Joe Eldridge, the Executive Director of WOLA in its early years from 1974 to 1986, returns to the organization as…

Jo-Marie Burt is a senior fellow at WOLA specializing on state violence, human rights and transitional justice, with a focus…

Kathy Gille advises WOLA’s staff on communications strategy, helping to ensure that WOLA’s expertise in policy analysis and advocacy connects…

Gimena Sanchez is a human rights and anti-racism advocate at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). This independent organization…

Maureen Meyer serves as WOLA’s Vice President for Programs. With over two decades of experience in human rights, Ms. Meyer…

Coletta Youngers is a Senior Fellow and leads WOLA’s women and incarceration project, which seeks to dramatically reduce the number…

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight…

Since 2003, John Walsh has led WOLA’s efforts to promote more humane and effective drug policies, documenting the damage caused…