Mark Camp, Deputy Executive Director, from 1993 to 1998, ran Joint Effort, a small fair trade company that imported crafts from Maya cooperatives in…
Meet Mark CampAvexnim Cojti (Maya K'iche'), Director of Programs, is from Chuwila, Guatemala.
Meet Avexnim CojtiByron Tenesaca Guaman (Kañari Kichwa), Fellowships Coordinator, is from Guapondelig situated in Kañari territory (also known today as Cuenca) in the…
Meet Byron Tenesaca GuamanVerónica Aguilar (Mixtec), Keepers of the Earth Fund Program and Languages Associate, belongs to a migrant Mixtec community in Veracruz,…
Meet Verónica AguilarBryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Advocacy Coordinator, came to Cultural Survival after working a decade in the customer service industry in Guatemala.
Meet Bryan BixculCliver Ccahuanihancco Arque (Quechua), Keepers of the Earth Program Assistant. Cliver was born in the Andean region of Peru.
Meet Cliver Ccahuanihancco ArqueJess Cherofsky, Advocacy Program Manager, builds processes and connections across programs towards the implementation of Cultural Survival's advocacy…
Meet Jess CherofskyMaya Chipana Lazzaro (Quechua), Bazaar Vendor Coordinator, holds a master's degree from the University of New Mexico and
Meet Maya Chipana LazzaroMiguel Cuc (Maya Kaqchikel), Accounting Associate, is from Sololá, Guatemala, a region where despite many faces of discrimination, Indigenous Peoples…
Meet Miguel CucRoberto De La Cruz Martínez (Binnizá), Information Technology Associate, is from Juchitan, Oaxaca, México, but currently lives in Oaxaca…
Meet Roberto De La Cruz MartínezMichelle de León, Executive Assistant, was born and raised in Guatemala.
Meet Michelle de LeónDanielle DeLuca, Senior Development Manager, has been with Cultural Survival since 2009, when she started volunteering from our G
Meet Danielle DeLucaGeorges Theodore Dougnon (Dogon), Capacity Building Program Assistant, hails from central Mali.
Meet Georges DougnonShaldon Ferris (Khoisan), Indigenous Rights Radio Coordinator, started out in media by producing music videos.
Meet Shaldon FerrisSofia Flynn, Accounting and Office Manager, is originally from Cali, Colombia.
Meet Sofia FlynnNati Garcia (Maya Mam), Capacity Building Program Manager is from Ixtahuacan, Guatemala.
Meet Nati GarciaCesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam), Community Media Program Coordinator. Cesar is from Palin, Escquintla, Guatemala.
Meet Cesar GomezAlison Guzman, Donor Relations Coordinator, manages and cultivates relationships with Cultural Survival´s donors.
Meet Alison GuzmanEmma Hahn, Development Associate, graduated from Beloit College with a degree in International Relations, Japanese Language and Culture, and Museum…
Meet Emma HahnNatalia Jones, Advocacy Associate, is Spanish and English and was born and raised in Madrid, Spain.
Meet Natalia JonesMariana Kiimi (Na Ñuu Sàvi/Mixtec), Advocacy Assistant, is from San Juan Mixtepec in Oaxaca, México.
Meet Mariana KiimiEdson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak), Advocacy Coordinator, is an Indigenous activist, writer, and a PhD student at Vienna University, Austria,…
Meet Edson KrenakDev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar), Community Media Program Coordinator, comes from Nepal.
Meet Dev Kumar SunuwarMarco Lara (Hñähñu descent), Social and Digital Media Coordinator, is from Mexico City.
Meet Marco LaraKevin Alexander Larrea García, Information Technology Associate, is from Lima, Peru.
Meet Kevin Alexander Larrea GarcíaCandela Macarena Palacios, Community Media Program Assistant, is from the Greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina. She has volunteered in various…
Meet Candela Macarena PalaciosJamie Malcolm-Brown, Communications and Information Technology Manager, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Meet Jamie Malcolm-BrownDiana Pastor (Maya K'iche'), Media Coordinator, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from San Carlos University in Guatemala.
Meet Diana Pastor HernándezGuadalupe Pastrana (Nahua), Indigenous Rights Radio Producer, is originally from the Malacachtepec Momoxco community of Milpa Alta, southeast of…
Meet Guadalupe PastranaAgnes Portalewska, Senior Communications Manager, is originally from Warsaw, Poland.
Meet Agnes PortalewskaTia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett), Communications and Editorial Assistant, is an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Nation and is a multi-…
Meet Tia-Alexi RobertsMariana Rodriguez Osorio, Executive Assistant, comes to Cultural Survival with over two years of experience in the field.
Meet Mariana Rodriguez OsorioThaís Soares Pellosi, Executive Assistant, was born and raised in Brazil. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the…
Meet Thaís Soares PellosiCarlos Antonio Sopprani Durand, Human Resources Associate, is from Lima, Peru.
Meet Carlos SoppraniRosy Sul González (Maya Kaqchikel), Indigenous Rights Radio Program Manager, is from the town of Sumpango, Sacatepéquez
Meet Rosy Sul GonzálezCandyce Testa (Pequot), Bazaar Events Manager, lives with her community on the Mashantucket Reservation in Connecticut.
Meet Candyce TestaSócrates Vásquez García (Ayuujk Jääy), Community Media Program Manager, hails from Oaxaca, México, and is a r
Meet Sócrates Vásquez GarcíaMiranda Vitello, Development Coordinator, processes all donations, manages the membership database, and coordinates the
Meet Miranda VitelloCandy Williams, Human Resources Manager, is originally from the Dominican Republic and resides in Alaska, United States.
Meet Candy WilliamsRaquel Xiloj (Maya K’iche), Community Media Grants Coordinator, was born and raised in Guatemala.
Meet Raquel XilojPablo Xol (Maya Qʼeqchiʼ), Design and Marketing Associate, is originally from Guatemala but has been living and working in Panama for the last…
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Michael Joseph is a consultant with our Capacity Building Program working in Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan, Mexico.
Meet Michael JosephYblin Román Escobar (Kolla descent) is a facilitator for the Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition for low-…
Meet Yblin Román EscobarPolina Shulbaeva (Selkup, a Taiga Peoples) is from Siberia, Russia.
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Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag) has been active in environmental and cultural stewardship for over 20 years.
Meet Hartman DeetzChenae Bullock is a Tribal citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and descendant of the Montauk Peoples in Long Island, New York, and is also African…
Meet Chenae BullockChad Valdez (Diné) is a writer currently residing in Denver, CO, and working as a bookseller.
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Cristian Otzin (Maya Kakchiquel) is a lawyer and legal advisor to the Guatemalan Maya Lawyers Association (Asociación de Abogados Mayas de Guatemala…
Meet Cristian OtzinAdriana Sunun (Maya Kakchiquel) is part of the legal team of the Association of Mayan Lawyers of Guatemala (Asociación de Abogados Mayas de Guatemala…
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