About Us
CIELO Project/Radio Ranch was founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of Latina women with a specific focus on services to the Hispanic community in the four county (Mason, Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor) area. Radio Ranch is the facility owned by the Cook Brothers Education Foundation, which has served as the home of CIELO Project since 1996.
In December 1996, CIELO became a 501(c)(3) under the name CIELO Project/Radio Ranch. The original commitment of the Cook Brothers Educational Foundation to underserved youth and social justice continues to be a guide for CIELO in the operating of Radio Ranch.
All projects and activities coordinated by this dual organization have an emphasis on building partnerships with agencies and representatives in the community to create youth or community enhancing programs.
What's in a Name?
The name CIELO Project, is an acronym for Centro Integral Educativo Latino de Olympia, or in English, Integral Hispanic Educational Center of Olympia. In Spanish, the word CIELO means Heaven. The name Radio Ranch comes from an old Gene Autry movie about a miracle ranch on a radio station which allowed children who had never experienced ranch life to do so via its broadcasts.
CIELO’s Partners
Following is a list of Organizations that have partnered with CIELO to strengthen our community:
- Cook Brothers Educational Foundation
- Thurston County Health Department
- CHOICE Regional Health Network
- Columbia Legal Services
- DeColores A Bookstore of many cultures
- Division of Children and Family Services
- United Way of Thurston County
- Mason County Literacy Network
- North Thurston, Olympia, and Tumwater School Districts
- Parent to Parent
- Evergreen State College
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Women Network
- SafePlace
- UCAN
- The Volunteer Center
- Heritage Family Medicine
- State Board for Community Technical Colleges
- Centralia Community College
- WA State Commission on Hispanic Affairs
- WA State Board of Community Colleges
- Olympia Municipal Court
CIELO Project's Board of Directors
CIELO Project's Staff
- Denise Lynch, Executive Director
- Griselda Perretz-Rosalez - Proyecto Familia Director
- Maria Teresa Rodriguez - Spanish Literacy Program Director
- Lynn Dils - ESL Program Director
- Eunice Santiago - OCVA Program Director
- Stefanie Gottschalk Huerta - Volunteer Coordinator
- Yul Gamboa - Yelm ESL Instructor
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