Ashley Hufft oversees all departments, directs the leadership team, and serves as the primary representative of Unbound both within and outside the organization. With a strong background in law and human development, particularly in Africa, Ashley has worked extensively with organizations focused on creating sustainable solutions for extreme poverty and food insecurity. Her experience has been far reaching overseas and domestically, involving such areas as agriculture, education, health, infrastructure, gender equality and business development.

Melissa Velazquez serves as program director for Latin America. She provides leadership to teams working throughout the region and supports Unbound’s international evaluation efforts. She has dedicated most of her career to creating frameworks for measuring program effectiveness, and she trains others on best evaluation practices. Her areas of expertise include program evaluation, education and child development, elder sponsorship, global development in Latin America and women’s empowerment. She is fluent in English and Spanish.