Sócrates Vásquez García (Ayuujk Jääy), Community Media Program Manager, hails from Oaxaca, México, and is a radio journalist, an activist for Indigenous Peoples' communication rights, and Co-founder of Ayuujk Community Radio Jënpoj, which has been operating in Tlahuitoltepec Mixe, Oaxaca, for over 20 years. He has worked on community development projects, training Indigenous community journalists, and strengthening Indigenous community radio broadcasting. He has been working for the recognition of community and Indigenous radio stations in Mexican legislation. Sócrates was the national representative of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and belonged to the Regional Council of AMARC Latin America. Sócrates is also a rural sociologist from the Autonomous University of Chapingo, in Texcoco, Mexico. He holds a Master's degree in rural development from the Xochimilco Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and just finished his Doctorate degree in rural development from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Contact Sócrates at socrates@cs.org.

Diana Pastor (Maya K'iche), Media Coordinator, holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala and studied Collaborative Community Leadership at California State University, Monterey Bay, USA. As an Indigenous woman from the diaspora, she is passionate about promoting her culture globally and engaging in conversations around the evolving dynamics of Indigenous Peoples. Diana has worked as a communications coordinator and consultant for local and international NGOs for the past nine years. She served as editor of EntreMundos (between worlds), a magazine focused on development, culture and human rights in Guatemala. She is pursuing a Master's in International Media Studies at the Deutsche Welle Akademie in Bonn, Germany. She speaks Spanish, English, and some German. Contact Diana at: diana.pastor@cs.org

Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar), Community Media Program Coordinator, comes from Nepal. Dev holds Master’s degrees in journalism and mass communication, political science, and law, specializing in international law and human rights from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. He has worked in different media for more than 15 years, including print, radio, TV, and digital. He also has worked as an investigative reporter for Centre for Investigative Journalism, Nepal (CIJ-Nepal), and as a column writer on Indigenous Peoples and minority groups for mainstream newspapers. Together with his colleagues, Dev founded several community radio stations, an association of 21 Indigenous community stations, and Nepal’s and South Asia’s first and only Indigenous community television station. Contact Dev at dev.kumar@cs.org.