Entries by Nicole

Our Staff – Ramona

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them, or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Ramona López is the manager of our Family Strengthening Program, and oversees the workshops and implementation of this program throughout the […]

Our Staff – Emily

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them or have met them in person if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Emily Reyes is our Financial Administrative Director, but started working with CEPAD at the Radio as an administrative assistant. […]

Our Staff – Evenor

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them, or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Evenor Jerez is our Programs Director who oversees our program managers and how everything is going in our regional offices. “I […]

Our Staff – Aydalina

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them, or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about what them and what they do for CEPAD. Aydalina Moraga is our Community Development Program Manager and supports this program in our regional offices. She reviews the funds […]

Our Staff – Gilberto

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them, or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Gilberto Aguirre, more well known around the office as “Profe”, has worked with CEPAD since the beginning, for 47 years. As […]

Our Staff – Denis

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Denis García is our Food Security and Care for the Environment Program Manager. He analyzes data and creates reports for different […]

Our Staff – Dámaris

We want you to meet our staff! Though you may know some of them, or have met them if you’ve visited, we want to share more about them and what they do for CEPAD. Meet Dámaris Albuquerque, CEPAD’s Executive Director who has been working with CEPAD for 41 years. She started in March of 1978 […]

Women Empowering Women

Excitement was in the air as women from across the country gathered at our central office in Managua to attend a two day craft training. Together, we learned how to make different styles of bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Through songs, prayers, and laughter, we wove bracelets while weaving brighter futures. Women in Nicaragua are the […]

Meet Our Volunteers: Olivia Iekel

Olivia Iekel has already spent two years in Nicaragua working with CEPAD through the RCA (Reformed Church in America). After graduating from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, she spent two years as a medical interpreter before moving to Managua. She now serves as CEPAD’s volunteer coordinator while supporting some church and delegation partnerships. Her […]