La Vida distributes grants for projects such as student scholarships, medical
training, school expansions and community health education. La Vida has an
impressively low cost base with 97% of the funds raised going directly to our
projects. Everyone working for the charity, including the trustees and executive
committee, gives their time on a voluntarily basis.
The Trustees
From left to right:
- Aneli Gonzalez - Treasurer
- Rosie Bichard - Trustee
- Lisa Smart - Trustee
- Katy Vatis - Co-founder and Chair
- Helen Ilsley - Co-founder and Secretary
- Marta Rodriguez - Head of Projects and Trustee (not pictured)
- Zarela Feeney - Trustee (not pictured)
The Executive Committee
From left to right:
- Martha Ramos-Saeed - Website Content Manager
- Marta Rodriguez - Head of Projects and Trustee
- Rosie Bichard - Trustee
- Helen Ilsley - Co-founder and Secretary
- Carla Bloom
- Kelly Breslin - Head of Volunteering
- Katy Vatis - Co-founder and Chair
- Della Deme - Head of Events
- Lisa Smart - Trustee
- Lina Etzel - Volunteer
- Cat Smith (not pictured) - Communications and Events Executive
- Juliana Engel (not pictured) - Events Executive
Other Executive Committee Members (not pictured above)
- Juliana Engel - Events Executive
- Gabriela Gramacho - Project Co-ordinator
- Rubia Wolff - Volunteer - Brazil Projects
- Simon Williams - Volunteer
- Ines Navarro - Volunteer
- Veronica Pastor - Volunteer - Brazil Projects
Other La Vida volunteers
- Tracey Falero - Accountant
- Christine Turner - Logo design
- Claire Perfect - Leaflet design
- Andrew Dinesen - Website design and implementation
- Fiona Courtenay-Evans - Project Assessment consultant
- Kristy Ilsley - Photography
- Susannah Dale - Translator
- Andrew Bloom - Newsletter design
- Kessey Esteves - Events
- Karina Damasio - Marketing and Events
- Carla Bloom - Website development and newsletter