{"id":12898,"date":"2021-12-09T20:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clac-comerciojusto.org\/?page_id=12898"},"modified":"2025-11-21T21:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:07:42","slug":"board-of-directors-clac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clac-comerciojusto.org\/en\/who-we-are\/board-of-directors-clac\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors CLAC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Board of Directors<\/strong> is responsible for the implementation of the Assembly\u2019s mandate. It is composed by representatives of all the regions of the continent, of all the products, as well as of plantation workers certified by the Fairtrade Hired Labor standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body responsible for implementing the established strategic lines by the General Assembly is the Board of Directors, which has a balanced representation of the different subregions and main products of the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Board of Directors<\/strong> is form by 15 members that represent product networks, regions and workers. As for products, we find 2 representatives for coffee, 1 for bananas, 1 for cocoa, 1 for fresh fruits and juices, 1 for sugar, 1 for honey, and 2 representatives for the other products. As for the regions, there are 2 members that represent South America, 1 for Central America, 1 for Mexico y 1 for the Caribbean. The Board of Directors is completed with 1 representative for workers.
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Composition<\/h2>\n

The Board of Directors was elected in the General Assembly held virtually on January 26th, 27th and 28th, 2022 for the 2022-2024 period. The new board took office at the end of April 2022. It is conformed by the following representatives:<\/p>\n\n\n

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 Region \/ Product \/ Network represented<\/strong>  \u2013 Name<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Fresh fruit and juice representative: Yoriely Villalobos (Costa Rica), who also serves as President of the CLAC Council<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Coffee representative: Merlin Preza (Nicaragua).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Coffee representative: Vladimir Vivanco (Peru).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cocoa representative: M\u00f3nica Pamela Esquivel (Peru).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Banana representative: Marike de Pe\u00f1a (Dominican Republic), who also serves as Vice President of the CLAC Council<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sugar cane representative: Cosme Hern\u00e1ndez (Belize).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Other products representative: Felipe Z\u00fa\u00f1iga (Chile)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Honey representative: Ana Laura Sayago (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Workers’ representative: Hilma Altagracia D\u00edaz (Dominican Republic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Workers’ representative: Wilther Zambrano (Colombia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative for Mexico: Silvia Herrera (Mexico), who also serves as Secretary of the CLAC Council<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative for Central America: Elder Romero (Honduras)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative for the Caribbean: Avory P\u00e9rez (Cuba)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative for South America: Eyver D\u00edaz (Colombia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative for South America: Carlos Renato Theodoro (Brazil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    Surveillance Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The oversight board is made up of V\u00edctor Cordero from Colombia, who serves as chair; \u00c1ngel Burgos from Mexico, who serves as vice chair; and Andrea Serna from Argentina, who serves as secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Working comissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Board of Directors works in comissions that develop strategies and plans about different themes. Know the work of the comissions in these videos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Inclusion comission report<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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