Arturo Ramon first joined AMIGOS as a college volunteer in Cusco, Peru in 2011, and later returned in leadership roles supporting volunteers, trainings, partnerships, and communications across different countries. His experiences with AMIGOS shaped much of his passion for youth leadership, cross-cultural connection, education, and the kind of work that brings people together.

Over the years, Arturo has worked in nonprofit communications and outreach across New Mexico and beyond, helping organizations tell stories, strengthen relationships, and connect more deeply with the communities they serve. His work has included bilingual communications, multimedia storytelling, public outreach, and collaborative projects focused on education, culture, and social impact.

Arturo cares deeply about community and about creating spaces where young people feel supported, inspired, and connected. Outside of work, he enjoys videography, photography, storytelling, yoga, and spending time in nature with loved ones.

William’s first exposure to AMIGOS was in 2018 as a volunteer in Chimborazo, Ecuador. The experience was transformative, and he returned to help train new volunteers at his local chapter in Houston, Texas. He went on to study Global Politics at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he also worked with the nonprofit Gravity Water, organizing student groups to fundraise for clean water projects abroad.

After graduating in 2024, William moved to San Francisco and soon reconnected with AMIGOS, first as an Outreach Coordinator and now as an Outreach Manager. He believes deeply in the transformative power of international travel and cultural exchange, and he is honored to help young people experience that through AMIGOS.

In his free time, William enjoys cooking, camping, and exploring as much of San Francisco as he can.

Liz Giannini is a database specialist with a strong background supporting nonprofit and higher education organizations. She helps teams keep their data clean and reliable, builds clear and useful reports, and manages CRMs and other systems so leaders can make confident, data-driven decisions.

Outside of work, she enjoys going to the gym, golfing with her husband, and spending time at the beach with her family.

A Maine native, Devin’s interest in Latin America and youth exchange was sparked by a high school service-learning trip to Ecuador in 2006.

She graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish/Latin American Studies and worked as a contractor at the U.S. Department of State from fall 2011 through early 2016 supporting national security and foreign assistance programs. In 2016, she pivoted to international education and served as a Global Education Fellow with WorldTeach in Ecuador, where she lived and worked until late 2023. Devin first worked for AMIGOS as a Senior Program Assistant supporting virtual Youth Ambassadors exchanges in 2021. She was an On-Call Specialist in summer 2022 and then assumed the role of Ecuador Country Coordinator until 2024. In her two years away from AMIGOS, she worked for the Maine Seacoast Mission supporting the organization’s development operations and scholarship programs and served as the liaison to the Board of Directors.

She is excited to bring her non-profit management and operations experience to the Chapter Operations Manager role and is thrilled to be back at AMIGOS supporting young people to have immersive experiences and participate in authentic service. Outside of work, Devin is a busy mom to her toddler, enjoys being active outdoors, and loves any opportunity to travel!

Hi everyone! I’m Grace, originally from Portland, Oregon. I moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2018 to attend Franklin & Marshall College, where I earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a minor in Spanish.

During high school, I participated in cultural exchanges to León, Nicaragua and Mexico City, which sparked my love for travel, cross-cultural connection, and learning from diverse perspectives. I’m thrilled to be joining AMIGOS as a Health and Safety Coordinator, and I’m looking forward to supporting students and families as volunteers begin their own transformative journeys abroad.

Outside of work, I love reading, crocheting, spending time with friends, and exploring new coffee shops.

Darci Jones is a licensed clinical social worker who has more than 20 years of clinical experience, specializing in trauma and nearly ten years of running a private practice. She was an Amiga many moons ago in Ecuador (1992) and then a Route Leader in Michoacán, Mexico. Most recently her teenage daughter has been an Amiga for two summers. Darci is thrilled to return to AMIGOS in the capacity of Mental Health Consultant. She is excited about this opportunity and grateful for all of the dedicated intentional mental health work that has occurred within AMIGOS.

Darci specializes in working with couples and individuals. Her work has been in a variety of settings ranging from wilderness therapy, comprehensive school and community treatment, private practice to advocacy work through changing and creating policies. She is passionate in her client centered approach and weaving neuroscience within the work. The concept of mind body connection has been a guiding principle that she has consistently worked within.

Darci lives in Polson, MT with her husband and daughter. In addition to running a private practice she and her husband operate an organic farm. These two mediums assist her to find balance and farming provides her with the opportunity for introspection and assists her to release at the body level. Darci is thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to work with AMIGOS.

Viviana has spent the last 20 years as an advisor to various non-profit organizations primarily in the areas of development, relationship cultivation, and strategic planning. She has been supporting AMIGOS for several years and officially became an AMIGOS parent in 2024 and co-chaired the AMIGOS Lifelong Leaders Luncheon in 2025.

As a former investment banker and management consultant, she has been using her professional experience in the for-profit world to provide strategic advisory services to multiple organizations, supporting development of successful fundraising strategies and leading campaign efforts for multiple organizations. For almost 3 years, she has been supporting efforts on a $180 million capital campaign for The Kinkaid School, serving on their advancement committee for 4 years prior to the campaign launch. She served on the board of directors and executive team for the Houston Symphony’s Society Board of Trustees as the Chair of Development.

Prior to her move to the non-profit arena, Viviana worked as a management consultant for Towers Perrin in New York in the areas of strategic planning and change management with clients such as Pfizer and Alcoa. The shift to consulting came after working as an investment banker for TD Securities in the areas of Media, Telecom and Technology with a focus in Latin America. In that role, she supported new business development and enhanced existing business relationships while structuring transactions in the public and private markets. She also worked for Time Warner as an associate marketing manager for People en Español and for the General Motors Corporation at their offices in Argentina in a management rotational program, focused on logistics, special projects and human resource initiatives after receiving an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from the A.B. Freeman School of Business and a BA in Psychology.

On a personal note, Viviana and her husband, David, have three sons – Jack (18), Charles (16) and DJ (12). Although her parents have been in the U.S. since the 1960s, both are from Argentina and the majority of her extended family still lives there. She grew up visiting Argentina every summer, sometimes even attending school with her cousins, and feels her Latin heritage is a fundamental part of her identity.

I am from Quito, Ecuador, and I have been passionately working with NGOs for seven years. Before joining AMIGOS, I worked as the coordinator of a community center in a development organization, where I closely collaborated with individuals in vulnerable situations. My journey with AMIGOS started in 2022 as a Gap Coordinator in Cuenca, and since then, I have taken on various roles within the organization, contributing to meaningful youth development projects. Through AMIGOS, I have witnessed firsthand how young people open their eyes and hearts to growth experiences that shape their lives.

I hold a master’s degree in International Cooperation with a specialization in project management and a certification in Nonprofit Management. I am also passionate about traveling and hiking.