The Aid and Education Project, Inc.

 

Board of Directors and Key Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

·         Mark Pitts:  Board Member & Executive Director

 

·         Ajpub’ Pablo Garcia Ixmatá:  Board Member & Director of Programs in Guatemala

 

·         Evelyn Morgner:  Board Member & Director of Development

 

·         Ana Urizar:  Board Member & Senior U.S. Advisor

 

·         Laura Martin:  Board Member

 

·         Carlyn Syvanen:  Board Member

 

·         Kathleen Faircloth:  Board Member

 

 

Other Key Personnel

 

·         Reyna Maria Flores:  Financial Manager

 

 

 

Brief Biographies of Board Members

 

·         Mark Pitts.  Former manager at Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers in New York.  Ph.D. Economics. Speaks Spanish and English.  Volunteer.

 

·         Ajpub’ Pablo Garcia Ixmatá.  Linguist and Researcher in the Instituto de Lingüistica y Interculturalidad at the Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala.  Experienced instructor of teachers of Maya culture and languages. Speaks Spanish and Tz’utujiil.

 

·         Evelyn Morgner.  Investment consultant formerly with Cambridge Associates and KPMG, and private banker with Citibank, working in the U.S. and the U.K.   A.B. Bryn Mawr College and M.Sc. (Econ) The London School of Economics and Political Science within the University of London.  Speaks English and German.  Volunteer.

 

·         Ana Urizar.  Active businesswoman in the U.S.  Educated in Guatemala, the U.K., Germany, and the U.S.  Speaks English, Spanish, and German.  Volunteer.

 

·         Laura Martin.  Retired academic with 35 years of research and teaching experience related to Maya culture.  PhD in Linguistics and former Fulbright Fellow at Landívar University in Guatemala.  Former Director of the K’inal Winik (Maya) Cultural Center at Cleveland State University.  Speaks English, Spanish, and is familiar with several Mayan languages.  Volunteer.

 

·         Carlyn Syvanen.  Over 30 years experience in ESL instruction.  Specializes in teaching ESL teachers.  Experience in several countries.  Ph.D. Education.  Currently retired.  Volunteer 

 

·         Kathleen Faircloth.  Retired university administrator and instructor.  Over 40 years in higher education, mostly in administration.  Has managed a staff of up to 150 people and implemented grants totaling in the millions of dollars.  Ph.D. Psychology. Volunteer.

 

 

 

Brief Biographies of Other Key Personnel

 

·         Reyna Marie Flores.  Financial Manager in Guatemala.  Experienced non-profit accountant and financial manager.

 

           

           

            Contact Information:

 

            Mark Pitts, Board Member & Executive Director

            14 Zander Lane

            Randolph, NJ  07869   USA

            Tel: 973-366-3119

            Cell: 973-769-9827

            mpitts@aidanded.org

 

 

Ajpub’ Pablo Garcia Ixmatá, Board Member, Director of Programs in Guatemala

Calle de Hermano Pedro

Plazuela Belem No. 4

            Antigua, Guatemala

            Tel (work): 011-502-2369-2151 (ext. 2534)

            Tel (cell):  011-502-4095-1188

            pixmata@url.edu.gt

 

 

 

            Evelyn Morgner

            11003 East Oaks Court

            Oakton, VA  22124  USA

            Tel: 703-865-5614

            Cell: 571-455-2313

 

 

Ana Urizar, Board Member & Senior Advisor

            67 North Martine Ave.

Fanwood, NJ  07023   USA

            Tel & Fax: 908-769-8605

            adgulife@juno.com

 

 

            Laura Martin, Board Member & Co-Director of Maya Cultural Education Program

            2946 Corydon Rd.

            Cleveland Hts., OH  44118-3554

            Tel: 216-397-0662

            ixiloom@yahoo.com

 

 

            Carlyn Syvanen, Board Member & Director of ESL Programs

            63 Ward Lane

            Sequim, WA  98382   USA

            Tel:  360-683-8407

            Fax:  360-683-3570

            Syvanen@teleport.com

 

 

            Kathleen Faircloth, Board Member & Vice President

            2965 Crestview Dr. South

            Salem, OR  97302   USA

            Tel: 503-375-2251  

            Fax: 503-378-7737

            srahelado@yahoo.com

 

 

Reyna Marie Flores, Financial Manager

Ave. de Desengaños   No. 9

Antigua, Guatemala

Tel: 011-502-4823-7232

reymaf@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

The Aid and Education Project, Inc.   14 Zander Lane   Randolph, New Jersey  07869   Office: 973-366-3119  Cell:  973-769-9827

email: mpitts@aidanded.org                                                                                                                                   www.aidanded.org