
Chair of the Board
Eleanor Bravo
Environmental advocate and social justice activist, Eleanor was the Southwest Director for Food & Water Watch for 10 years. Eleanor co directed the number one field office in the country for the Campaign for Change which elected Barack Obama to the Presidency in 2008. A certified mediator/facilitator for district court, she is named one of the 100 most influential Filipina Women in the world 2019.
Member of the Board
Matthew Palevsky
An ordained Zen priest, Matthew Palevsky is a lifelong activist and social justice organizer who at the age of 11 assembled a coalition of Los Angeles schools to lobby City Hall for tougher gun control laws. Matthew works at the intersection of journalism, interactive innovation and political advocacy. He co-founded UnPAC with Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig to get big money out of politics, incubated a union for sharing economy workers, has served as the President and Resident Director of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, and is Chairman of the Board for CleanChoice Energy, which partners with progressive and environmental organizations to bring 100% renewable energy to households across the country.
Member of the Board
Maria Perez
Born and raised in Ecuador, Maria immigrated to the United States in the 1990s to pursue her education. She has crafted a career guided by her passion to address social disparities. A seasoned non-profit leader, organizer, facilitator, advocate, educator, and coalition builder, Maria is a firm believer in the power of people coming together to address complex social problems. She spent over ten years as a healthcare practitioner, before turning to policy, equity, and advocacy work, which she has been doing for the past eight years. She served as Campaign Lead and later as Interim Hub Manager for the California Endowment’s project Building Healthy Communities (East Oakland), Director of FairVote New Mexico, and more recently as Campaign Manager for Common Cause New Mexico. She is a national expert on the issue of ranked choice voting. She believes that democracy is the ultimate health equity indicator. She currently serves as co-Director of Democracy Rising, an organization working in the intersection of equity and democracy.
Member of the Board
Miguel Acosta
Miguel Acosta is the Co-Director of Earth Care, a multi-generational community leadership organization in Santa Fe, where his current focus is propelling Santa Fe Mutual Aid – a collective of organizations that have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Miguel brings more than 45 years of experience in advocating for educational opportunities and sustainable community development for underserved populations. He has been the Director of El Colegio Sin Fronteras, a Principal Associate at the Center for Relational Learning, a Community Health Promoter with NM DOH, a program developer at UNM, and has served on the Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools.