Board & Leadership
People committed to educational opportunity.
FOLC brings together volunteers, nonprofit professionals, educators, and local leadership who share a commitment to helping students in Oaxaca continue their education and build stronger futures.
Leadership With Purpose
A shared mission guided by experience and local knowledge.
Friends of the Oaxaca Learning Center is guided by a volunteer board that helps strengthen fundraising, outreach, governance, communications, and long-term sustainability.
That work is closely connected with the leadership of The Oaxaca Learning Center in Mexico, ensuring that support remains grounded in the needs and priorities of students and the local community.
Collaborative
FOLC and the Center work together while maintaining distinct organizational responsibilities.
Locally Grounded
Educational priorities are informed by the people working directly with students in Oaxaca.
Accountable
Leadership is focused on responsible stewardship, transparency, and sustainable support.
Our Leadership
Meet the people helping guide the work.
Each member brings a different perspective and set of skills, while sharing a commitment to expanding educational opportunity for young people in Oaxaca.
Robert Anyon
Bob has been connected with Oaxaca and the Learning Center for more than two decades.
Ashley Dittmar
Ashley brings extensive nonprofit development and fundraising experience to FOLC.
Teresa Díaz
Teresa brings decades of experience in museums, culture, education, and nonprofit organizations.
Mark Jacobs
A retired educator, Mark brings years of teaching and volunteer experience to FOLC.
Jaasiel Quero
Jaasiel provides the essential connection between FOLC's support and locally led educational work in Oaxaca.
Local Leadership Matters
Educational decisions are led in Oaxaca.
The Oaxaca Learning Center's programs are shaped and delivered by people who understand the educational, social, and economic realities students face.
This local leadership is fundamental to the model. FOLC helps mobilize resources and supporters, while the team in Oaxaca determines how educational programs and student services are delivered.
How FOLC & TOLC Work TogetherGovernance
Responsible leadership and stewardship.
FOLC's board serves on a volunteer basis and works to ensure that the organization remains focused on its mission, responsible with donor support, and connected to the needs of the Oaxaca Learning Center.
Governance
Oversight of organizational strategy, policies, priorities, and nonprofit responsibilities.
Stewardship
Responsible use of donor support to help sustain educational opportunities in Oaxaca.
Partnership
Ongoing collaboration with the leadership and staff of The Oaxaca Learning Center.
Continue Exploring
Learn more about the work behind the mission.
Join the Community
Help us expand educational opportunity in Oaxaca.
Donors and volunteers make it possible for students to receive the support they need to keep moving forward.