We are pleased to share with our allies, donors and colleagues across the Ipas network the beginning of a new institutional chapter. This moment is marked by the formation of a renewed Board and the appointment of Diana Moreno as Executive Director, following aprocess grounded in care, confidentiality, and respect for everyone involved, and strengthens the foundations for Ipas LAC’s next strategic moment in the region.
Today, we share this announcement with enthusiasm and welcome this new stage for our organization.
Our renewed Assembly: diversity and experience
The Board is composed of women with strong track records in activism, research, institutional management, and sexual and reproductive health. Its members bring experience from across Latin America and the Caribbean, including work with multilateral and feminist organizations, and key advocacy spaces across the region. This diversity strengthens collective decision-making and provides a strategic vision to continue advancing our regional presence and action.
- Edurne Cardenas is a feminist activist with over twenty years of experience in human rights and public policy. She played a key role in the creation of Argentina’s Ministry of Women.
- Sofia Regalado is co-founder of Morras Help Morras, a feminist organization in Mexico focused on reproductive justice. She studied philosophy and connects academia with action, with an emphasis on economic justice and movement sustainability.
- Pearl Friedberg leads Ipas’ U.S. Program working to expand access to abortion through an intersectional and globally informed approach.
- Paola Yañez-Inofuentes is an Afro-feminist activist, coordinates the Network of Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Network, and was Director of the Afro-Bolivian Center for Integral and Community Development (CADIC). Her work focuses on advancing gender agendas and the rights of Afro-descendant women.
With the renewal of our Board consolidates a feminist governance model that promotes shared leadership, diversity of perspectives and stronger, more representative decision-making.
Diana Moreno Drives the New Strategic Moment for Ipas LAC
Diana Moreno took on the role of Executive Director of Ipas LAC in January 2026, bringing a strong professional background in human rights, health, and social leadership, both at the national and international levels.
Her approach is defined by advancing community participation, fostering innovation in advocacy strategies, and the strengthening of regional partnerships.
With her commitment and experience, Ipas LAC enters a new strategic chapter focused on consolidating and expanding its impact across Latin America and the Caribbean.
A participatory, transparent and structured process
The renewal of the Board and the appointment of the Executive Director were carried out through participatory processes, guided by principles of transparency, diversity and institutional rigor.
In a first stage, the team was involved to identify profiles for the Assembly and collectively build the selection process.
Once appointed, the Assembly led the selection process for the Executive Director, through an open, competitive, structured mechanism accompanied by an independent commission, which considered more than 156 applications and took 3 rounds of selection to culminate with the appointment of Diana Moreno as Executive Director.
With these processes, we reaffirm our commitment to feminist governance grounded on transparency, participation and shared leadership. We enter this new chapter convinced that, together with the Board and under Diana Moreno’s leadership, we will continue strengthening our impact across Latin America and the Caribbean.