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Our Team

Staff

Our Team

John McPhail

President & CEO

Carmen Peña

Senior Vice President, Programs

Michael Moscarelli, PhD

Senior Vice President, Programs

Andres Obertello

Associate Director, HR & Operations

Maia Moore

Senior Program Officer, Education

María Ochoa

Director, Education

Ana Carolina Rubi

Senior Director, Education

Megan Ash

Associate Director, Labor

Meet Our International Board

International Board

Composed of leaders from within the Partners’ network as well as the wider international development community, our Board of Directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs, and direction of Partners of the Americas.

The board is designed to reflect the geographic  our network and the broad range of community development issues that we address through solution-driven projects, with all members having a strong and demonstrated commitment to Partners’ mission and values.Here goes your text … Select any part of your text to access the formatting toolbar.

Beth Outterson

Vice-Chair(Oregon)

Maria Gilda Battagliese

International Board Chair (Uruguay Chapter)

Juan Pablo Gonzalez

Director (District of Columbia)

Cathy Healy

Director (District of Columbia)

Duilia de Mello

Director (Disctrict of Columbia)

Paula Sofia Villanueva

Director (Peru Chapter)

Kevin Morales Chamorro

Director (Nicaragua)

Lucia Helena de Araujo Lima

Director (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Chapter)

Andrew Lakritz

Director (California)

Aubrey Cox Ottenstein

Director (District of Columbia)

Patricia Ferguson

Director (Texas Chapter)

Nicolás Arízaga

Director (Colorado Chapter)

Wayne Ferdinand Williams

Director (St. Vincent and the Granadines)

John McPhail

President & CEO

Elias Alcocer

Director(Yucatan, Mexico Chapter)

Elena Janine Schooley

Director (California)

Dr. João Francisco Meira

Director (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Alan J. Berkeley, Esq

Legal Counsel

Juan Arratia

Director (Puerto Rico Chapter)

Meet Our Foundation Board

Foundation Board

Matthew Lee, Jr.

Foundation Board Chair (Georgia Chapter)

Maria Gilda Battagliese

International Board Chair (Uruguay Chapter)

Juan Pablo Gonzalez

Director (District of Columbia)

Dr. Paula Laschober

Director (Washington Chapter)

Stephen Murphy

Director (Washington)

John McPhail

President & CEO

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With more than 60 Chapters and programs in over 30 countries, from Uruguay to the U.S. to Haiti, we bring together communities, individuals, organizations, local partners, and a robust, active volunteer network that solves local and global challenges.

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