Our work would not be possible without the support and guidance of our Board of Directors and Regional Organizer. We are indebted to their time and commitment. Thank you!!!
Regional Organizer Co Directors
Tirzah Villegas
Tirzah has been the Southeast Regional Director since 2022. She is a graduate of Duke Divinity School, where she studied decolonized Christianity and aesthetics as it pertains to spiritual liberation and liberation practices. She is most interested in creating spaces that allow for people across a variety of spiritual disciplines to engage in spiritual practices that offer liberation from imperialist and colonialist structures.
Board of Directors
Georie Bryant
Emily Rhyne
Stephanie Metzen (Secretary)
Martha Hernández
Citlaly Mora
Advisers
Chelsey Dyer
Chelsey is an anthropologist with a passion for Colombia, human rights, and social justice. She received her Master’s of Anthropology from George Mason University. She is currently an anthropology PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University. Her research centers on how gender, racial, and national intersections influence US-Colombia solidarity work. Chelsey has been on several Colombia WfP delegations. Each trip spurred her growing interest in the dynamics of US-Colombia solidarity work.
Gail Phares
Gail Phares is one of the co-founders of Witness for Peace and a long-time leader in the Southeast region. For thirty years, Gail has devoted her life to activism and social justice. She lived and worked in Nicaragua and Guatemala as a Maryknoll Sister. She has led 60 delegations to Latin America over the past thirty years. She holds a MA in Latin American Studies from the American University in Washington, DC.