About us

Staff

Jaqueline Garcia Castillo

Founder and Executive Director

Jaqueline Garcia Castillo is the Founder and Executive Director of Mujer al Volante, Superacion Constante, a non-profit organization established in 2013. Jaqueline is also an international motivational speaker and conferencist. She likes to read, listen to podcasts, and has her own podcast to create awareness about gender violence and domestic violence. Jaqueline enjoys ballroom dancing, particularly swing and salsa, and loves to motivate women, especially those who have survived abusive marriages.

Jaqueline’s personal journey as a low-income immigrant woman from Michoacan, Mexico, motivated her to create Mujer al Volante to help immigrant mothers overcome challenges related to obtaining driver’s licenses. She founded the organization because she did not have a driver’s license and was in a difficult situation facing gender violence. Her personal experiences with domestic violence, low income, being a first-time mother, and lacking independence or access to money led her to help other women navigate similar challenges. Jaqueline is dedicated to providing opportunities for women and helping them take the steering wheel of their lives, advocating for their rights and emphasizing entrepreneurship and community collaboration. Under her leadership, Mujer al Volante has served over 1,000 women from multiple nationalities and languages, empowering them towards self-sufficiency.

Jaqueline’s greatest achievement in life is her family, consisting of her son, partner, and their dog. Jaqueline also enjoys her free time creating social media posts and content about personal growth, domestic violence awareness, and motivational messages to women.

Ana Lisa Lazaro

Program Manager

Ana Lisa Lazaro was born & raised in Mount Vernon, Washington. Her passion and motivation to empower her community came from her own experiences and her parents struggles. She now holds a Bachelor Degree from Western Washington University in Human Services. Ana Lisa joined Mujer al Volante in 2020 as our Program Coordinator and works with our team in coordinating, developing events for the women we serve as well as our community, along with program coordinating she also is key in connecting women with resources in the community.

Elisa Philippe

Program Coordinator

Elisa is from Mexico and has been living in Washington since 2021. She graduated from college in Mexico City with a BA in Psychology. She’s passionate about being able to connect with individuals and making an impact in other people’s lives, as well as community engagement, learning more about diversity and women empowerment. In the future, one of her goals is to have her private practice as a psychotherapist. She has a background in Human Resources, more specifically in talent management, recruiting, onboarding and employee well-being. She has also worked as Event planner for schools, and workshop facilitator, as well as being a supervised psychologist. Elisa is grateful to work with the MAV team and being able to bring women together, fostering unity among them and being part of the empowerment process with these women. She’s looking forward to seeing what the future holds for the entire MAV team and upcoming programs!

Veronica Cedillo

Program Coordinator

Veronica Cedillo was born in Mexico City and was raised in Seattle, Washington. She attended West Seattle High School and graduated from the University of Washington.

As a child, Veronica enjoyed dancing, performing, and writing, which were the fundamentals that encouraged her to obtain a double major in English: Creative Writing and Drama. She is an enthusiast of theatre and likes to spend her time rereading her favorite plays. One of her most recent hobbies is listening to podcasts and learning what she can about finances and psychology. She enjoys volunteering, helping, and meeting new people.

Veronica has worked in the education sector as after school program coordinator, paraeducator, classroom assistant, and school liaison. She also has experience working in the corporate world as a recruiting coordinator. She has always liked utilizing her passion for storytelling and performing arts to help those around her.

Veronica is looking forward to the upcoming years as she continues to work towards being a first time home buyer. One of her 2024 goals is to be able to own her own home that she can share with her family.

Leticia Barrera

Program Coordinator

Leticia Barrera is our new program coordinator and instructor.

She is an immigrant that moved to the United States when she was 15 years old, all by herself without her parents. She is a mother of two children and has been happily married for 12 years.

She started with Mujer al Volante as a childcare provider in 2023. She loves the work culture and wanted to grow in the organization.

As an immigrant woman she understands the struggle that immigrant women face when not only learning how to drive but learning a whole new culture.

Board of Directors

Aleyda Cervantes

Board Member

Allison Mountjoy

Board Member

Eunbi Lee

Board Member

Kennidy Stood

Board Member

Rosa García

Board Member

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