We are thrilled to welcome two new members to RMIAN’s Board of Directors.

Marissa Molina

Colorado State Director, Fwd.us

Marissa Molina is the Colorado State Immigration Director with FWD.us, where she leads FWD’s legislative advocacy efforts on immigration policy at the state and federal levels. Marissa has been a leader in protecting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and has worked to recruit, train, and empower other directly impacted individuals to advocate for immigration reform before Congress. Prior to joining FWD.us, Marissa worked as an educator where she worked to increase access to educational opportunities for immigrant youth and their families. In July of 2015, Marissa was one of nine educators with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to be honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. She was appointed to the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Board of Trustees in 2019, becoming the first Dreamer to serve on a state board.

Michael Touff

Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver, Rose Community Foundation, Bell Policy Center

Before retiring in 2021 Michael Touff was, for 25 years, the General Counsel of MDC Holdings, Inc., one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Prior to joining MDC, he practiced corporate and securities law for 20 years with several Denver law firms. He is a graduate of Harvard University, the University of Michigan Law School, and attended the London School of Economics. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand and in the United States Army in Korea. He has been active in community organizations throughout his career including the Colorado Legal Aid Foundation, the Colorado Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research. He currently serves as a director or trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, the Rose Community Foundation, and the Bell Policy Center. He and his wife, Pegi, are both Denver natives and have two children, Daniel and Katherine.