Key Leadership
Joseph Berninger
Co-Founder/Executive Director
Joanne Wessels
General Director for Guatemala
Program Strategy
Mayra Sidler Guzman
Director of Impact
Mirna del Carmen Guerra Rodas
Director of Education
Development
Abby Gaide
Director of Development
Howard Lobb
Director of Partner Development
Amanda Wirthlin
Director of Individual Giving
IT & Operations
Horacio Samayoa
Operations Director
Ann Dempsey, CFRE
Salesforce Product Director
Program Coordination
Rebeca Román
Spark Reading Program
Harold Cóbar
Textbook Program
Miguel Quinteros
Technology Program
Candida Acajabón
Rise Youth Development Program
Our team is made up of over 70 members across our offices in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, and Cincinnati, OH, USA.