Our People
Our Founder
Marcela Orvañanos
Marcela Orvañanos is a Mexican philanthropist with extensive experience in institutional development and capacity building for nonprofit organizations, foundations, and civil society institutions.
Throughout her career, she founded organizations in Mexico and New York with the goal of improving the quality of life of Hispanic families. Among them is Qualitas of Life Foundation, dedicated to financial education for the Hispanic community, and Procura, established in 1995 in Mexico City, a training institution that offers courses on institutional development and fundraising for nonprofit organizations.
Our Team
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Myriam Rebling
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Debora Gildenson
DESIGN DIRECTORFINANCE & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR
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Maria Fernanda Baquerizo
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
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Aubrie Fennecken
DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
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Helen Mueses
PROGRAM & OUTREACH MANAGER
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Liliana Pulido
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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Sofía Ballesteros
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
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María Cecilia Salcedo
RESEARCH, MONITORING & EVALUATION MANAGER
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Valentina López
PROGRAM & OUTREACH SPECIALIST
Facilitators
Our facilitators provide the workshops and are essential for our educational program. They are a composed group of professionals trained yearly by Qualitas of Life on the content of the educational material, as well as on the pedagogical model as it relates to the activities in the workshops, and on specific financial education topics that we cover. Our Facilitators come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and the USA. All of our facilitators have a strong understanding of the socio-economic challenges of our participants. They come from diverse academic backgrounds, including but not limited to, Social Work, Education, Finance, Non-Profit Management, Communications, and Public Policy.
