Bonifacio Aleman

 A parent of four, Dr. Aleman has nearly two decades of experience in community organizing, program development, and capacity building. Dr. Aleman has a Doctorate, a Master's, and an undergraduate degree in Social Work from Spalding University.  

Dr. Aleman works for Kentuckians For The Commonwealth as an Organizing Co-Director. Issues that Bonifacio focuses on in his work include public education policy, program development, leadership development, education justice, healthy democracies, voting and voting rights, and grassroots organizing. Examples of work that Dr. Aleman has contributed to include efforts to protect diversity, equity, and inclusion in public education, stopping Amendment two (the school voucher amendment) on the ballot in November 2024, and coordinating the KFTC Public School Strong – a campaign coordinating local school district organizing teams in Kentucky. Other local community organizing & public policy that Dr. Aleman has worked on include the Louisville Ban the Box Ordinance, the Louisville Resolution to Support Statewide Restoration of Voting Rights, and the Louisville Minimum Wage ordinance. 

Dr. Aleman has previously served on the Board of Directors at the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, the Fairness Campaign, the Hispanic-Latino Coalition of Louisville, Sowers of Justice, and Women in Transition. A frequent writer & speaker, Dr. Aleman presents and writes on racial bias & structural racism, health equity, community organizing, and voting rights & civic engagement for people who have experienced incarceration.