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Who we are
Te Protejo is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of personal care and hygiene products that are cruelty free, along with a vegan lifestyle and other initiatives respectful towards environment and animals.
We have a network of more than 100 volunteers in the areas of Awareness, Certifications, Alliances and Advocacy, who help us spread information about the mission of the organization to raise awareness about animal and environmental protection in different areas. We are winners of Lush Prize 2017, and Viva Schmidheiny awards in 2019 and 2020.
Mission and Vission
MISSION
Raise awareness among the population through responsible consumption, and initiatives that respect the environment and animals in the cosmetic and personal hygiene industry.
VISION
Expand the work of NGO Te Protejo throughout Latin America, empowering those who consume to make conscious decisions with animals and the environment, to achieve a sustainable cosmetic industry free of animal cruelty.
TEAM
Board of Directors
Camila Cortínez
President
General Director and Founder of NGO Te Protejo, has over ten years of experience in project management, in addition to the leadership of non-governmental organizations in the environmental and animal welfare areas. She has been selected as a young entrepreneur in Youth Action Net Chile, Young Leaders of El Mercurio, and Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative.
Daniela Medina
Treasurer
Director of Administration and Finances at NGO Te Protejo. Has more than eight years of experience in financial and administrative management and volunteer coordination of non-governmental organizations. An enthusiast of teamwork, she has raised and trained the NGO’s team of activists and is part of the founding board of the organization.
Magdalena López
Director
Member of the team of bloggers and part of the board of NGO Te Protejo. With more than 10 years of experience in the execution of social projects, participating in public sector organizations, academia, and currently part of civil society organizations. Passionate about promoting the positive impact of people in organizations and societies, and for justice for better living conditions for those who inhabit the planet.
Marisol Queupumil
Secretary
Director of Certifications of NGO Te Protejo as well as for the V-Label program in Brazil. Industrial Engineer that since 2020 has been responsible for quality management and technical support for the certification process, and since 2022, in charge of the whole commercial and technical area to increase availability of Cruelty Free brands in LATAM.
Nicole Valdebenito
Director
Director of Awareness & Advocacy. She is a journalist and social communicator with more than ten years of experience in content generation, management, and relationships with key stakeholders, as well as editor of print publications and web content. She is in charge of the awareness area of the organization, in addition to leading its advocacy area in the countries where the NGO is present.
Advisory Board
Felipe Morales
Tech & Development
CTO in El Líbero
Communicator Specialized in Internet & New Technologies, with special enphasis in Information Architecture, usability and Multimedia script in different interfaces.
Denisse Jiménez
Legal Advocacy
Consultant in Studies division in the Ministery of Republic General Secretary
Political Scientis with other 10 years of experience in the public sector, in the areas of planning and implementation of public policies, campaign management, citizen participation and transparency.
Chris Keating
Strategy & Business Management
District Sales Manager at The Toro Company
Chris brings 50 years of business experience including terms as director, trustee, chair and president of numerous industry boards and foundations. He specializes in training and mentoring. His experience spans that of small businesses and large international corporations. He helps identify and clarify problems and offer solutions based on experience and common sense.
Jessica González
Communications & Education
Director of LATAM at GenV y Funder at Casa Animal
Mexican social entrepreneur, she is Latinamerica Director of Gen Z. and she’s funder of the first vegan communitary center in México, Casa Animal.