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GNRC Coordinator - Latin America and the Caribbean

m.roman@gnrc.net 
Ms. Mercedes Roman is an Ecuadorian sociologist who has dedicated her work and life to women and children's rights, currently she works with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, as Associate/Representative for UN Issues in these areas. 

She has a broad academic background with studies in anthropology, philosophy and sociology of religion (Central and Catholic Universities, Ecuador; and Louvain La Neuve, Belgium). She has worked with the ecumenical organization Church and Society in Latin America (Ecuador), The Theological Center (Catholic University of Talca, Chile), the Intercontinental Center in Louvain La Neuve (Belgium), the Ecumenical Commission on Human Rights (Ecuador), Defense for Children International, DCI (Ecuador and USA), and the Pastoral do Menor (Paraiba, Brazil). 

Ms. Roman founded the DCI Section in Ecuador and was its first President and CEO, then represented DCI at the UN for six years. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. She and her husband Thomas Bamat have been Maryknoll Lay Missioners since 1982, and have three children. 

Ms. Roman has been involved with the GNRC since the early planning phases before the First Forum where she served as the Chairperson for the Group on Education. In developing the GNRC in Latin America, she has involved both Catholic and Protestant organizations, as well person and groups from other religions focusing on violence and poverty.

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