MSN Staff

Dr. Tom Hansen is the International Education Director of the Mexico Solidarity Network. From 1988 to 1997 Tom was the Director of Pastors for Peace. From 1987 to 1988 he organized the first national material aid caravan to Latin America as National Coordinator of the Veterans Peace Convoy to Nicaragua. From 1984-1986 he was co-founder of the New York-Nicaragua Construction Brigade. He has a doctorate in rural development from the UAM-Xochimilco in Mexico City. Contact: tom at mexicosolidarity dot org

Dra. Maria Gloria Benavides Guevara is a professor of Spanish and Mexican culture in the Study Abroad Program. She holds a doctorate in anthropology from the CIESAS in Mexico City. Contact: elisa at mexicosolidarity dot org

Stuart Schussler holds a masters degree in International Relations from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales- Ecuador. His previous work includes human rights observation concerning a mining conflict in Intag, Ecuador and work with Colombian refugees in Quito. Contact: stuart at mexicosolidarity dot org
 

Tony Nelson has worked as a community organizer, teacher, and human rights activist around the issues of immigration, education, prison education, anti-neoliberalism, and US-sponsored torture. He received a BA from Grand Valley State University (2003) and a MA from Syracuse University (2009) in the areas of communication theory, rhetoric, and philosophy.
Contact: tony at mexicosolidarity dot org