Kimmy Ortiz Thai

COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZER

Kimmy Ortiz Thai is a community health organizer with Maryland Latinos Unidos. She enjoys working with underserved communities throughout the DMV region. Kimmy is especially well connected with resources for the Latino communities in the area. She is a proud daughter of a Salvadoran mother and Vietnamese father who both migrated to the United States for a better future. She is also a proud young mother.

Kimmy loves to network with other organizations who serve similar goals. She is a member of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc., a Latina-based, but not exclusive sorority at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The sorority is recognized for their community service and leadership. She is also a co-founder to a respectable mutual aid group called The Audelia Community Response Team who was recognized and awarded by Prince George’s County. They managed to provide over 3,000 families with essentials during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, Kimmy was named and photographed in the Baltimore Sun for protesting alongside CASA de Maryland against ICE at the Howard County detention center. Her mutual aid group was also interviewed by AJ+ in 2020.

Kimmy’s most self-rewarding work has been mentoring teen mothers because looking back, she would’ve wanted the same support. She enjoys helping them strive to reach their academic and career goals. Kimmy has done case management in the past where she provided bilingual support for families. She has vast knowledge in applying for governmental resources such as SNAP, Medicaid, rental assistance, etc.

Her goal is to live a full, happy, and well-traveled life. She wishes to see her career flourish by becoming a feminine leader within her community.