Hugo Nicolas

Hugo Nicolas was born in Mexico Veracruz and grew up in Oregon, later attending the University of Oregon. As a formerly undocumented immigrant and one of the first recipients of DACA, Hugo gave back to his community by organizing campaigns to protect undocumented families in Oregon. Hugo was involved in advocating for Dreamers and immigration reform at the national level and remains connected with the Latino community in Washington and Oregon. Hugo found a passion in economics that lead a transitioned to a professional career in banking for six years and Consulting for the Mexican Foreign Affairs office. In his corporate career he was able to use his knowledge and resources to provide financial literacy education to minority owned businesses and assist creating opportunities for Latinos looking at professional careers. He joined ORIA two year ago as the Small Business Consultant and is currently working to connect small business to state agency regulatory services and programs.