Esteban is an experienced professional in the government, nonprofit and private industry working to protect the waterways of the Pacific Northwest. His nonprofit focuses on protecting the Columbia Gorge and cleaning up the Hanford Site. He has worked with various nonprofits to focus on the actual needs of the growing Latino and diverse communities in the United States and European Union. He is currently serving on the Mayor's equity advisory council in the city of Hood River. Recently he worked as Program Coordinator at Columbia Riverkeeper, working in solidarity with tribal nations to increase public participation in critical cleanup decisions at Hanford.