Nicole`s Profile

Asociación Colectivo Alejandría
Secretary
Nicole Santamaría is the Secretary of Asociación Colectivo Alejandría, a collective
of transgender and intersex people seeking to promote awareness, provide training
and education, and advocate for their community. Nicole is also a member of the
Salvadoran Network of Defenders of Women’s Human Rights and a facilitator of
varying workshops.
At her core, Nicole is an artist, designer, facilitator, and therapist who has
transformed her “artistic skills into tools for social design.” She describes herself
as a “woman in constant construction and destruction because [she] believes in
the evolutionary nature of the human being.” Nicole dreams of, and has dedicated
her life working towards, an El Salvador free from violence, in which human life
is valued and recognized as the lifeblood of the country.
Nicole views the iLEAP program as an opportunity to gain tangible skills to
bring back to her communities in El Salvador and to connect with the diverse
group of fellows.
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Nicole Santamaría
International Fellow 2014, El Salvador
nicole@iLEAP.org
iLEAP inspires and
renews social leaders and
global citizens through
integrated leadership
programs that ignite
hope and transformation
in the world.
The iLEAP International Fellowship is a long-term investment in community-based
leadership in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each year, iLEAP selects up to 15
grass-roots leaders from around the world from a highly competitive pool of hundreds
to join this unique, cross-cultural and global leadership training in Seattle. The program is well
integrated, with a balance between personal reflection and retreat, group learning and dialogue,
and professional training in partnership, communication, and effective leadership. iLEAP Fellows
return home to lead their communities with a renewed clarity and commitment to who they are,
what they do, and how together we can change the world.
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Learn more at iLEAP.org