Team

Michael Delaney

Michael Delaney has worked in the field of international development for over 40 years, leading Oxfam America’s humanitarian emergency response through some of the largest scale disasters in our time. Whether working with local community programs,  addressing long-term development needs  or directing emergency responses, he has championed the primacy of local community leadership.  Michael has worked through his carreer to ensure that the voices of those threatened and affected by disasters are at the table to design and implement appropriate responses. As the Executive Director of Perkins International, Michael led the development of a new and successful strategy which both focused the work and created financial sustainability with new income streams from both international governments and foundations. Michael founded Crescendo International to support  stronger and more effective humanitarian actions that will help local communities not only save lives and recover, but also become more resilient to the next crisis event. Delaney recently completed 4 years as the Humanitarian Action Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School.

Enrique Garcia

Based in Mexico, Enrique Garcia has led humanitarian responses for over thirty years throughout the Latin American continent.   From refugee crisis to droughts, to hurricanes and earthquakes, Enrique has been on the front lines of the disasters and understands  the successful ingredients to a successful humanitarian response.  Most recently he has shared his vast experience by focusing on capacity building and disaster risk reduction in  Central American and South America. His commitment to community is demonstrated through his volunteer work with youth leadership in local marginalized urban communities of San Salvador, El Salvador where he is based