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
- Simon Adams, Ph.D. President & CEO
- Alison Beckman, MSW, LICSW Senior Clinical Consultant & Senior Clinician for External Relations
- James Behnke, CPA (Inactive) VP & Chief Financial Officer
- Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell Director of Development
- Betsy Brown Director of Communications
- Leonce Byimana Director of US Clinical Programs
- Peter Dross VP of External Relations
- Liyam Eloul, MA Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Craig Higson-Smith, Ph.D. Director of Evaluation & Research
- Emily Hutchinson Interim VP of Global Programs
- Mark Narayan Recruiter (Independent Contractor)
- Mike Nation Director of I.T.
- Neal Porter, MA, MPPM Director of International Services
- Scott Roehm Washington Director
- Pam Santoso, MPH Interim Director of Capacity Development
- Alexandra Sevett, MPP Senior Advisor for Risk Management
- Brynn Smith, MSW, LICSW Clinic Manager
- Allyson Therien, MNM, SPHR Director of Human Resources
Administration
- Mwamini Bundi Office Coordinator
- Kimberly McGlothlin Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Atlanta
- Alia Azmat Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Jessica Douglas External Relations Officer
- Dorothy Gakii, BSPH, MSP Outreach Coordinator & Community Health Navigator
- Adaobi Iheduru, Psy.D., LP Clinic Manager and Psychologist
- Darlene Lynch, Esq. Head of External Relations for CVT Georgia
- Swetha Suresh, MD Medical Doctor
Capacity Development
- Mitchell Alli eLearning Coordinator & Developer
- Kristin Antin Integrated Security Facilitator
- Emily Beltmann-Swenson Project Officer
- Sara Bracewell Website Administrator
- Lance Height IDREAM Project Manager
- Ann Lundberg Logistics and Communications Coordinator, National Capacity Building Project
- Huy Pham, MPH National Capacity Building Project Manager
- Ruth Yeo-Peterman Resilience Programming Trainer
Client Services – Minnesota
- Mathar Abdullahi Bilingual Community Educator
- Naomy Abdurahman, DNP-PMHNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Hanan Barud Bilingual Community Educator
- Charissa Cable, MSW, LGSW Social Worker and Behavioral Homes Health Navigator
- Shruti Dasgupta, Ph.D Psychotherapist
- Jill Davidson, MSW, LISW Social Worker
- Molly Drew, MSW, LICSW, JD Psychotherapist
- Anne Eichmeyer, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Rosa E. Garcia-Peltoniemi, Ph.D., LP Senior Consulting Clinician
- Amal Hassan, MS External Community Development & Education Coordinator
- Leora Hudak Migration Partnerships Program Manager
- Lisa Ide, MD Physician (Independent Contractor)
- Novia Josiah-Isaac, MSW, LGSW Psychotherapist
- Amy Kamel, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Kenzie Libbesmeier Mental Health Case Manager & Social Worker
- Catherine Luiken, MSW, LGSW Mental Health Case Manager & Social Worker
- Felicia Lynch Bilingual Case Manager
- Emily Manaen, MSW, LSCW Clinical Consultant
- Esther Muturi, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Sara Nelson, MSW, LICSW Social Worker & Targeted Case Management Supervisor
- Annah Nguyagwa, RN Nurse
- Jenna Nomeland, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist & Intake and Referral Coordinator
- Kathleen O'Donnell Burrows, MSW, MPP, LICSW Healing Hearts & St Cloud Project Manager
- Sara Phillips, LICSW Mental Health Care Manager/Social Worker
- Shalya Rajathurai Client Services Coordinator
- Zuryanette Reyes Borrero Bilingual Case Manager
- Jane Roth, MSW, LGSW Mental Health Case Manager & Social Worker
- Jennifer Scofield, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Mimi Starks Client Services Insurance Coordinator & Interpreter Manager
- Elizabeth Sullivan Electronic Health Records Administrator
- In-Zu Tuan, MD Psychiatrist (Independent Contractor)
- Jackie Tuohy Client Records Coordinator
- Jesse Valentin, MSW, LGSW Social Worker
- Ehtataw Zar Client Services Coordinator
Communications
- Pam McCurdy Media Relations Strategist
- Grace Ogihara Senior Graphic Designer
Development
- Shelby Ankrom Donor Engagement Associate & Interim Events Specialist
- Adele Broberg Strategic Partnerships Officer
- Erika Cornett Temporary Development Associate
- Sarah Hembree-Nygaard Development Associate
- Laura Kuhlmann Head of Donor Engagement
- Dana Mach Strategic Partnerships Officer
- Sarah Novack Strategic Partnerships Officer
- Elana Schwartzman Digital & Direct Mail Fundraising Specialist
- Stanton Wood, MFA Head of Institutional Development
Finance
- Miriam Awuor Okello International Grants Accountant
- Dilenia Baez Grants Accountant
