Our Staff
- Francis Vielva del Campo, Chief Fundraiser
- Micaela O'Herron, Development Officer
- Alessandra Epstein, Communications Executive
Chief Fundraiser
| "It gives me great pleasure to spend my time helping those in need by creating hope for a better future. In the words of Audrey Hepburn, 'as you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.'" |
Francis is a native of Santander, Spain and grew up in Madrid. She attended the International School of Protocol where she obtained a Bachelors degree as an Executive International Assistant. Working for almost ten years at Citigroup in the Investment Banking sector, she is eager to apply her skills from this area to this new chapter of her life.
Francis' life experiences and knowledge of several languages, has afforded her the opportunity to work with numerous volunteer programs over the last 15 years to spread awareness of the needs of varying countries around the world.
Development Officer
Micaela is a native of Newburgh, New York and has Bachelors in History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Since graduating in 2009, she has been working in Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine, as a program manager for the Fundación Promoción Social de la Cultura. Along with working in Jerusalem, she has studied in India, Belgium and France. She is eager apply her experience with critical needs on the ground to designing and raising support for development projects.
Communications Executive
| "I’ve always believed that everything happens for a reason. In this same vein, I believe that American Initiatives was formed to spur people to action in a world where change can have a ripple effect. That is our reason for being." |
Ms. Epstein is a Peruvian-American who grew up in New York City. She attended the College of Communication at Boston University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising. She has had varied work experience in the U.S. and abroad, and her strong creative, writing, and communication skills have brought her to us from Calvin Klein, Inc., where she currently works as a Digital Account Manager.
Well-traveled and fluent in several languages, Alessandra possesses a global, cross-cultural sense of advertising and communications, which we hope will greatly benefit our efforts to reach out to the world and make a difference in the lives of those that need it most.
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