Sobre nosotros | Casa Juana Colón

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Casa Juana Colón Apoyo y Orientación a la Mujer, Inc. (Casa Juana Colón) was founded in 2004 in the town of Comerío, Puerto Rico. The social and economic uncertainties that existed in Comerío at the time led the founding group to create a community-based organization that could support women heads of household to achieve access to essential services such as medical care, mental health, housing, education, among others. Over the years, Casa Juana Colón began to look, from a gender perspective, at the barriers faced by women in Comerío, in the center region of the island, and in the whole country. This vision led us to work on urgent situations such as gender inequalities that foster gender violence, sexual violence and the lack of access to essential services, especially for women and children. It is in the interest of gender equality and social justice for Casa Juana Colón to continue its efforts to accompany and advocate for women, especially survivors of gender-based violence, sexual violence, and stalking. Thus women can discover and develop their potential, transform and integrate the experiences that have formed the fabric of their history as a basis for action to initiate their personal and family transformation and that of their social environment.

Who inspire us?

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Mission

To offer spaces for healing and comprehensive transformation for women and their social environment.

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Vision

Free women committed to transforming their environment.

We aspire to live in a just society in which every human being is treated with dignity, allowing everyone to have a full development in our society.

Values

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Our Board of Directors

President

Ana Celia Cotto González

Is the current President of the Board of Directors of Casa Juana Colón. Ana Celia has a Master's Degree in Theology of Divinity and is one of the founders of Casa Juana Colón.

Executive Director

Janice Soliván - Roig

Member of the Board of Directors. She holds a Master's Degree in Women's and Gender Studies. She has 23 years of experience educating high school youth. She also has experience working with survivors of gender-based violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. She has been a very active advocate for human rights, gender perspective and women's rights.

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Mercedes Vázquez Rivera

She has a Master's Degree in Commercial Publicity. Her professional experience and skills are helpful to outreach, publicity, and fundraising processes of Casa Juana Colón.

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Alexandra Rodríguez Figueroa

She works in Medical Billing. She is a member of the Board of Directors representing the participants of the Casa Juana Colón.

Secretary

Margarita Ayala Reyes

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Sciences with a major in Biology and 30 college credits in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Human Resource Management.

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Ángeles Acosta Rodríguez

She holds a Master's degree in General Psychology from the Central University of Barcelona, Spain and a Master's and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Caribbean Center for Graduate Studies. Her career spans 42 years working primarily with children, adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities. In the area of activism, she belongs to the following organizations working with human rights: Mesa Social, Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de la Equidad (CABE) and Coalición Paz para la Niñez.

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Eddie Ortiz Rivera

He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree and his specialty in Family Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. As part of his professional career, he has provided direct patient care for more than 20 years. His professional experience helps us provide more access to medical services to the community.

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Maribel Tirado Gómez

She is a professor at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico. In addition, she works as a hematologist-oncologist at the Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico.

As a member of the Board of Directors of Casa Juana Colon, she seeks to participate in the creation of spaces for education and collaboration that contribute to the integral and liberating development of the Comerieña woman and her social environment.

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Our team

Meet the staff at Casa Juana Colón. We take pride in our work and strive to provide quality services at the right time and place. Our goal is to create a welcoming and enjoyable experience for everyone who participates in our projects. We are driven by social justice and the dream of a more equitable country where all human rights are respected. Our motto is: Fighters until we live in equity!