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Andrea Ixchíu is Maya K’iche’ leader, journalist, law student, human rights activist, and a self-professed geek with an expertise in internet security. She was the youngest woman elected as a tribal leader in her highland community, where as President of the Natural Resources Board, she...
Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a journalist, social anthropologist, and international spokeswoman. She has been at the forefront of struggles for respect for indigenous cultures. She was Executive Director of the Mecanismo de Apoyo a Pueblos Indígenas Oxlajuj Tzikin (Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples) (2005-2013)....
Any is deputy director of the financial inclusion division at Fundación Capital. She previously held managerial positions at the Colombian government’s department of Social Prosperity where she designed and implemented programs for income generation and social, productive and financial inclusion, as well as gender based...
Paul van Zyl grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era. He spent many years actively opposing apartheid, and served as the Executive Secretary of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 1995 to 1998. [[[After obtaining a BA and LL.B degree from...
Wendy’s creative work takes place at the intersection of storytelling, innovation and social justice. As the Executive Director of The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture, she is focused on facilitating collaboration, innovation, strategic growth and social impact for the media arts field. Previously, Wendy...
Jay SchwartzCoffey is a longtime supporter of human rights in Latin America. He is the Vice President of Finance at Earthjustice, the US environmental law organization. Jay joined the Peace Corps right after college and developed a love for Latin America through his work as...
Jennifer Trone has more than 20 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector, helping organizations use communications strategically to spread insights, influence and inspire others, and garner support. She has been the lead author or guiding editor for countless publications, including groundbreaking reports; has...
Alexander Wilde has been a director and board chair of WOLA, a Washington-based advocacy organization for human rights and social justice in Latin America. With the Ford Foundation he worked with human rights NGOs in Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Argentina and subsequently defended Ford programs...
Pamela Yates is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Skylight, a non-profit company dedicated to creating feature length documentary films and digital media tools that advance awareness of human rights and the quest for justice by implementing multi-year outreach campaigns designed to engage, educate and...
Paco de Onís grew up in several Latin American countries during a time of dictatorships. He is the Executive Director and Executive Producer of Skylight, a human rights media organization dedicated to advancing social justice through storytelling, by creating documentary films and innovative media tools...
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