Changing hearts and minds

Ana Temu Otting is a political campaign strategist, community activist, and lifelong organizer. Ana is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Corazón Consulting LLC, a consulting firm specializing in political analysis, strategy, and implementation for candidates, ballot initiatives, advocacy organizations, and government agencies. Temu Otting has specialized in human-centered strategy, community organizing, and event management for the past 13+ years. She brings a wealth of knowledge on diligent event execution and comprehensive community engagement. Since 2010, Temu Otting has been at the forefront of strategically planning out years and decades’ worth of work for social justice movements, like the immigrant rights movement, along with partners like United We Dream and Center for Community Change, with a human-centered lens to pass federal and state legislation. She has helped research, create, and pass several pro-immigrant bills in the state, like Drivers licenses for all, In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students, repeal of our “Show me your papers” law, and Immigrant Legal Defense Fund, among others.

As a former scheduling and advance staffer at the Presidential and Gubernatorial level, Temu Otting knows how to organize events ranging from themed focused house parties of 20-30 people to gracefully managing logistics for 30,000+ people rallies. In 2016, Temu Otting planned and executed large rallies across the country in auditoriums, stadiums, theaters, and convention centers, where she was the event point person for contracts, vendors, and press. She also coordinated with the Secret Service daily to analyze the safety and security of Senator Bernie Sanders’ motorcade and movements throughout the venue.

Starting in 2018, Temu Otting strategized and managed a state-wide House Party Program, which mobilized over 10,000 people to engage with the campaign through outreach tactics like calls, texts, Facebook Ads, and emails. She is also a seasoned Ethnographer, developing data-driven policy recommendations for agencies like the American Civil Liberties Union through a 2019 report called “Cashing in on Cruelty” and another report in 2022 for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition called “Sabotaging Sanctuary.”

She is currently on the Colorado Blue Flower Small Donor Committee as Co-President, helping elect pro-choice Democratic women to local and state offices. In addition, she serves as President of the Colorado Peoples Action board, where she aids the organization in reaching its goals in its racial, economic, and immigrant justice campaigns.

Temu Otting also serves on the Colorado Commission of Higher Education. She helps create, shape, and implement innovative strategies and policies that eliminate barriers and increase access to higher education.

Ana is professionally bilingual in English and Spanish, specializing in translating legal and policy jargon.

Ana loves spending time with her son David, going on walks with her Shepadoodle, Ollie, and salsa dancing in the kitchen with her husband, Seth. Her mission in life is to bring prosperity, opportunity, and liberation to all folks in the U.S., one venture at a time.