The Aid and Education Project, Inc.

Directors and Key Human Resources  

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    Ajpub', always working

 

Ajpub' Pablo Garcia Ixmatá.  Board Member and Co-Director of Maya Cultural Education Program.   As a linguist and researcher at the Universidad Rafael Landívar, Ajpub' is uniquely qualified to direct the Maya Cultural Education Program.  Additionally, he administers the growing Scholarship Program around Lake Atitlan.  Speaks Tz'utujiil and Spanish.

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    Ana and daughter

 

Ana D. Gonzalez Urizar.  Board Member and Senior Advisor. Anthropologist and educator having completed studies in Guatemala, Germany, and the U.K.   Active businesswoman in the U.S.  Speaks English, Spanish, German, and a bit of K’iche’.  Volunteer  

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Laura conducting a creativity workshop for indigenous teachers

 

Laura Martin.  Board Member and & Co-Director of Maya Cultural Education Program.  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.  Fluent in Spanish and English, and familiar with several Mayan languages.  Volunteer.

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     Osbilda and son Marco

 

Osbilda Aristelia Santos.  Director of Programs in San Antonio Aguas Calientes .  Trained and experienced in both traditional and Maya education.  Co-author of a dictionary in Kaqchikel for children.  Second-level degree in Education from San Carlos University.

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Carlyn with students in San Antonio Aguas Calientes

 

Carlyn Syvanen.  Board Member and Director of ESL Program.  With 30 years experience in ESL in countries all over the world, Carlyn is the perfect person for this job.  She has first-hand experience teaching English in Guatemala, and is available to help other teachers jump on board.  PhD Education. Volunteer.

 

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With Luki and Rebeca, the very first students in the program

 

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

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   Loida in art studio

 

 

Loida Leon-Cortez.  Director of Programs in Chichicastenango. Established artist and educator in Chichicastenango.  Long-time student and instructor of the Maya culture.  Currently teaching health and nutrition classes to local children.  Speaks K’iche' and Spanish.

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   Kathy Faircloth and friends

 

Kathleen Faircloth.  Board Member and Vice President. Currently teaches psychology at the undergraduate level.  35 years in higher education as teacher and administrator.  Has managed large staffs and implemented substantial grants.  Ph.D. psychology. Volunteer.

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Susan and one of her sponsored students

 

Susan G. Jacobs.  Secretary.  Since founding the company in 1990, President of Jacobs Automotive, Inc., a consulting firm to the automobile industry.  Ph.D. in Economics. Also a Ph.D. student in Classics at Columbia University in NYC.  Speaks English, some French, Russian and German, and now, Latin and ancient Greek! Volunteer.  

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Concepción de Mendoza.  Senior Advisor in Guatemala .  Self-made successful businesswoman in Antigua, Guatemala.  Speaks Spanish, English, and K’eqchi.  Volunteer.  

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Reyna Maria Flores.  Accountant and Financial Manager.  Experienced financial manager for non-profits.  Currently in her last year as a business student at San Carlos University in the city of Guatemala.  Understands business, and non-profits.

 

December, 2007

 

 

              

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