About Us

Leo is a Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC III) and licensed with the National Gang Crime Research Center (NGCRC). He has a bachelor’s degree in Addictions with a minor in High-Risk Youth from Metropolitan State College of Denver, as well as a PhD from the University of Urban Studies and Adult College. For more information about Life-Line Colorado and our outreach efforts, we encourage you to reach out to us today.

Adrien is a Denver native who has extensive experience on both sides to the criminal justice system. Adrien is a family orientated man who strives to be a positive role model for his family, loved ones and community. Adrien enjoys spending time with his wife and watching his five children grow and play sports.
Adrien’s passion is to build community and assist people who are seeking to live a better way of life. As a full time, care manger where he works as a full-time gang intervention and prevention specialist who provides mentorship and support to at-risk youth in the Denver metro area on the Urban Impact team at Life-Line Colorado.

Oscar has over 20 years of experience on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has worked diligently within Denver’s houseless communities for several years providing culturally linguistic services assisting in the transitional housing process and reducing homelessness.
Oscar is a certified Spanish speaking Peer Recovery Coach who provides support, resources and AcuDetox to the recovery community in the Denver metro area.
As a full time, Care Manager with the Urban Impact team at Life-Line Colorado, he provides gang intervention and prevention services, mentorship, and other imperative pro social services to at risk youth within DPS school systems and Juvenile detention systems.

Jovita Franco is a Denver native who has had 20+ years of lived experience. She is a certified peer recovery coach who strives to contribute positive energy back into our communities. As a full time care manager and the gender specific program coordinator on the Urban Impact team at Life-Line, Jovita’s passion is to provide compassionate care, gang intervention, prevention, mentorship and other vital services for youth throughout Denver communities.

My name is Kevin Alvarez. I am a former gang member with plenty of lived experience. I am currently a Case Manager with Urban Impact, which was formed through the collaboration of Tha Myx International and Lfe-Line Colorado. I am also certified in Mental Health First Aid. In addition to my professional accolades, I am enrolled in college pursuing a degree in Psychology. Outside of my professional realm, I enjoy watching sports and spending time with my family.

I thank God for bringing me out of the darkness and into the light! I once was lost but now I am found! God brought me up out of a horrible pit and set my feet upon a rock (Psalms 40:1). I know God has a purpose in my life and that’s to help sharpen others. Proverbs ( 27:17). As iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another. I am blessed to be a part of Life-Line!

Bilingual case manager with 20 years’ experience in the non-profit and human services industry, working with a diverse group of at risk and underserved individuals and communities.
Has volunteer for many years to serve as a liaison between organizations, government entities and the Spanish speaking community.

Tanisha Alirez is an Administrative Assistant with over eight years of experience working alongside case managers and probation/parole officers in the judicial system field. Tanisha specializes in administrative tasks, technology, and billing support. Tanisha uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. Tanisha is inspired daily by her husband and their children. In her free time, Tanisha enjoys family time, fishing, camping, fixing puzzles and playing video games with her children and grandsons.

My name is John De Leon. I am currently employed at Life-Line Colorado as a Case Manager for the Urban Impact Team. God has blessed me and allowed me to make changes in my own life and now I hope to utilize my lived experience to inspire others to make a change in theirs.

Rudy Segovia is a Re-Entry Specialist with CCP Community Connections Program and a Case Manager in WAGEES Community Partners. Rudy has been working with Youth and Adults in the Community for over 20 years and stepped into his Calling to help the incarcerated community when he Joined the Life-Line Family. Pastor Rudy is an Ordained and Licensed Minister with Tha Myx International Denver and helps with the Spiritual and Mental Health through Mentoring and Counseling. Having a Master in lived experience from Gangs and Drug and Alcohol Addiction. Rudy’s Heart and Passion is in Recovery and Giving those that have been incarcerated a Chance to Experience a New Life of Love, Hope and Family. To Succeed in a New Life, Impacting a New Generation with a Life-Line of Love, Safety an Acceptance. Created for Greatness and a Purpose.

