Our Staff
Yet van Oenen- Director
Yet has been living in Guatemala since June 2005. She has worked for Habitat for Humanity and Y'abal, an NGO she co-founded with Jose Carlos Mayorga after Hurricane Stan hit Guatemala in October 2005. Over the years she has worked in most of the departments of Guatemala and gained considerable experience working with national and international development organisations. In Holland, where she is originally from, she worked for three years for a non-profit, providing guidance and information to refugees. She holds a university degree in Spanish Language Teaching Education.
Melissa Wiams - Volunteer Coordinator
Melissa joined EntreMundos in April 2008. After finishing her university degree in Comparing Cultural Science, she went travelling in Asia and other places around the world. During this time she gained experience working with different NGOs and learnt about different cultures. In January 2008 she decided to come to Guatemala and settled in Xela where she is pleased to be working for the Y’abal artisan project and as the volunteer coordinator for EntreMundos.
Ian Taylor - Development Coordinator
Ian joined EntreMundos in March 2008. He has previously worked as a fundraiser in England for a local NGO as well as on development projects in Africa and other parts of Latin America. He holds a BA (Hons.) in Business Administration from Manchester Metropolitan University and a Msc. in Management and Implementation of Development Projects from the University of Manchester.
Valeria Ayerdi - Editor
Valeria has been the editor of the EntreMundos magazine since June 2008. As a local journalist, she has worked and collaborated for different newspapers and magazines in Guatemala for the last 10 years including: El Quetzalteco, Revista Este País, Revista Magna Terra, Periódico La Hora, Periódico Universidad and Editorial Serviprensa. She combines her work in EntreMundos with a column in the weekly La Noticia. All of her work is characterised by a consequent posture that has the vision to influence the building of a democratic, inclusive, self-critical and balanced country.
