Driving Social Change Through Collaboration

About Salvador López, Modos Founder

Salvador designs and facilitates place-based, cross-sector collaborations that drive meaningful social change. His leadership focuses on transforming complex data into clear, compelling visuals. He builds system-level strategies that reduce disparities and improve outcomes for all. He has a proven track record of leading diverse teams through the design and implementation phases.

Salvador currently serves as President and CEO of KConnect and is an elected Trustee at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). He also serves on several community and statewide boards.

Salvador was shaped by his upbringing in a predominantly Mexican community in Salinas, California. He moved to West Michigan during high school and remains deeply connected to the power of community-rooted opportunity. He started his post-secondary journey at GRCC. This path culminated in a Master of Science in Communications with an emphasis on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Management at Grand Valley State University.

Salvador lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and three children.

Key Qualifications:

Leading Teams | Instructional Methodologies | Community Engagement | Strategic Partnerships | Budget Development | Data Visualization | Training & Development | Program Development | Non-profit Leadership | Public Speaking | Educational Leadership | Strategic Planning | Programming | Human Resources | Strategy | Bilingual in Spanish | Facilitation | Mediation | Board Capacity Building |

Questions? please ask – mexigander@gmail.com