- Jim Breitfeller Senior Accountant - Operations
- Denise Cerniglia Grants Accountant
- Melinda Hampton Accountant
- Tracie Huhn-Carr Compliance & Contracts Officer
- Elaine Kanara Senior Grants Accountant
- Mary Kinder Controller
- Hieu Nguyen Senior Finance Analyst
- Ka Thao Senior Medical Billing Specialist
- Christopher White Senior Grants Accountant
- Jodelle Zappa Temporary Grants Accountant
Human Resources
- Sara Neu, PHR Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Leon Tazel, MA, PHR, CP Recruiter/Generalist (Independent Contractor)
- Tami Tucker HR & Benefits Coordinator
International Services
- Carlos Aceves Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Colleen Coyle IS Program Coordinator
- Elizabeth Dirksen Online Learning Assistant & LMS Coordinator
- Ilona Fricker 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
- Kasumi Maeda, MS Program Coordinator
- Elmi Mahamoud IS Program Coordinator
- Luca Modenesi Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Paul Orieny, Ph.D., LMFT Sr Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Patrick Robbins International Services Program Manager
- Leslie Tou International Services Program Coordinator
Ethiopia
- Medhanye Alem Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Sandra Githaiga Clinical Program Director
- Michael Kamau Expert Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Elizabeth Mbatha-Muli Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Firew Mekonnen Country Director
- Ephrem Mengistu Zonal Manager for Gambella
- Isaie Mihigo Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Bereket Tadesse Zonal Manager for Tigray
Kenya
- Amrita Chudasama Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Winnie Gacheru Psychotherapist
- Edna Gicovi Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Michael Kamau Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Nimo Khalif Ali Operations Coordinator
- Jepkemoi Kibet, MSc Clinical Advisor for Physiotherapy
- Yuvenalis Omagwa Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Samuel Orangi Kakuma Field Coordinator
- Mohamed Said Athman, MA Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Abdullahi Sheikh, MA Dadaab Field Coordinator
- Joseph Wesonga, MA Physiotherapist/Trainer
Middle East
- Reem Abbasi, Ph.D Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Islam Al-Aqeel Resilience Programming Trainer
- Maysa Al-Hmouz Resilience Programming Trainer
- Yusra Al-Kailani Resilience Programming Trainer
- Ahmad Al-Shouly Social Services Manager
- Moath Asfoor, MA Senior Manager for Program Development
- Walaa Awwad Physiotherapist Trainer
- Mohamad Bny Salameh, Ph.D. Psychotherapist/Trainer
- April Gamble, DPT Physiotherapist/Trainer
- Randa Haiwafi Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Amy Halter Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Kamal Khalifa Physiotherapist Trainer
- Sinem Koytak Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Sara Pearce Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Twana Rahim Iraq Country Director
- Anas Talalqa Regional Project Manager - Middle East & North Africa
- Simone van der Kaaden, MSc Regional Representative
Uganda
- Martha Amulen Associate Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Charles Komakech Bidi Bidi Field Coordinator
- Gabriele Marini, MA Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Martin Muli Kunga Associate Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Kizito Wamala Psychotherapist/Trainer
New Tactics in Human Rights
- Shaden Al Ajarmeh MENA Trainer
- Haya Al Jouhari MENA Trainer
- Omar Altabakha Interim MENA Program Manager
- Ayman Malhis MENA Digital Media Senior Coordinator
- Melissa McNeilly Project Manager - Digital Content Creation
- Nancy Pearson, MSW, LISW Training Manager
- Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva Training Officer
- Sydney Stead, MSW, LGSW Program Coordinator
- Noor Zada Interim Global Program Manager
Public Policy
- TaMara Hill Policy Officer
- Yumna Rizvi Policy Analyst
Research
- Jennifer Esala, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Shannon Golden, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Lisa Hattori, MPA Temporary Evaluation and Research Lead
- Sarah Lawrence, MPH Clinical Evaluation Coordinator
- Laurel Lunn, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Sarah Peters, Ph.D. Evaluation & Research Lead for International Services
- Sabrina Roowala, MPH Program Evaluation Specialist
Technology
- Mitchell Katayama Web Projects Lead
- Joseph Moore Technical Support Specialist
- Kao Yang IT Generalist/Systems Administration
