Staff
CVT staff are dedicated professionals who work in locations in Africa, the Middle East and the United States to heal the wounds of torture and to bring an end to its use in the world. We bring our commitment, expertise, skills and specialized training to the locations where we can reach the greatest number of survivors of torture possible.
Are you interested in joining the CVT team? Check out our careers page. Note to job seekers: CVT extends an offer of employment only after a multi-step, personal interview process. The complete list of open CVT positions is located here.
Executive Staff
- Ruth Barrett-Rendler Deputy Director
- Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell Director of Development
- Betsy Brown Communications Director
- Peter Dross Director of External Relations
- Deb Ekeren, MA, SPHR Director of Human Resources
- Curt Goering Executive Director
- Craig Higson-Smith, MA Director of Research
- Andrea Northwood, Ph.D., LP Director of Client Services
- Neal Porter, MA, MPPM Director of International Services
- Scott Roehm Director of Washington DC Office
Administration
- Mwamini Bundi Office Coordinator
- Lucinda Pepper Executive Assistant
- Alexandra Sevett, MPP Assistant to the Deputy Director
Atlanta
- Fakhria Ghulam Hussain Mental Health Case Manager
- Adaobi Iheduru, Psy.D., LP Clinic Manager and Psychologist
- Darlene Lynch, Esq. Head of External Relations for CVT Atlanta
- Mia Powers, MA, LPC Psychotherapist
- Stephanie Swafford, MS Client Services Coordinator
Capacity Building
- Sara Bracewell Website Administrator
- Ann Lundberg Logistics and Communications Coordinator, National Capacity Building Project
- Huy Pham, MPH National Capacity Building Project Manager
Client Services – Minnesota
- Naomy Abdurahman, DNP-PMHNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Kahin Adam, MPH, MSW, LGSW Somali Community Educator and Psychotherapist
- Jill Davidson Social Worker
- Rosa E. Garcia-Peltoniemi, Ph.D., LP Senior Consulting Clinician
- Amal Hassan Community Educator
- Miriam Hauser MSW, LGSW Social Worker
- Lisa Ide, MD Physician (independent contractor)
- Casie Iwata, MA, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Susan Jasko, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist/Clinical Supervisor
- Novia Josiah-Isaac, MSW, LGSW Social Worker
- Amy Kamel, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Amanda McDonald, MSW, LICSW Social Worker and Case Manager
- Jenna Nomeland, MSW, LGSW Social Worker & Intake and Referral Coordinator
- Kathleen O'Donnell Burrows, MSW, MPP, LICSW Mental Health Partnerships Project Manager
- Sara Phillips, LICSW Mental Health Care Manager/Social Worker
- Shalya Rajathurai Client Services Coordinator
- Jennifer Scofield, MSW, LGSW Social Worker
- Brynn Smith, MSW, LICSW Clinic Manager
- Elizabeth Sullivan Electronic Health Records Administrator
- Heather Tracey, MSW, LICSW Lead Clinician and Clinical Supervisor for Social Services
- In-Zu Tuan, MD Psychiatrist (independent contractor)
- Marcos Urrea Client Services Insurance Coordinator
- EhTa Zar Client Services Coordinator
Communications
- Jenni Bowring-McDonough Media Relations Manager
- Sabrina Crews Marketing Communications Specialist
- Amanda Scheid Graphic Designer
Development
- Sarah Henely Annual Giving Manager
- Laura Kuhlmann Donor Engagement Officer
- Sarah Novack Foundation Associate
- Christopher Torres Development Associate
- Amy-Jo Versolato, JD Strategic Initiatives Officer
- Stanton Wood, MFA Strategic Initiatives Officer
- Anna Zaros, MA Donor Engagement Manager
Finance
- Jim Breitfeller Senior Accountant - Operations
- Mary Bruce Grants Accountant
- Fatu Diallo International Grants Accountant
- Debbie Hunt Payroll Administrator & Accounting Associate
- Mary Kinder Controller
- Singer Macrae Senior Accountant - Grants Compliance
- Tarju Sonie, BBA, MBA International Grants Accountant
- Ka Thao Medical Billing Coordinator
Human Resources
- Allyson Therien, MNM, PHR Human Resources Generalist
- Heather Walton, MA, PHR Human Resources Coordinator
International Services
- Carlos Aceves Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Emily Beltmann-Swenson International Services Program Coordinator
- Liyam Eloul, MA Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Ilona Fricker Clinical Advisor for Physiotherapy
- Laura Gueron, DPT, MPH Clinical Advisor for Physiotherapy
- Sonali Gupta Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Justin Hett Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Veronica Laveta, LCSW, MA Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Edie Lewison, MPH Program Officer
- Luca Modenesi Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Paul Orieny, Ph.D., LMFT Sr Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Patrick Robbins International Services Program Manager
- Sydney Stead International Services Program Coordinator
- Leslie Tou International Services Program Coordinator
Ethiopia
- Maki Katoh Country Director
- Potiphar Nkhoma Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Nhial Wicleek Psychotherapist/Trainer
Kenya
- Michael Kamau Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Jepkemoi Kibet Physiotherapist/Trainer
- Rosina Mruttu Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Elizabeth Muli Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Rebecca Njoki, MS Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Yuvenalis Omagwa Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Samuel Orangi Kakuma Field Coordinator
- Abdullahi Sheikh Dadaab Field Coordinator
- Pablo Traspas Country Director
- Joseph Wesonga Physiotherapist/Trainer
Middle East
- Reem Abbasi Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Islam Al-Aqeel Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Yusra Al-Kailani Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Ahmad Al-Shouly Social Services Manager
- Moath Asfoor, MA Outreach & Partnership Manager
- Mohamad Bny Salameh, Ph.D. Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Laura Hickey Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Kristin Lucas Physiotherapist/Trainer
- Mousa Naffa, MBA CVT Jordan Country Director
- Twana Rahim Country Representative
- Simone van der Kaaden, MSc Regional Representative
Uganda
- Gabriele Marini, MA Psychotherapist/Field Representative
- Martin Muli Kunga Associate Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Rebecca Schwartz Country Director
New Tactics in Human Rights
- Omar Altabakha MENA Initiative Associate Trainer
- Emily Hutchinson, JD Program Manager
- Brent Jensen, MS Online Engagement Coordinator
- Tarek Lamouchi Training Development Officer (Tunis)
- Rula Mughrabi MENA Initiative Finance and Logistics Officer
- Nancy Pearson, MSW, LISW Training Manager
- Nancy Thorne, MBA Program and Communications Coordinator
- Noor Zada MENA Initiative Manager
Public Policy
- Alison Beckman, MSW, LICSW Senior Clinician for External Relations
- Andrea Carcamo-Cavazos Senior Policy Counsel
Research
- Kirsten Anderson MA Program Evaluation Advisor
- Raghda Elshafie, MS Program Evaluation Advisor
- Jenn Esala Research Associate
- Shannon Golden, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Laurel Lunn, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Sarah Peters, Ph.D. Program Evaluation Advisor
- Sabrina Roowala, MPH Program Evaluation Specialist
Technology
- Joseph Moore Technical Support Specialist
- Mike Nation Network Administrator
Volunteer Services
- Beth Wickum Director of Volunteer Services
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