Jeff has spent more than 20 years working for racial and economic justice, first as a community organizer, then as a funder, and for the past 8 years as a professional fundraiser and nonprofit manager. He has managed fundraising for groups such as People’s Action, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Midwest Academy. At Resilience Force, Jeff coordinates staff management, finance, fundraising and organizational development. He lives on the south side of Chicago.

Daniel arrived in the U.S. under exploitative conditions as an H-2B guestworker after Hurricane Katrina. He began organizing with other guestworkers in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and helped found the National Guestworker Alliance (NGA), a national membership organization that fights for dignified work and just migration. As a Research Associate at NGA, he works to improve workplace conditions for migrant workers by investigating questions of workplace standards enforcement. Daniel is a recognized expert on U.S. guestworker programs, consults regularly with U.S. policymakers and has testified before Congress on effective enforcement models within the U.S. Department of Labor. He also advises Resilience Force on worker engagement. Daniel is from Peru and is the proud father of two teenagers.

Javiera (Javi) joined the National Guestworker Alliance in September 2016 and she is currently a Program Office at Resilience Force. She is a believer in participatory democracy and has developed a deep understanding of social justice through previous work at the Stewart R. Mott Foundation, MoveOn.org and the Institute for Policy Studies. She is passionate about empowering marginalized people, ensuring equal opportunities and maintaining a strong commitment to the opposition of oppression. At Resilience Force, Javi supports collaborations with workers, including in-person trainings and deeper engagement with Resilience Workers.. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.