Meet Our Team
Our core staff and advisors bring deep, long-standing relationships with institutions and stakeholders in Cuba, the United States, and beyond. Years of sustained engagement have helped build a strong foundation for collaboration and exchange on issues of global importance. Even amid challenging political conditions, our network has maintained significant Cuba-related programming and brings the expertise needed to navigate complex contexts.

Daniel Whittle
Associate Vice President, Resilient Caribbean
Environmental Defense Fund

Gail Reed
Founder
MEDICC

Jasper Goldman
President
Friends of Havana

Margarita Fernandez
Executive Director
Caribbean Agroecology Institute

Mario Bronfman
Former Representative for Mexico and Central America
Ford Foundation

Sarah Doty
Former Director
Cuba Program
Social Science Research Council

Valerie Miller
Director
Cuba Fisheries & Oceans
Environmental Defense Fund

Wendy Luers
President
Foundation for a Civil Society
