Washington Office on Latin America

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)

"Since 1975, when WOLA worked behind the scenes to write the first major legislation conditioning U.S. military aid abroad on human rights practices, WOLA has played a key role in all major Washington policy debates over human rights in Latin America. Today, WOLA staff are called upon regularly to provide information and analysis to the executive branch, to multilateral organizations, to members of Congress, and to U.S. and Latin American media." [1]

Directors

• Alex Wilde, Chair - Santiago, Chile
• Bill LeoGrande, Vice-Chair - School of Public Affairs, Government, American University
• Richard Erstad, Secretary/Treasurer - American Friends Service Committee
• Martin Coria - Church World Service
• Charles Currie, SJ - Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Ben Davis - AFL-CIO Solidarity Center
• Marie Dennis - Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
• Ralph Fine - Attorney
• Kathy Gille - Former Senior Advisor to the Democratic Whip
• Louis W. Goodman - School of International Service, American University
• Franklin Knight - Department of History, Johns Hopkins University
• Gabriela Lemus - League of United Latin American Citizens
• Danuta Lockett - Consultant
• Michael Maggio - Attorney
• Cynthia McClintock - Department of Political Science, The George Washington University
• Cecilia Munoz - Nacional Council of La Raza
• Arturo Porzecanski - School of International Service, American University
• Greg Ratliff - Aspen Institute
• Margaret Roggensack - Attorney
• Silvia Wilhelm - Puentes Cubanos

Source

Staff

• Joy Olson - executive director
• Lisa Fuentes
• Michael Shifter Former Director
• William Reese Former Director
• George Vickers Former Exectutive Director
• Heather Foote Former staff

Contact

1630 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 797-2171
Fax: (202) 797-2172
Web: http://www.wola.org