Victoria Medina
FLTI of Boulder County, 2017 Graduate
Victoria Medina graduated in 2017 from FLTI of Boulder County and has applied her experiences with leadership and civic capacity-building for the betterment of her community.
FLTI of Colorado defines leadership as: “The capacity to impact and influence a given situation with clear purpose, necessary skills and determination, and effectively reach an intended goal.”
Medina’s civic project for FLTI focused on using creative expression through arts of any medium to create conversations and build community while exploring difficult social topics, aiming to use art as activism. Medina organized a free workshop, The Imagine Project, which utilizes a seven-step creative writing process designed to “examine our personal ‘stories’ and reframe the narratives we tell ourselves.”
Psychiatric nurse, author and founder of The Imagine Project, Dianne Maroney, RN, MSN, facilitated the workshop. Participants each received a free copy of Maroney’s award-winning book, Imagine.
“Imagine just went hand-in-hand with the goals of my FLTI project: helping people grow and build stronger connections with others though creativity,” Medina said.
Medina continues to make progress in her community engagement journey. She discovered that Boulder radio stationKGNU boasts the largest volunteer-based radio show in the nation and could be a channel for her project. She underwent orientation with KGNU and is pursuing volunteer training, aiming for regular air time after she graduates with her MA in public arts from Regis University.