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Mark Camp

Mark Camp

Mark Camp, Deputy Executive Director, from 1993 to 1998, ran Joint Effort, a small fair trade company that imported crafts from Maya cooperatives in…

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Avexnim Cojti

Avexnim Cojti

Avexnim Cojti (Maya K'iche'), Director of Programs, is from Chuwila, Guatemala.

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Byron Tenesaca Guaman

Byron Tenesaca Guaman

Byron Tenesaca Guaman (Kañari Kichwa), Fellowships Coordinator, is from Guapondelig situated in Kañari territory (also known today as Cuenca) in the…

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​​​​​​​Verónica Aguilar

​​​​​​​Verónica Aguilar

Verónica Aguilar (Mixtec), Keepers of the Earth Fund Program and Languages Associate, belongs to a migrant Mixtec community in Veracruz,…

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Bryan Bixcul

Bryan Bixcul

Bryan Bixcul (Maya Tz'utujil), Executive Coordinator, came to Cultural Survival after working a decade in the customer service industry in Guatemala.

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Cliver Ccahuanihancco Arque

Cliver Ccahuanihancco Arque

Cliver Ccahuanihancco Arque (Quechua), Keepers of the Earth Program Assistant. Cliver was born in the Andean region of Peru.

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Jess Cherofsky

Jess Cherofsky

Jess Cherofsky, Advocacy Program Manager, builds processes and connections across programs towards the implementation of Cultural Survival's advocacy…

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Maya Chipana Lazzaro

Maya Chipana Lazzaro

Maya Chipana Lazzaro (Quechua), Bazaar Vendor Coordinator, holds a master's degree from the University of New Mexico and

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Miguel Cuc

Miguel Cuc

Miguel Cuc (Maya Kaqchikel), Accounting Associate, is from Sololá, Guatemala, a region where despite many faces of discrimination, Indigenous Peoples…

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Roberto De La Cruz Martínez

Roberto De La Cruz Martínez

Roberto De La Cruz Martínez (Binnizá), Information Technology Associate, is from Juchitan, Oaxaca, México, but currently lives in Oaxaca…

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Michelle de León

Michelle de León

Michelle de León, Executive Assistant, was born and raised in Guatemala.

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Danielle DeLuca

Danielle DeLuca

Danielle DeLuca, Senior Development Manager, has been with Cultural Survival since 2009, when she started volunteering from our G

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Georges Dougnon

Georges Dougnon

Georges Theodore Dougnon (Dogon), Capacity Building Program Assistant, hails from central Mali.

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Shaldon Ferris

Shaldon Ferris

Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan), Indigenous Rights Radio Coordinator, started out in media by producing music videos.

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Sofia Flynn

Sofia Flynn

Sofia Flynn, Accounting and Office Manager, is originally from Cali, Colombia.

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Nati Garcia

Nati Garcia

Nati Garcia (Maya Mam), Capacity Building Program Manager is from Ixtahuacan, Guatemala.

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Cesar Gomez

Cesar Gomez

Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam), Community Media Program Coordinator. Cesar is from Palin, Escquintla, Guatemala.

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Alison Guzman

Alison Guzman

Alison Guzman, Donor Relations Coordinator, manages and cultivates relationships with Cultural Survival´s donors.

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Emma Hahn

Emma Hahn

Emma Hahn, Development Associate, graduated from Beloit College with a degree in International Relations, Japanese Language and Culture, and Museum…

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Natalia Jones

Natalia Jones

Natalia Jones, Advocacy Associate, is Spanish and English and was born and raised in Madrid, Spain.

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Mariana Kiimi

Mariana Kiimi

Mariana Kiimi (Na Ñuu Sàvi/Mixtec), Advocacy Assistant, is from San Juan Mixtepec in Oaxaca, México.

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Edson Krenak

Edson Krenak

Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak), Advocacy Coordinator, is an Indigenous activist, writer, and a PhD student at Vienna University, Austria,…

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Dev Kumar Sunuwar

Dev Kumar Sunuwar

Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar), Community Media Program Coordinator, comes from Nepal.

