Staff

Having worked for MEF as staff since its inception in 1992, I accepted the Executive Director position in 2010, a huge responsibility. Since I long ago once benefited from a scholarship myself, I know what it means to be chosen for a scholarship. Without it, I could not have attended university. Poor and one of ten children, I came from a very humble background, as all our MEF students do.

With a little bit of help like a MEF university scholarship in Guatemala, Mexico, or Belize, a young Maya person can fly and become a respected professional in their chosen field, a doctor or nurse, a teacher or a lawyer, knowing the community, its language and customs.

I empathize with the girls in the countries MEF serves, as I was the only girl in my village out of 60 to be allowed to take a test to try to go to “city school” when I was ten, which was the only route if you wanted to attend university later on. Long and at times dangerous commutes, not having enough to eat, working during my years at university, all make me understand our students who make these sacrifices readily in order to succeed in making their hopes a reality. I applaud all their efforts and know that they will change the world.