Who we are
Last Updated on Monday, 19 April 2010 10:17
Harvesting Justice is the blog of Farmworker Justice, a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety, and access to justice. Our blog is written by current and past employees and interns:
Contributors:
Bruce Goldstein is the Executive Director of Farmworker Justice. He joined the organization in 1988 as a staff attorney. He has a bachelor's degree from New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (1977) and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (1980).
At Farmworker Justice, Bruce has focused on litigation and advocacy on immigration issues and labor law, with a special emphasis on the H-2A temporary foreign agricultural worker program. Bruce's activities on "guestworker" issues have included litigation against private employers and the government, advocacy in administrative agencies and Congress, training of lawyers and paralegals, building nation-wide coalitions, advising grassroots organizations, and testifying before Congress.
Barb Howe is the Communications Coordinator at Farmworker Justice. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature (1998) from the University of South Florida and an MA in International Relations (2007) from the University of Florida in Gainesville. She has been a freelance writer and photographer and worked as a part of an international team accompanying human rights workers and campesinos in rural Colombia.
Carlos A. Ugarte, MSPH: Director, Health Programs
Carlos A. Ugarte provides strategic oversight, technical direction, comprehensive quality assurance, and budget monitoring and review for the projects. Mr. Ugarte possesses more than three decades of experience in the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of evidence-based, community-driven, culturally-competent health mobilization programs of national scope and importance.
Jennifer Freeman Smith, MSEd, PhD: Project Director, HIV Mobilization
Dr. Freeman Smith supervises this capacity building assistance program to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among rural Latinos. In this capacity, she develops curricula and other materials, provides training and technical assistance to community based organizations and health departments, brings groups together to form coalitions, and presents at regional and national conferences.
Kattrina Hancy, MPH: Capacity Building Assistance Coordinator
As Capacity Building Assistance Coordinator, Ms. Hancy is in charge of receiving, addressing, and answering capacity building assistance requests. She maintains the national promorotes de salud database and creates, organizes, and leads trainings and webcasts. Ms. Hancy also works with Dr. Freeman on developing curriculua and presenting at conferences nationwide.
Past employees and interns:
Pamela Rao worked as Farmworker Justice's Migrant Health Specialist from 2006 to 2009.
Farmworker Justice was founded in 1981 and is based in Washington, D.C. Farmworker Justice works with farmworkers and their organizations throughout the nation. In 1996, Farmworker Justice became a subsidiary corporation of National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest constituency-based Hispanic civil rights organization. Farmworker Justice maintains an independent Board of Directors and 501(c)(3) status as a charitable corporation.
How is Farmworker Justice funded? Through the generosity of people like you! Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. We also receive grants from foundations and government agencies in recognition of the importance and high quality of our work.
Please visit www.farmworkerjustice.org for extensive information about labor rights immigration policy, health and safety and other information about migrant farmworkers.
