La Vida Executive Committee


Della Deme Head of Events Della joined La Vida’s Executive Committee in early 2009 as the Head of Fundraising. Della is a Vice President at Gerson Lehrman Group and has spent time in the firm’s New York, London and Hong Kong offices. She received her BA from Yale University, where she double majored in Political Science and Fine Art.
Kelly Breslin Head of Volunteering Kelly Breslin has worked at Accenture for the last nine and a half years primarily in their Systems Integration Consulting area. She has a degree in Economics and Spanish from the University of Birmingham. As well as La Vida, she also does pro-bono charity work for See The Difference. Kelly has travelled extensively throughout Central America and Brazil and speaks fluent Spanish.
Martha Ramos-Saeed Website Content Manager Martha joined La Vida's Executive Committee in early 2011. Martha has worked in financial services since 1998 and has vast experience in website management. She has a degree in Business Systems and Travel and Tourism from the University of Bedfordshire. Her interest in wanting to contribute to La Vida's work comes from her desire to give something back to her home land. Martha was born in Lima, Peru.
Cat Smith Communications and Events Executive Cat joined the La Vida Executive Committee in June 2011. She has a degree in Sociology from the University of York and after graduating, travelled extensively round Central America and Venezuela. Her passion for travel has led her to work for travel publishing company Lonely Planet for the last three years. Her interest in Latin American related issues, some of which she witnessed first hand during her travels, inspired her to become involved with La Vida.
Lina Etzel Volunteer Lina is originally from Mexico and has been living in London since 2007. She has a degree in Accounting and Business Studies. Being from Latin America, she has seen at first hand the issues that Latin American countries face. She was impressed by La Vida's work and decided to join in June 2011 to be part of the change.
Juliana Engel Chies Events Assistant Juliana is from Brazil and has a degree in Gastronomy from the University Anhembi Morumbi of Sao Paulo. After working for a large promotion and production company in Brazil, she plans to study for a degree in Events Management in London and has joined La Vida's event team to gain some experience and help those less fortunate in her home country.

Della Deme

Head of Events

Della joined La Vida’s Executive Committee in early 2009 as the Head of Fundraising. Della is a Vice President at Gerson Lehrman Group and has spent time in the firm’s New York, London and Hong Kong offices. She received her BA from Yale University, where she double majored in Political Science and Fine Art.

Kelly Breslin

Head of Volunteering

Kelly Breslin has worked at Accenture for the last nine and a half years primarily in their Systems Integration Consulting area. She has a degree in Economics and Spanish from the University of Birmingham. As well as La Vida, she also does pro-bono charity work for See The Difference. Kelly has travelled extensively throughout Central America and Brazil and speaks fluent Spanish.

Martha Ramos-Saeed

Website Content Manager

Martha joined La Vida's Executive Committee in early 2011. Martha has worked in financial services since 1998 and has vast experience in website management. She has a degree in Business Systems and Travel and Tourism from the University of Bedfordshire. Her interest in wanting to contribute to La Vida's work comes from her desire to give something back to her home land. Martha was born in Lima, Peru.

Cat Smith

Communications and Events Executive

Cat joined the La Vida Executive Committee in June 2011. She has a degree in Sociology from the University of York and after graduating, travelled extensively round Central America and Venezuela. Her passion for travel has led her to work for travel publishing company Lonely Planet for the last three years. Her interest in Latin American related issues, some of which she witnessed first hand during her travels, inspired her to become involved with La Vida.

Lina Etzel

Volunteer

Lina is originally from Mexico and has been living in London since 2007. She has a degree in Accounting and Business Studies. Being from Latin America, she has seen at first hand the issues that Latin American countries face. She was impressed by La Vida's work and decided to join in June 2011 to be part of the change.

Juliana Engel Chies

Events Assistant

Juliana is from Brazil and has a degree in Gastronomy from the University Anhembi Morumbi of Sao Paulo. After working for a large promotion and production company in Brazil, she plans to study for a degree in Events Management in London and has joined La Vida's event team to gain some experience and help those less fortunate in her home country.