OUR STAFF
meg Peralta-Silva
Program Coordinator
Meg’s journey is all about fostering communities where everyone can flourish. Originally from Baltimore, Meg lives with a spirit of curiosity and a heart full of dreams and has enjoyed immersing herself in other cultures. After getting her BA in Peacebuilding and Community Development, Meg set out to support communities experiencing marginalization. One of her passions is conflict transformation. She has worked in non-profits focused on supporting people experiencing incarceration, as a youth advocate, and in education. For her, literacy is all about empowering individuals to pursue their own dreams. A self-declared nerd, Meg devours books and enjoys novels, memoirs, histories, and theory. Though she once wanted to go to circus school she now lives in the circus with her two wild boys. She daydreams about learning aerial silks, doing a solidarity learning tour in Cuba, and backpacking the Pacific Rim Trail. She’d also like to garden but so far hasn’t kept any plants alive through an Albuquerque summer.
ESODIE GEIGER
Executive Director
Over ten years and hundreds of students later, Esodie has had the pleasure of shaping this boutique organization into a formidable education center. Her work in the nonprofit sector began in 1989 when she volunteered at a center in Upstate New York that served migrant farmworkers. By 1992, she received her ESL tutor training through Literacy Volunteers of America. After moving to Albuquerque in 2012, she found herself looking for a volunteer opportunity that led her to Ethos. The right to basic literacy for everyone keeps her plugging away daily. When she’s not working you might find her filming a movie (she’s been in 60 film/ TV productions), walking her three dogs, or watching Svengoolie with her fiancé Shawn.
CINDY KETCHUM
Program Director
Cindy Ketchum joined our team in April 2015. She has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. For her, it’s all about the people. Cindy enjoys cheering others on and celebrating their successes, so much so that perhaps professional cheerleading should have been one of her career paths, although all that jumping and flipping would have ended that career quickly. During her time here, she’s helped create student curriculum, shored up student testing, improved volunteer onboarding processes and contributed to vital grant reporting.
