ANA BLAGOJEVIC, Migrant Coordinator & Advocate
598-8924 cell – ablagojevic@manomaine.org email
Ana is originally from Orono, Maine and graduated from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in 2010 with a B.A. in Photography. Since 2007, she has served as the Director at the Red Hook ESL Center of the Bard Trustee-Leader Scholar Program. At Red Hook, she led a structural reorganization to increase center efficiency and enrich student and teacher participation along with planning a bilingual conference on Hispanic Immigrant Workers in New York State. Ana is no stranger to Washington County and last year she worked as a teaching assistant for day and evening programs with Maine Migrant Education. She is fluent in Spanish and her creative work has appeared in numerous galleries and magazines.

EDITH FLORES, Outreach Worker
598-8923 cell - eflores@manomaine.org email
Edith was one of the founding members of Mano en Mano and in July 2009 became our first outreach worker.  Her family immigrated to the US from Mexico when she was a child and followed the migrant farmworker stream before settling in Milbridge. Edith graduated from Narraguagus High School in Harrington and received her CNA certificate and worked as a nurse assistant in a local elder care facility before starting work with Mano en Mano. She also works for the Maine Migrant Health Program as a medical assistant and outreach worker for Washington County.

BETHANY WOODS, Program Manager
598-8926 cell – bwoods@manomaine.org email
Bethany began working with Mano en Mano in September 2009 as an AmeriCorps members serving a one-year term. A graduate of William & Mary, Bethany has worked on service projects and taught English in Ecuador.  She will be returning to Mano en Mano for a 2nd year as Programs Manager and Volunteer Coordinator where she’ll have responsibility for implementing a brand-new volunteer program, coordinating our scholarship efforts, mentoring students, and social media.

IAN F. YAFFE, Executive Director
619-2822 cell
Ian graduated from Bowdoin College in 2009 with a degree in Latin American Studies and Education. During that time, he spent a semester at the University of Havana studying Cuban history and philosophy. At Bowdoin, he founded Food Forward, a student organization that recycles food and educates the community about fighting hunger and its causes. He was also Executive Chef of Taste for Change, a non-profit restaurant that is part of Food Forward and that offers advanced volunteer opportunities in the culinary arts, educational events, and financial support for its partners.

For his work with Food Forward and other community organizations, Ian was awarded Campus Compact’s National Student Humanitarian Award and Bowdoin’s senior award for leadership and character: the Captain Andrew Haldane Cup. He was also selected to speak at Bowdoin’s 2009 commencement ceremony.

Outside of Mano en Mano, Ian is a firefighter and currently serves as Call Firefighter with the City of Ellsworth Fire Department.  He is also a Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.