorado Springs

Human Relations Commission for many years. He was a college and university

professor at Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College and the University

of Colorado, Colorado Springs, teaching American literature, Chicano/Chicana

literature, and American Ethnic Studies.

Joe Barrera received his BA in English from Colorado College in

Colorado Springs, his MA in English from Claremont Graduate School in

Claremont, California, and his Ph.D. in U.S. Southwest Literature from the

University of Texas at Austin. 

He is active in a leadership role in the Latino community and is the founder

of a tour company, TAVA Tours of the American West, an educational and 

adventure tour company specializing in guided lecture tours of Colorado, New Mexico,

Utah and Wyoming, with visits to Native American, HIspanic and Anglo pioneer

sites of historical significance. 

Joe writes a column in the Colorado Springs Gazette on diverse topics.

He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War and organizes regular sessions

of the Colorado Springs Veterans Community Dialogues.

GEORGE AUTOBEE, BA, MA 

Mr. Autobee is the CEO/President of World Demographic Research LLC., and was a past 

board member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) and the 

Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (DHCC). He also was an Instructor in Chicano/a 

Studies at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Community College of Denver and 

Metropolitan State University.

He received a  

B.A. Degree from the University of Southern Colorado, and a  

Masters Degree from the University of Northern Colorado. He also received a  

Certificate of Completion 

from the Institute on International Education, at the University of Manchester in England.

Mr. Autobee over the last twenty five years has researched, written and presented national 

and state reports on Hispanic owned business, for the United States Hispanic Chamber of 

Commerce, California Hispanic, Texas Mexican American and Florida Cuban Chambers of 

Commerce. He has also presented several Hispanic business research reports at the Aspen 

Institute as well as Minority business research studies for the Colorado office of Minority 

business and Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Autobee was producer of over 100 television programs called the Weekly Issue and the 

Hispanic Chamber Review, for Ch59 Telemundo. He also produced two documentaries on 

Hispanic Genealogical research and Los Veteranos. He has also edited the book on  

The Life and Times of Charles Autobee and co-authored the book on  

Hispanic Entrepreneurship and just finished authoring his latest book  

Marine Grunt to Medic 

.

Mr. Autobee also worked for the American GI Forum in Washington DC as the Director of 

Government Affairs. He work on the New GI bill for Veterans and support for families 

taking care of paralyzed Veterans. 

Mr. Autobee is a Veteran who served from 1968 to 1969. He was a member of 3rd Battalion, 

5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He was wounded twice while in combat, and was 

awarded the Purple Heart with gold star. He enlisted again was commissioned to the rank GEORGE AUTOBEE, BA, MA                       

Mr. Autobee is the CEO/President of World Demographic Research LLC., and was a past 

board member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) and the 

Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (DHCC). He also was an Instructor in Chicano/a 

Studies at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Community College of Denver and 

Metropolitan State University.

He received a

B.A. Degree from the University of Southern Colorado, and a

Masters Degree from the University of Northern Colorado.  He also received a

Certificate of Completion

 from the Institute on International Education, at the University of Manchester in England.

Mr. Autobee over the last twenty five years has researched, written and presented national 

and state reports on Hispanic owned business, for the United States Hispanic Chamber of 

Commerce, California Hispanic, Texas Mexican American and Florida Cuban Chambers of 

Commerce. He has also presented several Hispanic business research reports at the Aspen 

Institute as well as Minority business research studies for the Colorado office of Minority 

business and Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Autobee was producer of over 100 television programs called the Weekly Issue and the 

Hispanic Chamber Review, for Ch59 Telemundo. He also produced two documentaries on 

Hispanic Genealogical research and Los Veteranos. He has also edited the book on

The Life and Times of Charles Autobee and co-authored the book on

Hispanic Entrepreneurship and just finished authoring his latest book

Marine Grunt to Medic

.

Mr. Autobee also worked for the American GI Forum in Washington DC as the Director of 

Government Affairs. He work on the New GI bill for Veterans and support for families 

taking care of paralyzed Veterans. 

Mr. Autobee is a Veteran who served from 1968 to 1969.  He was a member of 3rd Battalion, 

5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He was wounded twice while in combat, and was 

awarded the Purple Heart with gold star. He enlisted again was commissioned to the rank of  

Captain while in the 406th Combat Support Hospital, Medical Corps from 1981 to 1989, 

Captain while in the 406th Combat Support Hospital, Medical Corps from 1981 to 1989,