Gregory S. Schell - Managing Attorney:  Specializes in migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act and temporary foreign worker (H-2A) program.  Greg graduated from Harvard College, A.B. magna cum laude in Government in1976; and received his JD from Harvard Law School in 1979.  Greg was admitted to the Florida Bar 1979 and to the Maryland Bar in 1985 and is a member of the Southern, Northern, and Middle District of Florida.

Between 1988 and 1995, Greg served as Director of the Farmworker Employment Group at Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. Greg also worked as the Managing Attorney for the Migrant Farmworker Division at Maryland Legal Aid Bureau from 1983 to 1988. He has been the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions for his outstanding work on behalf of farmworkers and has been at the center of significant litigation resulting in major victories for farmworkers and Farmworker advocates in the U.S. Greg speaks Haitian Creole. 

Victoria Mesa- Staff Attorney: Victoria is a Staff Attorney at MFJP, specializing in the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act and temporary foreign worker (H-2A) program. A native of Colombia, Victoria immigrated to the U.S. in 1992. She graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2008, and also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intercultural Human Rights, cum laude. In 2002, Victoria earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Florida International University, with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

While in Law school, Victoria co-founded the Public Interest Law Student Association, and was twice selected as a Florida Bar Foundation fellow to work for the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center providing legal support and representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in immigration proceedings. Prior to MFJP, Victoria was the California Field Organizer for Oxfam America’s Make Trade Fair Campaign and later continued her policy work in support of small farmers and migrant workers’rights. Victoria is a member of the Florida Bar and of the Southern, Northern, and Middle District of Florida. She is fluent in Spanish and French.

Karla Martinez- Paralegal: Karla joined MFJP in October 2009 after serving a two-year year term as an AmeriCorps Team Member with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) in Toledo, Ohio. While at ABLE, Karla worked with the Migrant Farmworker and Immigrant Project, which provides legal services to migrant farmworkers and immigrants.

Karla obtained her J.D. from the University of Iowa, College of Law in 2007 and awaits her admission to the Florida Bar. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004. She is fluent in Spanish.

Sol Couto- Office Manager: Sol began working for FLS in 2001 as the office manager, along with providing receptionist and general office support. Prior to her work with FLS, she worked in the private sector for five years as a legal assistant and specialized in the area of Florida workers' compensation.  Sol is fluent in Spanish.

Matthew Guyette- Settlement Administrator: Matt Guyette is the Settlement Administrator for 8 different class action lawsuits involving more than 13000 migrant workers who picked tomatoes in Florida from 2001-2009.   He is primarily engaged in locating, qualifying and registering eligible farm workers for settlement proceeds.  

His background includes human service program administration and grant writing activities for the City of Boston and project management and technical support activities for the Department of Regional Development of the Organization of American States in Washington.   He has conducted natural hazard mitigation and GIS technology transfer activities on a volunteer basis with the American Red Cross as well as with the regional planning department of Cundinamarca (Bogota,) Colombia.   Mr Guyette is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and conversant in French.