Project Amigo

Alex Saldaña, Co-Executive Director of Project Amigo, is bilingual, bicultural, and has an array of other talents and skills. Alex grew up in Lomas del Real, Tamaulipas, Mexico, a poor town of 2,000 located on the Gulf Coast.  He understands the challenges that children and adults face in poor rural Mexico. Alex graduated from the Technical University of Queretaro with a degree in production processes. After graduating from college in Mexico, he worked in production and manufacturing at Colgate Palmolive. After marrying Jenna, the other Co-Executive Director of Project Amigo, he moved to Boulder, CO, learned English, and worked for both for-profits and non-profits in multimedia and operations. Alex has international development experience in Ecuador.

Alex and Jenna met in 2000 in Queretaro, Mexico. They married in 2006 and have two daughters: Sabine (7) and Paloma (5).