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{{Short description|Salvadoran humanitarian worker and public health expert}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Celina de Sola
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1976|11|05}}
| birth_place        = [[San Salvador]]
| nationality        = [[El Salvador|Salvadorian]]
| other_names        =
| education          = [[Bachelor of Arts]], [[Master of Social Work]], [[Professional degrees of public health|Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)]]
| alma_mater         = [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Harvard University]]
| occupation         = President at Glasswing International
| years_active       =
| employer           = Glasswing International
| title              = President
| predecessor        =
| known_for          =
| spouse             = Ken Baker
| children           =
| website            = [https://glasswing.org/team-member/celina-de-sola/  glasswing.org/team-member/celina-de-sola/]
}}
'''Celina de Sola''' (born November 5, 1976, in [[El Salvador]]) is a Salvadoran humanitarian worker and [[public health]] expert.  She is the Co-founder and Vice President of programs at Glasswing International, a non-profit international organization headquartered in [[San Salvador]] and [[New York City]].<ref >{{cite news |newspaper= OrbMagazine |title= Latin America's Got Talent: Los Niños de Casita Maria Warble with Deborah Voigt; Glasswing's Guys Sax it Up; & a Spanish Señorita Paints White on White  |url= http://www.orbmagazine.com/sotto-voce/latin-americas-got-talent-los-nios-de-casita-maria-warble-with-deborah-voigt-glasswings-guys-sax-it-up-orita-paints-white-on-white/ |date= September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref >{{cite web |publisher=  Elsalvador.com    |title= Glasswing, diez años transformando vidas     |url=  http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/350378/glasswing-diez-anos-transformando-vidas/   |date= May 17, 2017}}</ref>
==Education ==
De Sola received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a [[Master of Social Work]] (M.S.W.)  from the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. She also received a [[Professional degrees of public health|Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)]] from [[Harvard University]].
==Career ==
Early in her career, de Sola worked as a consultant for organizations including the [[Population Council]], URC, and [[Allynwood Academy|Family Foundation Schools]]. She was also a crisis interventionist for Latino immigrants in the United States. As Director of emergency response for [[AmeriCares]], de Sola led responses to [[Humanitarian crisis|humanitarian crises]] including [[Liberia]], [[Darfur]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iraq]], as well as the tsunami in [[Indonesia]].
=== Glasswing International===
After a long career in [[Humanitarian aid|humanitarian response]]s and implementation of international [[public health]] programs, de Sola decided to return to El Salvador.  She had interest in applying her international experience to transform vulnerable communities. Then in 2007, together with her brother Diego and husband Ken Baker, she co-founded Glasswing International, a non-profit organization in Latin America, the Caribbean and NYC.<ref >{{cite news |newspaper= [[Americas Quarterly]] |title= Civic Innovators: Diego de Sola, Ken Baker and Celina de Sola, El Salvador |url=  http://www.americasquarterly.org/node/2468 |date= January 9, 2018}}</ref><ref >{{cite news |newspaper= [[Financial Times]]   |title=  Surreal El Salvador      |url=  https://www.ft.com/content/908f49ba-3dd9-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0    |date=  January 20, 2012}}</ref><ref >{{cite news |newspaper= [[Carmen Busquets]] |title= NGO Glasswing Extends Its Reach Into U.S. |url= https://www.carmenbusquets.com/journal/post/glasswing-international-extends-its-reach-into-us |date= January 9, 2018}}</ref> Its mission is to address the [[root cause analysis|root causes]] of poverty and violence through public education, public health and community empowerment in [[San Salvador]], El Salvador.<ref >{{cite news |newspaper= [[Americas Quarterly]]   |title=  How Trump's Immigration Decision Could Worsen El Salvador's Violence     |url= http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/how-trumps-immigration-decision-could-exacerbate-el-salvadors-violence     |date=  January 9, 2018}}</ref><ref >{{cite news |newspaper= [[The Atlantic]]   |title=  El Salvador's Gangs Are Targeting Young Girls |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/el-salvador-women-gangs-ms-13-trump-violence/554804/     |date=  March 4, 2018}}</ref> As the organization's Vice President of  programs, de Solas designs and implements community-based initiatives that bring institutions and people together through joint action.
==Recognition ==
In 2018, de Sola was selected to join the inaugural [[Obama Foundation]] Fellowship class.<ref >{{cite web |publisher=  Elsalvador.com    |title=  Fundación Obama reconoce la labor de Glasswing International    |url=   http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/471683/fundacion-obama-reconoce-la-labor-de-glasswing-international/   |date= April 16, 2018 }}</ref><ref >{{cite web |publisher=  Obama Foundation   |title= THE 2018 FELLOWS    |url=  https://www.obama.org/fellowship/2018-fellows/    |date= 2018 }}</ref>  De Sola has been recognized by several notable organizations including The Tällberg Foundation ("Tällberg Global Leader", 2016),<ref >{{cite web |publisher=  Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls   |title=  Celina de Sola, 2016 Tällberg Global Leader    |url=  https://amysmartgirls.com/celina-de-sola-2016-t%C3%A4llberg-global-leader-261a30bffab2     |date= 2016 }}</ref><ref >{{cite web |publisher= Tällberg Foundation  |title=  Tällberg Global Leaders   |url= http://www.tallbergfoundation.org/how-we-work/tallberggloballeadersalumni/celina-de-sola/    |date=  }}</ref> the Ashoka (Fellowship since 2015),<ref >{{cite web |publisher= Ashoka   |title=  CELINA DE SOLA    |url=  https://www.ashoka.org/en/fellow/celina-de-sola    |date=  2015}}</ref> [[The Lego Group|LEGO Foundation]], and [[Skoll Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skoll {{!}} Skoll Foundation Announces 2020 Awards for Social Entrepreneurship|url=https://skoll.org/2020/04/15/skoll-foundation-announces-2020-awards-for-social-entrepreneurship-clone/|access-date=2021-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Candid|title=2020 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Announced|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/2020-skoll-awards-for-social-entrepreneurship-announced|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Philanthropy News Digest (PND)|language=en}}</ref>
De Sola has also presented at violence prevention conferences organized by the [[World Health Organization]], [[USAID]], Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles, and the Women in the World Summit.<ref >{{cite web |publisher=  [[New York Times]] - Women in the World  |title=  Leaders talk women in combat and the refugee crisis during Women in the World Salon |url=  https://womenintheworld.com/2015/12/11/leaders-talk-women-in-combat-and-the-refugee-crisis-during-women-in-the-world-salon/   |date= December 11, 2015 }}</ref> Her work has been featured on several notable media including [[CNN]] and [[HuffPost Live]].<ref >{{cite web |publisher= Clinton Foundation  |title=  Community Schools: Life Skills for Violence Prevention   |url= https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments/community-schools-life-skills-violence-prevention    |date=  }}</ref><ref >{{cite web |publisher= Global Philanthropy Forum   |title= Speakers - Global Philanthropy Forum 2018   |url=  https://philanthropyforum.org/people/celina-de-sola/ |date= 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life ==
De Sola is married to Ken Baker, a co-founder of Glasswing International and has a young son. They live in San Salvador and [[New York City]].
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://glasswing.org/team-member/celina-de-sola/  Celina de Sola's page]
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Social workers]]
[[Category:Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni]]
[[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century Salvadoran women]]