Indigenous women's business training in Mexico

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Project Personnel

Emilienne de Leon - Executive Director

Before becoming Executive Director in 2000, Emilenne worked as a consultant to NGOs in the areas of institutional development, strategic planning, and evaluation methodologies. She has advised Espiral, S.C., which provides technical assistance to NGOs, and serves on the boards of the Mexican NGO Movimiento Ciudadano por la Democracia, and the U.S.-based Women's Funding Network.

Maria del Carmen Morales - Grantmaking Coordinator

Carmen joined Semillas in November 2000 as Project Coordinator for Semillas' Seed Grant Program. Carmen's degree is in Group Intervention Socioanalysis, and she has worked as a consultant in institutional development for Espiral, S.C., and with groups participating in income-generating activities. Carmen has spent her career working with grassroots organizations in popular education efforts.

Margaret Schellenberg - Resource Development Consultant

As a part-time consultant with Semillas since 1998, Margaret secures funds from international donors and agencies. She has created development process for other Mexican NGOs, and served as executive director of the FEMAP Foundation in El Paso and Cd. Juarez. Margaret has a Master of Arts in Inter-Disciplinary Latin American Studies, and spent 20 years as an activist on the Mexico-U.S. border.