Purpose

To create opportunity with every person to realize their potential.

Values

Community

We all work together in partnership, from the ground up, leveraging strengths and opportunities to maximize return on investments in each community.

Trust

There has to be mutual trust for this to work; trust from the community that we will do right by them; and trust from us that they will do good by their word.

Entrepreneurship

There is a strong basis for action. Innovation and moderate risk-taking are valued. We approach each opportunity with a grittiness and determination that is unique to our culture.

Team

Colleen O’Brien

Co-Founder & CEO

Steven Atamian

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Nancy Amador

Co-Founder & VP of Finance

David Villegas

Co-Founder & VP of Programs

Pablo Garron

Co-Founder & VP of Panama Operations

Luis Quan

Co-Founder & VP of Honduras Operations

Pallav Vora

Co-Founder & VP of Legal Affairs

Dr. Shital Chauhan

CEO of Global Brigades

Denis Gaitán

VP of Nicaragua Operations

Ben Erker

VP of Impact

Vanessa Lopez

Compliance Advisor

Catherine Berman

Strategic Advisor

David Miller

Technology Advisor

Lorena Turcios

Program Director, Honduras

Mel Brown

Program Manager, Panama

Samuel Ponce

Program Supervisor, Honduras

Karla Alvarado

Finance Director, Honduras

Madelfia Vasquez

Finance Director, Panama

Jorge Pinto

Credit Supervisor, Panama

Yohana Jimenez

Loan Officer Panama