Our small core team is assisted by many volunteers and interns, working to make dreams real.
Donna Baranski-Walker
Founder and Executive Director
In August of 2010, I was given a Medal of Gratitude in front of 25,000 people at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland for an initiative I started 30 years earlier, when Poland’s Solidarity Movement was made illegal under martial law. I launched Support of Solidarity Chicago the year I graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1990, during the stand-off that led the US into the first Gulf War, I drew upon those lessons learned to pose a nonviolent way to end the then stand-off with Iraq. My op-ed to the New York Times, “Small Lights in the Darkness”, was translated into Arabic by the First Lady of Greece who carried it to the Iraqi Women’s Federation a week before the war began. In 1996, I visited schools in Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and Jordan to invite them to link together using technology. I founded Rebuilding Alliance in 2002 as a tangible way to bring people together to make peace and assure justice.
E-mail: dbw @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
Karen Jamison
Accountant
I bring to Rebuilding Alliance my 20+ years of bookkeeping experience along with 10 years managing a business. I hold a B.S. degree in Business Accounting from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA and have passed all four CPA exams. At Rebuilding Alliance, I’ve put in place a new QuickBooks accounting system that segregates donor designated funds, and I’ve also assisted an independent compilation, the first step in the audit process. I draw upon all my experience and more to keep Rebuilding Alliance humming.
E-mail: Karen @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
Monica Quinn
Clerical Associate
I can’t believe I have been rebuilding homes and communities in war–torn areas for nearly seven years now. My name is Monica Quinn and I am the clerical associate at the Rebuilding Alliance. I process all donations and sign–up sheets, e-mail and print thank you notes, and organize and speak at Rotary clubs all over the Bay Area. My job gives me satisfaction because I help people rebuild their lives after such destruction. I get them back on the road to recovery! When I am not working, I like to exercise, read, listen to music, watch TV, spend time with family and friends, and travel! I hope to continue working here for a long time!
E-mail: Monica @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
Rudy San Miguel
Global Giving Coordinator
When I started my Technical Writing degree from San Francisco State University, I was expecting to enter into a profitable career in the high tech sector; however, I quickly realized that a career that provides me meaning and purpose was more important to me than financial benefits. That is why I focused on grant writing and supporting the development of small nonprofits throughout the Bay Area, from Josie’s Place to The People’s Legal Center. As a member of the Rebuilding Alliance team, I coordinate fundraising for our projects on GlobalGiving (GG), including the GG Bonus Days. I am proud to say Rebuilding Alliance’s projects are always in the top 10 and once we even came in 2nd!
E-mail: Rudy @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
Meghan Wrublewski
Fair Trade Coordinator
About Meghan in her own words
E-mail: Meghan @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
Morgan Bach
Oh Say Can You ‘C’ Coordinator
I’ve spent the last eight months volunteering as a teacher and visitor coordinator in Al Aqaba, a Palestinian village under demolition order in Area C of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Now I am on the Oh Say Can You ‘C’ Speaking Tour to tell Al Aqaba’s story and share a new way of communicating with Congress to protect at-risk Palestinian communities in Area C. So far, my tour has brought me to Michigan, Illinois, Washington DC, Texas, Pennsylvania and New York. The West Coast is next — please contact me if you would like me to speak at your house party, university, high school, speaking event or meeting.
E-mail: Morgan @ RebuildingAlliance.org
Phone: (650) 325-4663
