Sam Byrd

Sam Byrd currently serves as the director of the Centro de Comunidad y Justicia, a nonprofit community-based organization. Since 1996, Centro has worked to achieve social, educational, and economic justice for Latinos in Idaho. Mr. Byrd has more than 30 years of experience in working with a variety of public and private sector organizations. He speaks English and Spanish fluently, is a dynamic public speaker, adept at strategic planning and an expert in diversity issues. Mr. Byrd has been the recipient of a number of awards including the Larry G. Selland Humanitarian Award by the Boise State University Women’s Center, the national Howard Swearer Humanitarian Award by the Campus Compact, the University of Idaho President’s Medallion and the Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights award by Hewlett-Packard.