Georgia Advisory Council
The Georgia Advisory Council was formed in 2018 to advise and assist CVT Georgia in all aspects of its work. The Council is an association of experts from across the State of Georgia, who are recognized for their leadership and contributions in the fields of law, health and human services, government affairs, business, academia and philanthropy. Council members give generously of their time and talent to CVT and are instrumental in advancing its mission to heal the wounds of torture for survivors, families and communities and bring an end to torture.
Georgia Advisory Council Members
Laurie R. Blank, Emory University School of Law, International Humanitarian Law Clinic
Jennie E. Burnet, Georgia State University Global Studies Institute
Dr. Heval Kelli, Emory Cardiology
Pierluigi Mancini, Ph.D., Multicultural Development Institute
Allen Mast, Sun Trust Foundations & Endowments
Dr. Howard M. Maziar, Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association
Dr. Alawode Oladele, Dekalb County Board of Health
Michael O’Reilly, The Nature Conservancy; formerly with Amnesty International U.S.A.
Kathleen A. Parker, MA, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (retired)
Rick Perera, CARE USA
Lurma Rackley, Habitat for Humanity (retired)
Sita Ranchod-Nilsson, Ph.D, Institute of Developing Nations, a partnership of Emory University and The Carter Center
Fernando Reati, Ph.D, Georgia State University-Atlanta, Department of World Languages and Cultures (retired)
Chris Richardson, BDV Solutions and formerly with U.S. State Department
Amy Zeidan, MD, Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Human Rights Clinic