MayaCREW

Maya Center for Rural Education & Well-Being

MayaCREW Board

The MayaCREW Board is committed to supporting education and well-being in rural Guatemala.

	Mary Pliska - President B.A., Theology, University of Dallas; Masters, Religious Education, Loyola, New Orleans. Seventeen years in parish and campus ministry; many years in environmental and community organizing. Has been involved in work in Guatemala for 20 years.
	Lynn Peloyan Waespi - Vice President B.S. University of California, Davis; Over 30 years in Human Resources, including 27 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, currently specializing in Partner Development matters. Former small business owner. Involved in work in Guatemala for over eight years.
	Raymond Waespi - Treasurer B.A., M.A., Geography; MBA; Masters of Divinity; Over 20 years as an information technology specialist in the environmental industry and Community College Cultural Geography Professor. Currently Pastor of a multi-cultural congregation in Fremont, California. Involved in work in Guatemala for over eight years.
	Deb Tellier - Secretary B.S., University of California, Davis; J.D. University of Oregon; Practicing attorney for 22 years; previously worked as legal counsel in nonprofit sector, currently practicing in San Francisco law firm.
	Max Kintner - Field Director Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. Over 20 years with Central American and US non-profits, primarily promoting education in Guatemala and El Salvador.
	Brother Bill Farrell - Director Member of the Society of Mary (Marianists). Educator, social activist, jail chaplain, parish minister, homeless advocate, involved in Central American issues since 1985. Lives and works in Guatemala City, teaches at a night school for the poor and is a member of the Conference of Religious Men and Women Peace and Justice Commission in Guatemala.