Get to know the Project Libertad team!

Diana Torres Ramirez, Norristown Leader 

I am currently a student at Rosemont College, studying Psychology with a minor in Digital Media and Spanish. When I graduate I hope to move onto grad school to get my degree in Child pathology or clinical psychology, which will give me an opportunity to work with children that have any form of mental illness or disabilities. In my free time, I love to read sci-fi books and go on miniature adventures and capture its beauty through my camera lens.

Rachel Rutter, Esq., Founder and Director
rachel@projectlibertad.org

In addition to directing PL, Rachel is an Immigrant Youth Staff Attorney at HIAS Pennsylvania, where she represents unaccompanied children in deportation proceedings. Rachel graduated from the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Gettysburg College. Rachel served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica, worked for the ACLU in Puerto Rico, and has created and implemented programs for at-risk migrant children in the US and abroad.

Maggie Johnson, Fundraising Coordinator 
​maggie@projectlibertad.org

Maggie is currently pursuing a degree in Business Management from West Chester University. Maggie is passionate about giving back to her communities and is involved in a wide range of volunteer activities, like serving as a volunteer at Planned Parenthood and participating in the Women's Leadership Conference at WCU. Maggie enjoys spending time with friends and family and traveling. She most recently visited Peru, where she hiked Machu Picchu. 

Fredy, Student Leader 

Fredy is one of Project Libertad's student leaders. Fredy is excited about helping immigrant children adjust to life in the US, because he went through that process himself when he moved to the US from Honduras. Fredy is in the 11th grade. When he is not studying or volunteering, Fredy likes to spend time with his family, play video games, spend time with friends, and learn new languages. Fredy speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, and is currently learning Russian. Fredy wants to study to be an archaeologist or an interpreter when he is older.

​Wendy, Student Leader 

Wendy is one of Project Libertad's student leaders. Wendy is happy to be able to help immigrant children in the US adjust to their new lives, and she understands their unique experience as an immigrant from Guatemala. Wendy wants to grow up to have a job where she can help children who have been mistreated or abused. In her free time, Wendy loves to spend time with her adoptive family, go to church, and knit gifts for her friends.