Max Gimbel

Max Gimbel is currently the Director of the Rural Community Building Department at The Ford Family Foundation. With a strong background in community development and relationship building, Max has also served as the Assoc Director for the Ford Institute for Community Building. Previously, Max worked as the Bi-lingual Regional Program Coordinator at Rural Development Initiatives, Inc., and as a Spanish Instructor at the University of Oregon. Max also has experience working as the Director of Research and Education at the Guatemala Human Rights Commission and as the Founder and Director of EntreMundos Magazine. Max holds a Master's degree in Spanish and Latin American Literature from the University of Oregon.