Catalina Talero serves as Vice President of Advancement at the Partnership for Central America. Her previous fundraising experience includes senior and executive leadership roles at National Immigration Forum, Council for a Strong America, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and the Fund for Global Human Rights. Before specializing in philanthropy, Catalina was a program officer for the U.S. Department of Education. She had also gained senior-level nonprofit management experience at organizations such as Global Kids, One World Youth Project, and Asian American LEAD. Catalina is fluent in Spanish, conversant in French, and her substantive expertise is in civic education. She received an honors bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in human and organizational development from George Washington University. During her time at GW, she received a Fulbright fellowship for research focusing on civic engagement and peace education among youth in Colombia while affiliated with Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá.