ASOFEBE - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2020 - 2022
PRESIDENT - Héctor Bernabé Recinos
Bernabé was a founding member of STECEL, the union of the hydroelectric company (CEL) and of the FENASTRAS federation. With 10 others from his union, he was imprisoned in August 1980. The STECEL “eleven” were released in October 1984 and exiled to the Netherlands. Recinos decided to return to El Salvador in 1988. He reintegrated as a worker in the CEL, as a trade unionist, and in the revolutionary movement of that time. He retired in 2002 to dedicate himself to cooperative businesses and the organization of victims of the armed conflict. In addition to being a leader of ASOFEBE, he is active in the Committee of Former Political Prisoners (COPPES), an organization founded in prison, and in the REDES Foundation.
VICE PRESIDENT - Ricardo Antonio Jovel
Ricardo was a member of the Board of Directors of Fenastras throughout the eighties, and this after having trained and developed as a trade unionist in the fishing industry in Puerto Triunfo and the east of the country. With Febe Velásquez they became a couple and had a son, Nelson. He is considered the widower of Phoebe.
TREASURER - Andrés Garcia
Andrés continues to be active on the Board of Directors of SITRAANDA, the workers' union of the national water company, and in organizations of veterans of the armed conflict. He is one of those fired from ANDA in the 1980s who continue to fight for the restoration of their rights. He was a victim of the bombing of Fenastras in 1989 and left with serious injuries to his skull and arm. Like many, he continues to suffer hearing damage from the expansive force of the bomb. He is one of the complainants who support the legal process initiated by ASOFEBE.
SECRETARY - Donald Lee
Donald is a Canadian political scientist and trade unionist who lives in El Salvador. It has been working in solidarity with Salvadoran unions for 4 decades. He is one of the founding members of ASOFEBE.
MEMBER - Gerardo Díaz
Gerardo was the Secretary General of Fenastras at the time of the bombing and he was badly injured. He had been working for years as a trade unionist in the health sector - as a union leader at the Policlínica hospital. After the bombing, he was subjected to serious threats to himself and his family and chose to migrate to Australia. He remains active in ASOFEBE through electronic means.
MEMBER - Arnulfo Grande
Arnulfo is a veteran of the STECEL "eleven" and of the armed conflict. He was the general secretary of the union at the time of the imprisoning of its leadership (August 1980). He accompanied Bernabé in the decision to return to the country after being exiled in the Netherlands. With his 85 years of age, he continues to support ASOFEBE in its activities and the commemoration of the martyrdom of four compañeros and five compañeras.
MEMBER - Ricardo Pérez
Ricardo was active in the leadership of Fenastras throughout the eighties. He specialized in the training and education of members. He was injured in the bombing of the building in October 1989 and is another of the complainants who support the legal case initiated by ASOFEBE and who has given the most to ensure its progress. He served us as president for several years. He has recently been limited by difficulties with his eyesight, but continues to support and advise on the development of the legal case and other aspects of our work as an association.
April 2022
PRESIDENT - Héctor Bernabé Recinos
Bernabé was a founding member of STECEL, the union of the hydroelectric company (CEL) and of the FENASTRAS federation. With 10 others from his union, he was imprisoned in August 1980. The STECEL “eleven” were released in October 1984 and exiled to the Netherlands. Recinos decided to return to El Salvador in 1988. He reintegrated as a worker in the CEL, as a trade unionist, and in the revolutionary movement of that time. He retired in 2002 to dedicate himself to cooperative businesses and the organization of victims of the armed conflict. In addition to being a leader of ASOFEBE, he is active in the Committee of Former Political Prisoners (COPPES), an organization founded in prison, and in the REDES Foundation.
VICE PRESIDENT - Ricardo Antonio Jovel
Ricardo was a member of the Board of Directors of Fenastras throughout the eighties, and this after having trained and developed as a trade unionist in the fishing industry in Puerto Triunfo and the east of the country. With Febe Velásquez they became a couple and had a son, Nelson. He is considered the widower of Phoebe.
TREASURER - Andrés Garcia
Andrés continues to be active on the Board of Directors of SITRAANDA, the workers' union of the national water company, and in organizations of veterans of the armed conflict. He is one of those fired from ANDA in the 1980s who continue to fight for the restoration of their rights. He was a victim of the bombing of Fenastras in 1989 and left with serious injuries to his skull and arm. Like many, he continues to suffer hearing damage from the expansive force of the bomb. He is one of the complainants who support the legal process initiated by ASOFEBE.
SECRETARY - Donald Lee
Donald is a Canadian political scientist and trade unionist who lives in El Salvador. It has been working in solidarity with Salvadoran unions for 4 decades. He is one of the founding members of ASOFEBE.
MEMBER - Gerardo Díaz
Gerardo was the Secretary General of Fenastras at the time of the bombing and he was badly injured. He had been working for years as a trade unionist in the health sector - as a union leader at the Policlínica hospital. After the bombing, he was subjected to serious threats to himself and his family and chose to migrate to Australia. He remains active in ASOFEBE through electronic means.
MEMBER - Arnulfo Grande
Arnulfo is a veteran of the STECEL "eleven" and of the armed conflict. He was the general secretary of the union at the time of the imprisoning of its leadership (August 1980). He accompanied Bernabé in the decision to return to the country after being exiled in the Netherlands. With his 85 years of age, he continues to support ASOFEBE in its activities and the commemoration of the martyrdom of four compañeros and five compañeras.
MEMBER - Ricardo Pérez
Ricardo was active in the leadership of Fenastras throughout the eighties. He specialized in the training and education of members. He was injured in the bombing of the building in October 1989 and is another of the complainants who support the legal case initiated by ASOFEBE and who has given the most to ensure its progress. He served us as president for several years. He has recently been limited by difficulties with his eyesight, but continues to support and advise on the development of the legal case and other aspects of our work as an association.
April 2022
