By Vanessa Candito When the Rocky Mountain Welcome Center (RMWC) launched its Mental Health Department in 2025, it marked a milestone in the organization’s mission to support immigrant and refugee families in every part of their journeys. At the heart of that new initiative is Viviana Vethencourt, RMWC’s first Clinical Director, whose warmth and dedication have helped turn an ambitious idea into a thriving community resource.  Viviana brings more than twenty years of experience as a licensed...

Por Vanessa Candito En un momento en que las comunidades latinas e hispanas en todo el país enfrentan desafíos crecientes, nuestra Directora Ejecutiva, Diana Higuera , ofrece una voz poderosa arraigada en la experiencia vivida, el liderazgo visionario y un profundo compromiso con la equidad. “No somos una carga, somos un aporte”, dice Diana Higuera, fundadora y directora ejecutiva de Rocky Mountain Welcome Center. Las familias latinas e hispanas son, con frecuencia, la columna vertebral de...

This interview with our Executive Director and founder Diana Higuera, brings some of her thoughts about being a Latina and the challenges.