Directory of Members

Guatemalan Anthropologist (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala) MA Candidate, International Development (Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) Co-founder of group Movimiento MU.J.E.R.E.S.

Founded in 1982, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (GHRC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, humanitarian organization that monitors, documents, and reports on the human rights situation in Guatemala, advocates for survivors of human rights abuses in Guatemala, and works toward positive, systemic change. Now accepting applications for our August Delegation to Guatemala at http://ghrc-usa.org/Programs/ForWomensRighttoLive/Delegation.htm

Over twenty years experience working with Central American immigrants in the United States. Currently serves as Founder and Clinical Director of Mentes Para El Futuro in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. MPF provides comprehensive school based services (including educational and mental health services) to low-income primary school children and their families. Received BA in Political Science, Stanford University, Masters of Social Work, Columbia University. Interests include increasing access for Guatemalan mental health professionals to advanced clinical training and current research. Areas of expertise include trauma and the impact of migration upon family systems.