WICHANA'S
BOARD
MEMBERS.
Allison Tolbert
Allison Tolbert moved to Ecuador from the United States in 2014 and served from 2021 - 2023 as Wichana’s Director of Program Development for the Wichana Foundation. Alli currently lives in the rural Kichwa community of Turucu in Cotacachi and serves as the Vice-President of her community.
Alli previously worked as a project coordinator, providing technical support and grant writing for local-led community projects and initiatives and also worked as a Team Leader for Global Citizen Year, supporting and coaching diverse international youth during their immersion program in the Imbabura province.
Alli is passionate about reconnecting with animals and nature as a way to connect with one’s self and purpose. In 2021 she became certified in Horse Guided Empowerment®, a unique equine therapy method for motivating deep personal change in coaching and therapy sessions for groups, individuals, and families. She is now studying in a graduate Master of Social Work program.
WHAT
INSPIRES
THEM.
I align with Wichana's model of providing technical and financial support for projects that are initiated and implemented by local leaders and communities. I firmly believe that local-led initiatives and ideas create sustained change and wellness rather than traditional top-down approaches. It is fundamentally important that local voices and actions are at the center of decision-making and project creation, and I hope that this can be replicated in the numerous foreign-led projects in the area.
EXPLORE
OUR
INITIATIVES.
The Wichana Foundation has two channels for our work. The first is our support of our Partner organizations. Our support can include fundraising and administration of donations, technical advice, training and support, and project collaboration. The second channel is our direct initiatives that we directly organize and administer. Find out detailed information below.
