Team - Equipo

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Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo (she/ella) is a Peruvian-Chilean-American sociologist, known for her advocacy and research on human migration, immigrant identity development and global Jewish communities. 

In 2019, Analucía founded Jewtina y Co., cultivating a global community for Latin Jews to delve into and celebrate the rich mosaic of Latin-Jewish peoplehood. Before Jewtina y Co., Analucía played a pivotal role at organizations such as JIMENA, OneTable, and Bend the Arc, where she pioneered systems to advance the understanding of Jewish multiculturalism. In her early career, Analucía served as an investigator for the Center to Advance Racial Equity in Portland, Oregon, supported migrant women in southwestern Mexico and southeastern Peru, and was an international educator in Cambodia, Cuba, India, Mongolia, Peru and Thailand.

She is the recipient of the National Young Woman of Distinction award, sits on JDC Entwine's council, JPRO and Urban Adamah's board of directors, is a member of the Schusterman Foundation's "ROI community," Elluminate's "Collective," and is a Wexner Field Fellow. A passionate global citizen, she's traveled to over 135 countries and all seven continents.

Dr. David McCarty-Caplan (he/él) was born in Bogotá, Colombia and adopted and raised in a Jewish family in the United States. His experience as a transnational adoptee profoundly shaped his personal and professional interest in the complexities of identity development and social justice. 

David earned a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Illinois- Chicago, and is a renowned researcher, educator, writer, and speaker passionate about collaborative problem solving and data-driven solutions to organizational and social problems. In addition to working with Jewtina y Co., David holds the position of Associate Professor of Social Work at California State University, Northridge, and currently spearheads a pivotal study, sponsored by the Jews of Color Initiative, aimed at elucidating the experiences of Jewish adoptees of color.

David is a past fellow of both the PUENTES Fellowship  (Jewtina y Co.) and Selah Fellowship (Bend the Arc), reflecting his commitment to diverse and inclusive community initiatives. Moreover, his scholarly contributions were recognized in 2019 when he authored the "Best Empirical Article of the Year" for the esteemed Journal of Social Work Education, underscoring his dedication to academic excellence and impactful research.

Kimberly Ariella Dueñas (she/ella) is a California native with a global spirit. Born into a multicultural home, she discovered that the best way to explore her dynamic Jewish identity was to immerse and involve herself in the world - beginning with tracing her roots to rural El Salvador and across Europe.

An international Jewish educator, Kimberly Ariella is passionate about providing a safe space for people to develop deeper connections to their Latin and Jewish identities. Her passion for community healing, led her to join the Jewtina y Co. team as a founding member and the Director of Learning in charge of innovative identity, community and wellbeing programming. Prior to working with Jewtina y Co. she was an experiential Jewish educator in Los Angeles, CA and volunteer educator at the Jewish Community Center in Mumbai, India.

Kimberly Ariella is a graduate of the American Jewish University, where she was selected to be the valedictorian of her graduating class. She is a former JDC Entwine Jewish Service Corps Fellow and community representative, a Selah Fellowship (Bend the Arc) and Kollel Fellowship (Mitsui Collective) alumna and is a member of the Schusterman Foundation's ROI community. 

Nechama Spraragen (she/ella) is a proud daughter of an Argentinian immigrant to the United States. She was born and raised in New York and now lives in Israel after making Aliyah. 

From a young age, Nechama was inspired by her mother’s work ethic and her commitment to providing her three children with every opportunity for a meaningful and productive life. Nechama is especially connected to her dual identity as a Jew and a Latina. Eager to make an impact, she is pursuing a career in the non-profit world.

Nechama graduated from Bar Ilan University with a Dual BA in Communications and Political Science. She is currently enrolled in a Masters Degree in Social Work program at Hebrew University. Nechama was able to apply her studies to real-world experience as a volunteer working for human rights and activism at half-dozen leading organizations ranging from WePower for women’s equality in politics to an internship with former Knesset member Aliza Lavie. 

Elianna Bernstein (she/ella) is a native Angeleno and proud Mexican-American Jewtina. Passionate about mental health and community, Elianna supports Jewtina y Co.'s PUENTES fellows in processing the wide range of emotions and thoughts that come with being part of such a heart-centered and healing experience.

A graduate of the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, Elianna is passionate about supporting community healing and child behavioral health.

In her free time, Elianna enjoys taking walks, baking, mindfulness meditation, dabbling in printmaking and other artsy endeavors, and indulging in anything feline-related (aka cats!).