The Peace Development Fund Board of Directors is composed of dedicated people from across the country that reflects the communities that we serve. Many are activists within their own communities and all understand the importance of peace and social justice and supporting oppressed communities. This is important to the foundation, as it is a way to ground and tie our work directly to those who we support.

Kimo Campbell, Kentfield, CA

Raised in Ewa, O’ahu, Hawai’i Kimo Campbell now lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Active with many boards and environmental groups, he is currently a board member of Seacology, the California League of Conservation Voters and the Hawai’i Trust for Public Land. Kimo operates the Pohaku Fund, a donor advised fund of the Tides Foundation, which focuses on political work and the environment in Hawai’i.

Michelle Curry, San Diego, CA - Board Secretary

Michelle Curry is a computer consultant and community activist.

Ali El-Issa President, Brooklyn, NY 

Ali El-Issa is the President of the Flying Eagle Woman Fund, named in honor of his wife Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa. Ali works on guaranteeing the rights of Indigenous peoples across the globe.

Lori Goodman, Durango, CO - Board Treasurer

Lori Goodman, a member of the Diné Nation (Navajo), is a full-time volunteer/unpaid staff and Board member of Diné Care, an all-Navajo environmental organization. Lori has been involved in environmental justice work since 1988.

Teresa Juarez, Chimayo, NM - Board President

Teresa Juarez runs the Teh-Luh-Lah Learning and Healing Center and is the lead organizer of the New Mexico Alliance.

Vanessa Ramos, New York, NY

Vanessa Ramos is an attorney who has worked in the general practice of US and international law. In her current position as the Deputy Director for Policy at The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Vanessa is involved in providing services to recent Latino immigrants. In 2002, she received a Humanitarian Award from the American Association of Jurists, Puerto Rico Chapter and, in 2000, a Special Presidential Award from the Bar Association of Puerto Rico. Vanessa is currently the President of the American Association of Jurists, an NGO in consultative status with the ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council).

Tina Reynolds, New York, NY

Tina Reynolds is the Coordinator of Family Works at The Osborne Association and co-founder of Women on the Rise Telling HerStory, an organization for women affected by the criminal justice system.  She is a board member of JusticeWorks Community and the Coalition for Parole Restoration.  She is also an adjunct lecturer at City University of New York, where she teaches a course on the "Impact of Incarceration on Families."

Note – Organizations are listed for identification purposes only.

Directors Emeriti

Gracie Close, Seattle, WA

Ka Flewellen, Washington, DC

Bob Mazer, Amherst, MA