Kate is a lawyer with over fifteen years of experience working for non-governmental organizations developing and implementing projects and conducting research in the fields of women’s rights, access to justice, and public health.

Elvia Raquec is the Programs Director for Women’s Justice Initiative and has been with the organization since its founding in 2011. Elvia leads execution of WJI’s community-based programming to prevent and address gender-based violence and empower Maya women and girls. Prior to joining WJI, Elvia worked for four...

Viviana Patal joined WJI in 2013. As WJI’s Legal Director, she is responsible for designing and implementing the Legal Services Program and oversees the organization’s team of lawyers and paralegals.

Sandra joined IDM in 2013 and is currently the Coordinator of the Adolescent Girls Program. She identifies as a Kaqchikel Mayan woman, has a teaching background, and is pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Psychology.

Estela has been part of WJI since 2012. She is a Kaqchikel Maya woman, a nurse by profession, and has been trained in human and women's rights at institutions such as UAM, IUMUSAC, MAIA, and the University of Colorado.

Delfina has been part of WJI since 2016. She has a degree in Business Administration. She has experience in providing training workshops for women. For Delfina, working at WJI is important because it can help create better family environments and make girls see that education is very important...

Lidia joined WJI in March of 2019 as a Facilitator in the Women’s Rights Education Program, working primarily in WJI's partner communities in Tecpán. She is responsible for implementing workshops with the participants to help them understand their rights.

Jessica Jocholá joined the Women’s Justice Initiative in 2014 to assist the organization with administrative duties. In addition to administrative work, Jessica assists the Legal Services Program as a paralegal.

Rosa is a lawyer, indigenous woman, and bilingual Maya-Kaqchikel-speaker.

Adonías joined the team in 2019 as WJI’s Driver and Concierge. His responsibilities include keeping the offices clean and in order and transferring facilitator colleagues to the communities where they hold workshops.