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]

Board of Directors

• Charles Currie, SJ - Chair. Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Mark Murray, Vice Chair. Cornerstone Government Affairs
• Rachel Garst, Secretary-Treasurer. Coon Rapids/Whiterock Great Place Committee

• Leonor Blum, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
• Oscar Chacón, NALACC
• Martin Coria - Church World Service
• Ben Davis - AFL-CIO Solidarity Center
• John Coatsworth - School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Margaret Crahan - St. Edward's University
• Cristina Eguizábal - Florida International University
• Joe Eldridge - American University
• Kathy Gille - Former Senior Adviser to the Democratic Whip
• Bob Goldman - American University
• Vic Johnson - NAFSA, Association of International Educators
• Gabriela Lemus - League of United Latin American Citizens
• Margarita Kintz - Austin, Texas
• Morris Panner - OpenAir
• Raquel Rodríguez - Evangelican Lutheran Church of America
• Janice O'Connell - Washington, D.C.

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Staff

• Joy Olson - Executive Director
• Geoff Thale - Program Director
• Roger Atwood - Communications Director
• Lori Piccolo - Development Director
• Krystal Wubben - Operations Director

Contact

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