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Marco Lara

Marco Lara

Marco Lara (Hñähñu descent), Social and Digital Media Coordinator, is from Mexico City.

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Kevin Alexander Larrea García

Kevin Alexander Larrea García

Kevin Alexander Larrea García, Information Technology Associate, is from Lima, Peru.

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Candela Macarena Palacios

Candela Macarena Palacios

Candela Macarena Palacios, Community Media Program Assistant, is from the Greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina. She has volunteered in various…

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Jamie Malcolm-Brown

Jamie Malcolm-Brown

Jamie Malcolm-Brown, Communications and Information Technology Manager, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,

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Diana Pastor Hernández

Diana Pastor Hernández

Diana Pastor (Maya K'iche'), Media Coordinator, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from San Carlos University in Guatemala.

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Guadalupe Pastrana

Guadalupe Pastrana

Guadalupe Pastrana (Nahua), Indigenous Rights Radio Producer, is originally from the Malacachtepec Momoxco community of Milpa Alta, southeast of…

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Agnes Portalewska

Agnes Portalewska

Agnes Portalewska, Senior Communications Manager, is originally from Warsaw, Poland.

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Tia-Alexi Roberts

Tia-Alexi Roberts

Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett), Communications and Editorial Assistant, is an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Nation and is a multi-…

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Mariana Rodriguez Osorio

Mariana Rodriguez Osorio

Mariana Rodriguez Osorio, Executive Assistant, comes to Cultural Survival with over two years of experience in the field.

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Thaís Soares Pellosi

Thaís Soares Pellosi

Thaís Soares Pellosi, Executive Assistant, was born and raised in Brazil. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the…

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Carlos Sopprani

Carlos Sopprani

Carlos Antonio Sopprani Durand, Human Resources Associate, is from Lima, Peru.

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Rosy Sul González

Rosy Sul González

Rosy Sul González (Maya Kaqchikel), Indigenous Rights Radio Program Manager, is from the town of Sumpango, Sacatepéquez

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Candyce Testa

Candyce Testa

Candyce Testa (Pequot), Bazaar Events Manager, lives with her community on the Mashantucket Reservation in Connecticut.

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Sócrates Vásquez García

Sócrates Vásquez García

Sócrates Vásquez García (Ayuujk Jääy), Community Media Program Manager, hails from Oaxaca, México, and is a r

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Miranda Vitello

Miranda Vitello

Miranda Vitello, Development Coordinator, processes all donations, manages the membership database, and coordinates the

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Candy Williams

Candy Williams

Candy Williams, Human Resources Manager, is originally from the Dominican Republic and resides in Alaska, United States.

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Raquel Xiloj

Raquel Xiloj

Raquel Xiloj (Maya K’iche), Community Media Grants Coordinator, was born and raised in Guatemala.

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Pablo Xol

Pablo Xol

Pablo 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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Consultants

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David Gordon

David Gordon

David Gordon is an independent consultant with a background in strategic philanthropy and environmental grantmaking to support international…

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Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph is a consultant with our Capacity Building Program working in Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan, Mexico.

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Yblin Román Escobar

Yblin Román Escobar

Yblin Román Escobar (Kolla descent) is a facilitator for the Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition for low-…

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Polina Shulbaeva

Polina Shulbaeva

Polina Shulbaeva (Selkup, a Taiga Peoples) is from Siberia, Russia.

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Writers in Residence

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Hartman Deetz

Hartman Deetz

Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag) has been active in environmental and cultural stewardship for over 20 years.

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Chenae Bullock

Chenae Bullock

Chenae Bullock is a Tribal citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and descendant of the Montauk Peoples in Long Island, New York, and is also African…

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Chad Valdez

Chad Valdez

Chad Valdez (Diné) is a writer currently residing in Denver, CO, and working as a bookseller.

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Legal Fellows

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Cristian Otzin

Cristian Otzin

Cristian Otzin (Maya Kakchiquel) is a lawyer and legal advisor to the Guatemalan Maya Lawyers Association (Asociación de Abogados Mayas de Guatemala…

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Adriana Sunun

Adriana Sunun

Adriana 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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