 President/Founder/Executive Director Mateo Garibaldi has a Bachelors degree from the University of Washington in Latin American studies and History. He has worked in the non-profit world all his life, and sees this as a natural continuation of his previous work history. Mateo first visited Leon Nicaragua in 2000, while he was a volunteer with Amigos de las Americas (www.amigoslink.org). The very next year he returned on his own to create a library in a small elementary school in the very same community where he volunteered just the year before. Since that year, Mateo has returned, at times, three times a year to visit his host family and continue to support that school. It has always been a dream of his to start his own non-profit, and only now this dream has become a reality. Mateo has permanently moved to Nicaragua where he oversees the various programs ADELANTE has working. Phone: 505-8480-4213 (Nicaragua) E-mail: mateo.g@adelantenow.org  Co-Director of Vecinos Myra Ayers is a Leasing and Marketing Specialist for one of the largest property management companies in Washington State. She studied Business and Fashion Merchandising at NSCC. She is also the Co-Project Manager for Vecinos a sub-project of Adelante implemented this year after a visit to Leon Nicaragua. In her spare time she assists in teaching kickboxing at a family karate center in South Everett. Myra was born and raised in Washington State.  Vice President/Assistant Executive Director Chris has been married for over 25 years and has three grown sons, one high school senior daughter and two grandchildren. He and his wife, Vera, have owned and operated two successful businesses focusing on their passion for infant aquatics, Waterbabies. Over the last 10 years Waterbabies has grown from 30 students per quarter to over 1200 students per quarter and is one of the largest infant aquatic programs in the United States. He is inspired by the vision of ADELANTE and the diverse and committed Board of Directors. His main goal is to extend his experience of community by supporting and connecting with those in Nicaragua through English and computer literacy programs. With the shadow of conflict and separation seen in the world today, he believes ADELANTE as a way to support connection, sharing and being a part of an enlightening and uplifting spirit across global borders. His hope is that many of you will too.  Director of Community Programs Paulina, a 32 year old Ecuadorian, has been in Seattle for almost five years. She started her work in social advocacy by working on human rights issues for several years and she has a LLM -Masters Degree in International Human Rights from St. Thomas University. In her home country of Ecuador, she developed community projects for indigenous populations, mainly focusing on education, social, environmental justice and human rights issues. She developed a clinical externship program which enabled young students from law, social work, and other disciplines to carry out voluntary public service in rural indigenous communities. Ms. Lopez strengthened human rights education skills that contributed to the improvement of the situation facing the indigenous people in Ecuador. She came to the United States through an invitation from Columbia University to participate in the Human Rights Program offered by the School of International Affairs. This program gathers advocates from all over the world to participate in a four month special program. Currently, she works as the Manager of the American Red Cross, International Department. Here she is allowed the opportunity to help the immigrant and refugee populations in Washington State. She also belongs to many Latino and other ethnic organizations that promote social justice issues for the immigrant and refugee community.  Brendan Reville Board Chair/Director of Technology Brendan Reville comes from Sydney, Australia, and has lived in Seattle since 2000. He graduated from Macquarie University, Australia with a B. Sc. Computer Science and first class honors. His interest in education began as a computing tutor while at university, and he continued as a volunteer tutor in an after-school tutoring program in Seattle for the past five years. He currently works on a high-profile game console produced by a local high-profile software corporation.  Director of Public Relations Amanda Rough is a Kirkland, WA native who has lived abroad in Ecuador, Brazil, Spain, France and the Netherlands. Like Mateo, she has a degree in Latin American studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. She also has an international MBA from Florida International University in Miami, FL. She has volunteer experience in the US and in Ecuador and Brazil. She has a variety of work experience in marketing, communications, public relations and sales operations. She has a passion for soccer, salsa dancing, travel, event planning and different cultures.  Director of Special Events Jay Sueno has a Bachelors degree in Geography and Construction Management from the University of Washington. He has served on the board of Back Stage Pass in previous years, which is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Additionally, he has gone through Project LEAD from the United Way of King County. He has experience in the Finance, Marketing and Technology Consulting. His passions include surfing, snowboarding, wakeboarding and his family and friends. |
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