Pedro De Velasco Director of Education and Advocacy "IN KINO, I LIVE MY VOCATION TO SERVICE TO THE FULLEST." Pedro has been the director of Education and Advocacy at the Kino Foundation for the Border since June 14, 2021. He is responsible for building and strengthening collaboration networks that help reverse anti-immigrant rhetoric and influence the transformation of immigration policies toward a just and humane system. He is a Mexican lawyer with over 12 years of experience working …Read More

Susana Elena Chavez Rodríguez Shelter Operations Assistant "I ENJOY MY JOB." Susana, affectionately called "Susy," has worked as an Operations Assistant at the Kino Border Initiative since March 1, 2021. Her job is to helps guests feel comfortable and safe and addresses any questions about services. Susana manages and monitors the shelter, in coordination with the shelter coordinator, in order to provide assistance in the areas of safety, health, security, first aid, social development, …Read More

Alma Rosa Sarmiento Shelter Operations Assistant Alma manages and monitors the shelter, in coordination with the shelter coordinator, in order to provide assistance in the areas of safety, health, security, first aid, social development, information and accompaniment of the migrant people in the shelter. She carries out all of the functions that the shelter operations require to provide optimal support to the population. …Read More

Alma Reynoso Psychologist  "Despite everything they've been through, they have a space." Alma Reynoso is the Psychology Coordinator. She started working with KBI in September 2020. Her main task is to provide tools for the emotional well-being of migrants. Another of its functions is to provide them with psychosocial support, care in crisis when they are significantly affected, and follow up on their post-traumatic stress, which is usually why most of them come to the shelter, or when …Read More

Rafael Cheé Attorney in MexicoRafael provides legal counsel and accompaniment to migrants and refugees to promote the respect for their human rights through actions that address abuses committed against them. rchee@kinoborderinitiative.org …Read More