The center in Loíza empowers children from an early age to enjoy life through education, and the other center provides a life experience for the young who have left school without completing their high school education. They become part of the Nuestra Escuela community, so together they can embrace with love a new lifestyle to accomplish their goals for the well-being of their family, community, and country. 

Ana is a specialist in the biopsychosocial academic approach and has focused on developing an educational service model that provides students and their families with personal development tools, leadership skills, and healing. She has helped to impact and transform the lives of thousands of families through her centers.  

Ana’s work is widely recognized and Nuestra Escuela has received numerous awards. She serves on the executive committee of the board of selection for the Miranda Foundation’s Solidarity Award, and in 2014 she was recognized with the “Defender of Human Rights” award by the College of Professional Social Workers of Puerto Rico. Nuestra Escuela was honored with the Sor Isolina Ferré Medal for “Excellence in Service to Others” and the “Award for Solidarity” from the Miranda Foundation. In 2015, Nuestra Escuela received the Tina Hills Award for Outstanding Service to the Community from the Angel Ramos Foundation.

Ana completed a bachelor’s degree in Arts of Psychology at the Metropolitan University and is pursuing her master’s degree in Administration of Nonprofit Organizations with a minor in Schools Administration at the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico. She is certified in alternative education by the University of Puerto Rico.

She is past Executive Director and Vice President of Filantropia Puerto Rico, where she helped develop a new fund to strengthen the voice and impact of Puerto Rico’s nonprofit sector in the island’s transformation as it recovers from the double blow of a natural disaster on top of an economic crisis. The FORWARD Puerto Rico Fund raised close to $10M that has been largely committed to policy-relevant research and advocacy,

Petrovich spent fourteen years at the Ford Foundation, eleven as Director of global work in the fields of education, gender, and religion. She oversaw staff and programs in thirteen offices around the world, developed and implemented global strategies and managed an annual grant-making program budget in excess of $70M 

She has consulted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, Fundación Ángel Ramos, Transparency International, and Rutgers University, among others.  

Petrovich was also the National Executive Director of ASPIRA, a national association promoting Latino youth leadership and equity in educational opportunities.  Other prior positions include Director of Research Studies at the American Council on Education; Director of the Research Institute at InterAmerican University in Puerto Rico; and faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico.  Her service on commissions and Boards of Directors have included: the White House Commission on Latino Educational Excellence, Independent Sector, Mount Holyoke College, Miranda Foundation, and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe.  

Her numerous publications include the book Bringing Equity Back (Teachers College Press, 2005) with Amy Stuart Wells and Strategies for Improving Public Education (Ford Foundation, 2008).  She has a doctorate in educational policy research from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelors and Masters degree in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico.  

Jose is originally a “jibaro” (i.e.- a man of the mountains in Taino language)- born and raised in the township of Adjuntas, a coffee grower/ agricultural town at the very top of the Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico’s highest mountain range. For more than 20 years,  he lived in the San Juan Metropolitan area, pained by a yearning he could not name. However, Jose was eager to explore his potentials as a visual artist and graphic designer. Jose studied visual arts and graphic design in Puerto Rico, traveled to Morocco, London, Madrid, Seville. He participated in expositions,  studied, explored, and worked. Jose also lived in Miami for a while and then returned to Puerto Rico to work, explore, and create more. 

Then came the hurricanes. Suddenly, he found himself living in Saint Thomas and Saint John, working in the reconstruction of these islands that perhaps suffered more of the hits of the hurricanes Irma and Maria, than the island he calls home. It was then that he understood another aspect of what it is to be Caribbean and a Puerto Rican artist of African Descent; our deep connection to Nature as a force of destruction, dispersion, and renewal.

Currently, she is a member of Kellogg Foundation Social Council for Racial Equity. In 2010, she received a United Nations Medal for Arts and Culture. Frequent collaborator of Spain’s journal El Pais and founder of Salon Literario Libroamérica and its program #Quenoseacabenlaspalabras (#Maywordsneverend) for diversification in readership and inclusion of marginalized people of color in Latin American and Caribbean education, arts and letters circuits. She has written more than 20 books and won many literary prizes for her work.

She has worked with numerous nonprofits as project architect, manager and coordinator on initiatives such as art and educational exhibitions, community organizing around public space conservation, and low-income housing construction.

In 2009, she founded the nonprofit organization Transformando Nuestro Entorno, a platform from which she works on projects aimed at raising awareness among Puerto Rican citizens about topics related to the preservation and responsible development of the physical environment.

She currently works as director of strategic initiatives for Filantropia Puerto Rico, where, among other tasks, she leads a funders working group that supports a just recovery process that centers on the voices of communities to rebuild homes and access land security on the island in the midst of a double challenge: a fiscal crisis and the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. 

Programs will be held in English and will include some Spanish translation.

U.S. citizens do not need a passport to visit Puerto Rico. Those from countries outside of the U.S. will need a passport and the other required documents needed when you travel to the U.S. Please email [email protected] if you need a supporting Visa Letter.

All water provided at La Concha Renaissance Resort is safe to drink. There may be some parts of the island where water is not recommended for drinking but generally speaking, the island’s water is safe.

No car rental is necessary. Shuttles, taxis, and Ubers are available to take you between the airport and the resort.

You will receive a confirmation email once your purchase is processed.

Feedback Labs will offer refunds on the following timeline: June 25 – January 1: 50% refund available upon request. January 2 – February 28: Refunds not available. In the case of inclement weather conditions, Feedback Labs is unable to offer refunds, and we strongly encourage attendees to purchase travel insurance given the time of year.

Yes! Very Early Bird tickets secure a 40% discount and are on sale until July 31, 2019 and Early Bird tickets secure a 20% discount and are on sale until October 31, 2019. Need help making the case? We’ve got you covered—access our justification letter here,
personalize it, and pass it on to your supervisor. Additionally, we’re pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to attend Feedback+San Juan which you can apply for here.

Feedback Labs is unable to offer a student discount, but we do offer free and reduced price tickets for volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please apply here.

You are welcome to attend part of the Feedback+ if you are unable to stay for the full 2.5 days, but we are unable to offer a discounted ticket price. Attendees will deepen their understanding and skills regarding feedback as the Feedback+ progresses so we strongly recommend full attendance.

Special rooms will be set aside for breastfeeding attendees at La Concha Renaissance Resort. Information about rooms and directions will be made available on the day of the Feedback+ Summit.

We are happy to assist any attendees who may need different accommodations. Please email Meg at [email protected] to arrange.

Like most professional conferences, we suggest dressing in smart casual or business casual attire during the plenary and breakout sessions. There may be activities, outings, and social hours held outdoors or which involve some physical activity during the Feedback+San Juan Summit, when different attire is definitely welcome!

You are welcome to bring along guests to stay with you in the room(s) you book at La Concha Renaissance Resort, respecting the limit of guests per room communicated by the Resort. However, guests must purchase a ticket in order to attend Feedback+ programs.

We need to cover our costs, but understand that you do too! Please submit this application for a full or partial scholarship. All applications received by November 29th will receive a response by December 6th. Applications received after December 6th will be reviewed on a rolling basis and receive a response by January 10th. If selected for a scholarship, you will have one week to respond. We will ask for continued engagement with the feedback community, which may include but is not limited to writing one blog post for our site and a spotlight feature on our website along with your organization. If you have any questions on your proposal, please contact Meg VanDeusen at [email protected]

You can reach the Feedback Labs Summit team at [email protected] we look forward to hearing from you!