Mission

Staff and Board

SHARE strengthens solidarity with and among the Salvadoran people in El Salvador and the United States in the struggle for economic sustainability, justice, and human and civil rights. 

Vision

United States Staff

José Artiga
Executive Director
jose@share-elsalvador.org

To transform society, SHARE increases the capacity of organized communities and their partners through our model of mutual accompaniment.

Core Values

SHARE’s work includes binational projects and programming in El Salvador and the United States that support the following institutional core values:

• Women's Empowerment: Provide access to education and opportunities for integrated development to women and girls in order to improve their economic, social and political positions in their communities and organizations.
• Citizen Participation: Promote active participation in democratic processes, decision-making and advocacy campaigns.
• Leadership Development: Cultivate the skills of a broader base of people including women and young people so that they can become democratic leaders and empower others.
• Environmental Sustainability: Advocate and raise awareness about environmental justice, including prevention and responses to climate change.

These core values guide our work in all of our program areas. 

• Grassroots Partnerships
• Community Development
• Projects Advocacy 
• Major Delegations
• ​Partnering with Salvadorans in the United States 

David Mckinley
Development Coordinator
david@share-elsalvador.org

Graciela Lovo
Program and Operations Coordinator
graciela@share-elsalvador.org

El Salvador Office

Isabel Hernandez
El Salvador Office Director
isabel@share-elsalvador.org

Anabell López
Administrative and Project Assistant
admin-es@share-elsalvador.org

Claudia Martínez
Sistering Accompaniment and Grassroots Coordinator
delegations@share-elsalvador.org
grassroots@share-elsalvador.org

Annual Reports

For more information on our finances, yearly impacts, and the amazing work you are helping make possible, visit our Finances & Transparency page.

Board of Directors

Advisory Board

Locke Schultz Jaeger, President
Community Organizer, Former SHARE employee
Berkeley, California

The Rev. Jeff R. Johnson, Vice President
Pastor, University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Alexandra Aquino-Fike, Secretary
Director of New Initiatives, Hispanics in Philanthropy
Oakland, California

Jean Stokan
Director, Justice Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Washington, DC

José Artiga
Executive Director, SHARE El Salvador
Berkeley, California

Gertrudis Mejia Mejia
CRIPDES Sur Coordinator, City Council Member, City of Colón
San Salvador, El Salvador
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Nicolas Avelar
Friendswood, Texas

Miguel Aleman
President emeritus of CONFRAS
San Salvador, El Salvador

Alejandro Artiga-Purcell
PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz, expert on environment and mining in El Salvador
Santa Cruz, California

Margi Clarke
Berkeley, California

Diane Clyne
Sisters of Mercy, former SHARE board president
San Francisco, California

Maria Silvia Guillen
Former SHARE board member
San Salvador, El Salvador

Madre Guadalupe Mejia
Former SHARE board member, founder of CODEFAM
San Salvador, El Salvador

Eileen Purcell
Former SHARE board member, first executive director of SHARE
San Francisco, California

Judy Swett
Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Associate
Hyde Park, Massachusetts