About Us
Tonya Osinkosky
Senior organizer for training and onboarding for the Legal Aid Justice Center. She conducts statewide outreach as a Community Organizer through the Worker Justice Project of the Legal Aid Justice Center. During the summers she has lived on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, where she collaborates with the local community and immigrants in organizing farmworker rights. She has lived in Bolivia and Guatemala where she became fluent in Spanish. She worked in education and health advocacy with immigrant communities in the Shenandoah Valley for 19 years. She has mentored youth organizers at RISE for youth, a non partisan campaign committed to dismantling the youth prison system model by promoting the creation of community-based alternatives to incarceration. As an artist she explores the intersection of theater and social justice
Vivian Montano
As the Co-Owner of Luna Maya Restaurant in Norfolk, VA and a Board Member of both the Dos Santos Food Pantry and the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Vivian brings a unique perspective from these organizations. As an immigrant from La Paz, Bolivia and a naturalized citizen since 2004, Vivian has firsthand experience with the challenges and complex issues that affect this community . Vivian uses her position as a small business owner to advocate for and address the inequities and injustices suffered by immigrants.
Betty Mariner
Director of Dos Santos Food Pantry and Founder of Dos Santos Thrift Store, Betty has worked as an English teacher with the Hispanic community and as a liaison with the Chesterfield VA schools. She continued her involvement with the community by working with the Eastern Shore Literacy Council. Betty directs and operates the Dos Santos Thrift Store which helps provide funds for Dos Santos Food Pantry.
Stacy Rhodes
Stacy is a resident of Chincoteague, VA, who spent 40 years in public service positions. Primarily working in six developing countries (including Bolivia, Haiti, Guatemala) as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Assistance Agency (USAID), and with the Peace Corps. He also serves on the board of the non-profit organization, Global Communities which delivers essential solutions to complex challenges from the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development and financial inclusion. He's an active grandfather of five.
The Reverend Frederick W. Willis Jr.
Retired Episcopal priest and public sector HR executive. Reverend Willis’ ministry included a focus on racial, social, and economic equality. He moved to Virginia with the Office of Economic Opportunity to provide training for Community Action agencies and other non-profit organizations. He is currently a member of AWAC as a representative of the Eastern Shore chapter of Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities.
Cecilia Hernandez
Community organizer with the LAJC Virginia Justice Project for Farm and Immigrant Workers. Originally from Mexico she knows first -hand what it means to lack worker protections. Since moving to the Eastern Shore in 2007 she has volunteered with several community-based organizations that work with Hispanic workers and their families. She is a volunteer with Dos Santos Food Pantry which provides food for 150 families a week. She is a dedicated advocate for farm worker rights.