Susana Cruickshank currently directs the civil society organization Centre for International Cooperation and Public Management Studies (CECIG), where she works on projects that accompany the day laborer population in the states of Morelos and San Luis Potosí and, as part of the "National Network of Day Labourers and Agricultural Day Labourers,” in Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Guanajuato, Chiapas, Guerrero, and other states. Her work at CECIG includes extensive research to produce comprehensive diagnoses and proposals on agricultural day laborers' living, working and wage conditions.

She directed Campaigns for Oxfam Great Britain in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean and was Director of Campaigns for Greenpeace Mexico. She has collaborated with different Cooperation agencies as a consultant, such as the German cooperation agency GIZ, Catholic Relief Services, and the Ford Foundation, among others. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Peasant University of the South in Morelos, Mexico, holding the position of Academic Director. She has been a consultant for the IDEA Consultores Firm for six years, having developed different plans, campaigns, and evaluations of design, results, and impact.

She has published various essays, among which stand out: "Chapter of Good Practices in hydrocarbon projects in Mexico for the IDB regional report" in Milano, Flavia, et al. Coordinators. "Extractive Sector and Civil Society: When the Work of Communities, Governments and Industries is Synonymous with Development.” Inter-American Development Bank. 2018, "Diagnosis on actors in the prevention of violence against youth in Mexico: International Cooperation in violence against youth,” and Diagnosis "Actors in transformation processes of socio-environmental conflict" CRS, Mexico, 2016.

Susana is a sociologist specializing in the sociology of work who graduated from the Metropolitan Autonomous University. She also holds a Master’s in International Cooperation for Development from the Mora Institute. She was awarded a National Science and Technology Council scholarship with honors to complete her Master's studies.

Yissel Barajas is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC), the world’s largest fresh multi-berry producer. Yissel leads RAC’s Talent, Culture, and Leadership strategies, ensuring the People strategy is aligned with business objectives.

As part of her role at RAC and her personal passion, Yissel participates in community projects that impact the farm worker community, seeking collaborative and comprehensive solutions with a variety of stakeholders.

Prior to joining RAC, Yissel was a Senior Development Project Manager at Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, a nonprofit developer of quality affordable housing. The daughter of farm workers, she has a personal commitment to health, housing, and other issues impacting the quality of life of the farm worker community. Yissel has a bachelor’s degree in Political

Science and a master’s degree in Urban Planning from UCLA. Yissel is an alumnus of Class 40 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program.

As part of her commitment to her community, she volunteers for various community organizations. She currently serves on the Ventura County Farm Worker Resource Program Committee, the Innovation Committee of the Museum of Ventura County, the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety External Advisory Board, the Board of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation and the Board of Food Share Ventura County.

Yissel lives with her husband, Jaime, and their two children in Camarillo where they enjoy hikes, bike trails, and participating in community events. She stays balanced by doing outdoor activities, traveling and reading.

Khan serves as the Program Director of the Masters of Public Policy and Administration program at Cal Lutheran University. He has a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech and an MPA and MA in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, the country’s oldest and among the most prestigious Public Admin programs.

He is the author of an award-winning book on nonprofit management and also more recently, a book on remittances and international development, through Routledge, which looks at remittances across four countries: India, Saudi Arabia, the USA, and Mexico.