Joan Vermeulen is a Founding Director and Consultant at Vance Center for International Justice. She possess expertise in human rights, non profits, nonprofits, ngos, program management and 14 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I know Joan as colleague and friend since the year 2000. We have worked together in multiple activities and projects related to public interest and pro-bono lawyering in Argentina as well as in Latin America and in the US. Joan is good at synthesizing ideas and out of that developing innovative projects and approaches to addressing different issues related to her areas of interest. She is also someone who can work with a diverse group of people, and a dynamic leader who can take the best of those working with her. Roberto Saba" and "At the Vance Center, Joan was instrumental in creating a network of law firms throughout Latin America that have made a significant pro bono commitment. She has a knack for commanding the respect of people with diverse perspectives within non-governmental organizations as well as in the private sector. She is a visionary leader who achieves excellent results."