Sharon Bissell Sotelo

Sharon Bissell is a Program Officer for the MacArthur Foundation's "Population & Reproductive Health area in the Foundation's Mexico Office. In conjunction with the Mexico Office Director, she manages PRH grantmaking and the Mexico office's overall operations.

"Prior to joining MacArthur in 2001, she was Development Coordinator for five years at the Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE), a leading reproductive and sexual rights organization in Mexico. She also worked as a consultant in project development with numerous Mexican women's health organizations and national networks. Originally from Washington State, Bissell has lived in Mexico and worked in the field of sexual and reproductive health rights since 1996.

"Bissell has a Master's Degree in Literature from Tulane University."

• Secretary, Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights