Sobre Ashoka MCC

• Country Director for Ashoka México, Centroamérica y el Caribe.
• Ashoka Fellow since 2004.
• Co-Founder and President of the Board for Saber para la Vida ac, a civic association committed to empowering vulnerable women by developing their micro-businesses.
• Co-Founder and President of the Board for Somos Vía, a B Corporation that connects vulnerable artisans with designers and enterprises to create a fair and equitable marketplace.
• Ontological Design at Logonet Inc. California, with Dr. Fernando Flores, specializing in consulting and executive training.
• Co-Founder of Mujeres y Punto, a political organization to enhance the participation of women as citizens and politicians.
• Co-Founder of Todamujer.com, the first website for women in México, connecting a community of 50,000 Spanish speaking women.
• Speaker on leadership, communication for action, entrepreneurship, and gender equality, among other subjects.

Brenda leads the Children and Youth initiative for Ashoka Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, she is Co-founder and Director of Conciencias Unidas A.C. and is part of the global youth network “Global Changemakers”. She has a degree in Marketing and is a Master in Educational Innovation for Sustainability. Brenda has represented the voice of youth in different organizations, movements in national and international events, she is a facilitator of learning experiences to promote changemaking and her dream is a world where we have more spaces of hope that allow us to recognize ourselves and act as changemakers.

Working to promote multi-stakeholder collaboration to create ecosystems of Changemaking and Social Entrepreurship in México, Central America and the Carribean.

Maria is currently the Venture and Fellowship Coordinator at Ashoka Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. She is also Latin America Consultant at the Global Fund For Women and a Young Associate at the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI), a foreign policy think tank. Prior to Ashoka, Maria worked in social impact consulting with Nosotrikos where she designed strategies for environmental and social impact management for the energy sector in Mexico. In addition, Maria was a Public Information intern at the UN in Mexico and a Research Assistant at the LSE United States Centre. Maria holds a BSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics. She has conducted field work in 3 continents researching issues on gender, education, migration, and sustainable development.

I´m an administrator, I have been working in the administrative area for four years. Currently support in the area of finance, legal issues, accounting, talent.

Decidí perseguir mi pasión por el desarrollo de software y la web y al mismo tiempo dedicarme al sector social, para conciliar el area de tecnologia con el emprendimiento social y el cambio sistemico. Creador aplicaciones, lider de comunidades Js, partidario del codigo abierto y el blockchain.
 

Erick O'Connor, licenciado en turismo por la Universidad de Guadalajara.

Ha dedicado su carrera profesional al impulso del emprendimiento y la innovación social

Comunicadora Social, especializada en Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos y Caribeños. A través de su trabajo en Ashoka y sus proyectos personales, busca tener un enfoque interseccional y latinocaribeño que represente valores que puedan unir a islas con el continente. Su trabajo es crear narrativas inclusivas, diversas y antiracistas. Lo ha hecho en su proyecto Mi Receta Migratoria, el primer libro que muestra historias y comidas típicas de migrantes de América Latina y el Caribe que viven en Uruguay; como consultora de comunicación en el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo y en sus proyectos artísticos.

(He / Him)

Social Intrapreneur. Passionate about connecting with Changemakers and alliances for a positive impact.

I am a social Intrapreneur and changemaker.

I have been working in the Ecosystem of Social Innovation since 2015 and I currently collaborate as Leader of Partnerships for Ashoka Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and as a Consultant in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, Geomarketing and Market Research.