Ian Yaffe is the Executive Director of Mano en Mano / Hand in Hand, a non-profit organization that works with immigrants and farmworkers to thrive in Maine. Ian graduated from Bowdoin College in 2009 with a degree in Latin American Studies and Education and from the University of Washington in 2020 with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Outside of Mano en Mano, Ian is a Chief Boatswain’s Mate in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and serves on the Boards of Directors of CEI, Maine Health Access Foundation, and Maine Philanthropy Center.

About Mano en Mano
In the late 1990s, migrant workers from the blueberry industry moved to Milbridge, Maine year-round. Mano en Mano was founded in 2005 by and for the community to welcome, support, and celebrate the people who do this work and make our communities whole.

Ian’s current contact information can be found on Mano en Mano’s staff directory.