Governance

​The Asturias Maldonado Foundation is governed by bylaws and the oversight of a Board of Directors. With extensive experience in multilingual pedagogical and educational sciences, community health and social advocacy, all FAM Board Members have onprofit management experience, and/or have led public sector institutions. Other Board members contribute to FAM’s collective governance expertise by bringing a private sector perspective and experience.
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FAM is truly grateful to be backed by the collective wisdom and experience of such a remarkable governing body. An impressive group of individuals who have dedicated their professional lives and careers to social justice and community advancement causes in the US and abroad.

Board Officials

Diane Eldred
—Board President

Diane Eldred resides in ​New York and is a diary farmer and philanthropist.
Elena Asturias
—VP of the Board

Elena Asturias, a FAM founder, is an Attorney and Business Owner in San Francisco, California and  serves as a board member of various community based non profit organizations.
Esther Croft
—Secretary

Esther Asturias Croft is an  founder of FAM and lives in Vancouver, Canada.​
Karla Toledo Letona
​—Treasurer

Karla Toledo Letona resides in  Guatemala City.

Board Members

Claudia Luna-Asturias is an Assistant Professor at the
University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. 
​Kathleen Cook resides in upstate New York where she is a community volunteer and board member of the Greater Rochester Community of Churches.
Kate Drescher lives in upstate New York and is active in her family owned coffee roasting company. 

Sara García is a psychologist experienced in school site/one-on-one counseling and, human resource management. She is also a Professor at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, in Guatemala City.
Suzann Lupton is a Senior Organizational Development/Human Resources Consultant. Suzann has held executive positions with both non-profit and for-profit organizations.  ​
Stephanie Wasserman is the
Executive Director of the Colorado Children´s Immunization Coalition
Janet Young resides in New York and is a farmer, philanthropist and chanteuse (Singer)​.
Elaine Gantz Berman resides in Denver, Colorado and is a past member of the Colorado State Board of Education.