Hello, my name is Tyrone Hill and I would like to share a little bit of my story with you. In 1997 I received 18 and life in the California state prison system for a gang related crime. During my time with incarceration, I took the time to rehabilitate my self, because I was tired of living a destructive lifestyle. In 2020, I started working with at risk youth at life-line colorado. This job has given me the opportunity to give back to the community.

Rica Rodriguez-Hernandez has over 18 years in the care management and advocacy field working with individuals from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. Rica is a fierce activist who sits on several community advisory boards as well as board of directors of organizations both locally and nationally. She is a certified trainer in peer recovery coaching, peer support professional, AcuDetox Specialist and is a fearless grassroots organizer in the Denver metro area.
Rica currently works full time as the Director of the Urban Impact team at Life-Line Colorado, an essential community-based program, providing gang intervention/prevention services, mentorship, violence interruption, overdose prevention & awareness and many other imperative supportive services to at-risk youth in the Denver metro area.As the part time Director of The Promotores De Esperanza program, Rica aims to promote racial/ethnic health equity through the provision of culturally and linguistically competent services, designed to minimize barriers in the Latinx, Spanish speaking and other marginalized communities. In all scopes of her work, Rica offers prevention supportive services around sexually transmitted diseases, drug overdose awareness, Narcan education/distribution and fentanyl testing to prevent loss of life and loved ones.

Claudio is a Denver native who has 20+ years of experience on both sides of the criminal justice system and has been dedicated to his sobriety since 2006. Claudio is a certified Peer Recovery coach who utilizes his sobriety and his faith in assisting others to find recovery and stability in their lives.

As a family man and a full time Care Manager on the Urban Impact team at Life-Line Colorado providing mentorship, gang intervention and prevention for misguided youth, Claudio believes that his motivation to provide empathetic services in our communities starts within the home and that one person’s journey can have great impact on another’s ability to obtain health and wellbeing.

Brian Godinez is a strong and dedicated member in the recovery community and support field for over 8 years where he has built on networking and mentorship skills in order to help others that deal with Substance use and maladaptive life choices. Brian currently works as a full time Gang intervention and prevention specialist who provides mentorship and support to at-risk youth in the Denver metro area on the Urban impact team at Life-Line Colorado.

Brian works for Peer-to-Peer connecting with individuals seeking Stability and structure out of homelessness and those gaining Re-Entry from prison back into the community. Brian’s voice is valued in helping to create productive change as he serves on the board for W.O.R.T.H. where he advocates for people who look like him and are reentering society from a variety of judicial systems.

Larry currently works full time as a Case Manager with the Urban Impact team at Life-Line Colorado, an essential community based program providing gang intervention/prevention services, mentorship, violence interruption, overdose prevention & awareness and many other imperative supportive services to at-risk youth in the Denver metro area.

James Gutierrez was born and raised in the Westwood neighborhood. He grew up very fast due to having a kid at 16, being assaulted and dead on arrival at 19, and a cancer survivor at 21. James had to overcome adversity in many ways, as both of James’ brothers and many friends have died due to drug overdose. Gangs and drugs were a large part of his childhood, so this is why he is so passionate about helping youth involved in gangs and drugs.
 
James has been doing gang intervention, drug intervention and violence interruption for the last 5 years, working with youth all over the Denver metro area. He currently holds numerous licenses and certifications, including Security Guard License, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Ordained Pastor, and is the founder of a Street Ministry called HSWL Humble Servants With Love. 
 
James has 4 grown children, wife, 2 step-children and 2 pit bulls. He is a basketball, football and boxing coach for youth. James also works security for the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rockies, and boxing/MMA events. His dedication to helping youth and keeping people safe have proven to be successful, as well as his passion to serve those in need. James is currently a Care Manager with the Urban Impact youth program, focusing on working with youth involved in gangs to have a brighter future.

I was recently brought on to Life-Line Colorado, and since being here I have found my way to helping individuals like me. It was the warm embrace and the humanization that was shown to me from Life-Line Colorado, that gave me the passion to reciprocate that back to the community.
“As iron sharpens iron so one person sharpens another” NO one is alone and in order to make yourself better there is a mutual benefit making others better through mentorship and leading.
Proverbs 27:17