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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 has 50 years of leadership experience as a Director or Trustee of various boards and foundations. He specializes in teaching, coaching, and mentoring. His professional experience ranges from small businesses to large international corporations. He helps identify and clarify problems. He advises action and solutions based on lived 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.