Who We Are

Who We Are
 

JASS (Just Associates)  is an international community of activists, scholars, and popular educators grounded in local and national action in more than 27 countries, working to strengthen and leverage the voice, visibility, and collective organizing power of women to create a just world. JASS programs and strategies expand grassroots empowerment and public engagement; strengthen activists' and organizations' political strategic capacities; build bridges and alliances across boundaries of power and privilege shaped by class, gender, race, age, location, sexuality and other factors; and communicate fresh messages about feminist organizing and about the messy and inspiring realities of social change.

Our Community

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Cross-Regional Team

Lisa VeneKlasen
Maria del Carmen Sahonero
Annie Holmes
Maggie Hazvinei Mapondera

Lisa VeneKlasen
Executive Director

Maria del Carmen Sahonero
Finance & Operations Manager

Annie Holmes Knowledge & Communications Coordinator

Maggie Mapondera
Program Associate

Carrie Wilson
Charlotta Beavers
Natalia

Carrie Wilson
Cross-Regional Program Coordinator

Charlotta Beavers
Communications Associate

Natalia Escruceria Reyes
Program Assistant

 

JASS Southern Africa Core Team

Hope Chigudu
Shamillah Wilson
Wala Nalungwe
Sally-Jean Shackleton
Patience Mandishona
Sindi Blose
Azola Goqwana
Shereen Essof

 

Southeast Asia Regional Team

Nani Zulminarni
Dina Lumbantobing
Mery Barreto
Siti Masriyah
Chan Kunthea
Amporn Boontan
Jojo Guan
 
 

Mesoamerica Regional Team

Patricia Ardon
Malena de Montis
Ana Luisa Ahern
Alda Facio
Marusia Lopez
Daysi Flores
 
 

 

Board of Directors

Srilatha Batliwala
Malena de Montis
Lori Heise
Ellen Sprenger
Hope Chigudu
Valerie Miller
Atila Roque
Marivic Raquiza
Lisa VeneKlasen
Barbara Schriefer

 

Strategic Associates and Advisors

Rashida Dohad
John Gaventa
Joanna Kerr
Peter van Tuijl

JASS honors our founding associates and former board members, including:

Peggy Healy, Emira Woods, Jojo Geronimo, Timothea Howard, Heather White, Peter van Tuijl, John Samuel, Dina Abad, Ralph Fine.

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