Cooperacion Santa Ana

Profile Not Current (Last updated: Jan 09, 2026 )

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Ana Urzua

CEO/Executive Director Experience

Ana Urzua is the Founder and Executive Director and responsible for organizational oversight, managing strategic partnerships, and fundraising for the organization. She was formerly the Sustainability Director at Santa AnaBuilding Healthy Communities, a multi-stakeholder collaborative to improve conditions of health in Santa Ana through community engagement and policy and systems change. She has worked as a campaign coordinator and a community organizer around community land use and economic development policies. She currently supports the development of worker-owned cooperatives and policies that ensure investment in the local community. She has published several articles on urban planning, gentrification, displacement, and economic development in Santa Ana. Ana was born in Colima, Mexico, and received her anthropology degree from the University of California, Irvine. Ana currently serves as the Board President of the THRIVE Santa Ana Community Land Trust.

Staff Information

Number of Full-Time Staff 4
Number of Part-Time Staff 6
Number of Volunteers 4
Number of Contract Staff 0

Staff Demographics

Ethnicity
Other 1
Caucasian 0
Hispanic/Latino 8
African American/Black 0
Asian American/Pacific Islander 1
Native American/American Indian 0
Gender
Male 3
Female 5
Not Specified 2

CONTACT

Cooperacion Santa Ana

1505 E 17th St
Ste117
Santa Ana, California 92705

admin@cooperacionsantaana.org

cooperacionsantaana.org