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 Vice President of External Relations
- Craig Higson-Smith, Ph.D. Director of Evaluation & Research
- Emily Hutchinson Vice President of Global Programs
- Adaobi Iheduru, Psy.D., LP Program Manager
- Mike Nation Director of Information Technology
- Neal Porter, MA, MPPM Director of International Services
- Scott Roehm Washington Director
- Pam Santoso, MPH Director of Capacity Development
- Alexandra Sevett, MPP Senior Advisor for Risk Management
- Allyson Therien, MNM, SPHR Director of Human Resources
- Noor Zada Interim Global Program Manager
Administration
- Mwamini Bundi Office Coordinator
- Kimberly McGlothlin Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Atlanta
- Anjum Hussain Psychotherapist
- Darlene Lynch, Esq. Head of External Relations for CVT Georgia
- Swetha Suresh, MD Medical Doctor
- Cecil Walker Psychotherapist
• eLearning
- Elizabeth Dirksen Online Learning Assistant & LMS Coordinator
• Helping Survivors Heal
- Kate Berger eLearning Developer and Coordinator
- Adele Broberg Program Officer
- Colleen Coyle IS Program Coordinator
- Liyam Eloul, MA Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Emily Fitzsimmons Organizational Development Advisor
- Sonali Gupta Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Luca Modenesi Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Brynn Smith, MSW, LICSW Service Management Advisor
- Donald Wheeler Organizational Development Advisor
- Ayla Ybarra Project Manager - Helping Survivors Heal
• Survivors of Torture Initiative
- Islam Al-Aqeel Resilience Programming Trainer
- Maysa Al-Hmouz Resilience Programming Trainer
- Yusra Al-Kailani Resilience Programming Trainer
- Justin Hett Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
• Adaptive Resilience for MENA CSOs
- Anas Talalqa Regional Project Manager - Middle East & North Africa
- Leslie Tou Program Manager - International Services
- Simone van der Kaaden, MSc Regional Representative
• National Capacity Building
- Sara Bracewell Website Administrator
- Ann Lundberg Logistics and Communications Coordinator, National Capacity Building Project
- Huy Pham, MPH National Capacity Building Project Manager
• New Tactics in Human Rights
- Shaden Al Ajarmeh MENA Trainer
- Omar Altabakha Interim MENA Program Manager
- Basil Ibrahim MENA Training Assistant
- 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 Officer
• IDREAM
- Mitchell Alli eLearning Coordinator & Developer
- Kristin Antin Integrated Security Facilitator
- Emily Beltmann-Swenson Project Officer
- Lance Height IDREAM Project Manager
- Cory Matkovich IDREAM Program/Project Coordinator
- Ruth Yeo-Peterman Resilience Programming Trainer
Client Services – Minnesota
- Mathar Abdullahi Bilingual Community Educator & Case Manager
- Naomy Abdurahman, DNP-PMHNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Abdi Ahmed Program Manager and Psychotherapist
- Delfina Arce Mental Health Case Manager
- Hanan Barud Bilingual Community Educator
- Charissa Cable, MSW, LGSW Psychotherapist
- Shruti Dasgupta, Ph.D Psychotherapist
- Jill Davidson, MSW, LISW Social Worker
- 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, MSW, LGSW Mental Health Case Manager & Social Worker
- Catherine Luiken, MSW, LGSW Mental Health Case Manager & Social Worker
- Felicia Lynch Bilingual Case Manager
- Connor Molloy Psychotherapist
- Esther Muturi, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Sara Nelson, MSW, LICSW Program Manager-St Paul Healing Center
- Annah Nguyagwa, RN Nurse
- Jenna Nomeland, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist & Intake and Referral Coordinator
- Sara Phillips, LICSW Mental Health Care Manager/Social Worker
- Shalya Rajathurai Client Services Coordinator
- Zuryanette Reyes Borrero Bilingual Case Manager
- Jennifer Scofield, MSW, LICSW Psychotherapist
- Yasna Shahbazi Psychotherapist
- Miskiya Sherif Community Health Worker
- Juli Smith Clark Clinical Supervisor - Proyecto Mariposa
- Mimi Starks Client Services Insurance Coordinator & Interpreter Manager
- Mara Stemm Administrative Support Specialist - Client Services
- Elizabeth Sullivan Electronic Health Records Administrator
- In-Zu Tuan, MD Psychiatrist (Independent Contractor)
- Jesse Valentin, MSW, LGSW Community Programs & Engagement Social Worker
- Ong Yang Mental Health Case Manager
Communications
- Pam McCurdy Media Relations Strategist
- Grace Ogihara Senior Graphic Designer
Development
- Shelby Ankrom Events Specialist
- Mariel Cooksey Strategic Partnerships Associate
- Erika Cornett Strategic Partnerships Associate
- Annie DuBose Donor Engagement Officer
- Kiley Golberg Development Associate
- Laura Kuhlmann Head of Donor Engagement
- Sarah Novack Strategic Partnerships Officer
- Sarah Nygaard Database Administrator
- Adam Oliansky Strategic Partnerships Associate
- Elana Schwartzman Digital & Direct Mail Fundraising Specialist
- Stanton Wood, MFA Head of Institutional Development
Finance
- Miriam Awuor Okello International Grants Accountant
- Denise Cerniglia Grants Accountant
- Jessica Dirksen Accountant
- Elizabeth Harris Senior Payroll Administrator
- Mary Kinder Controller
- Hieu Nguyen Senior Finance Analyst
- Ka Thao Senior Medical Billing Specialist
- Lue Vang Senior Grants Accountant
- Christopher White Senior Grants Accountant
- Jodelle Zappa Associate Grants Accountant
Human Resources
- Sara Neu, PHR Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Tereussell Pittman HR Generalist
- Tami Tucker HR & Benefits Coordinator
- Melanie Xiong Temporary Recruiter
International Services
- Carlos Aceves Clinical Advisor for Mental Health
- Ilona Fricker Clinical Advisor for Physiotherapy
- 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 Program Manager - International Services
• Ethiopia
- Medhanye Alem Psychotherapist/Trainer
- Winnie Gacheru Psychotherapist
- Sandra Githaiga Clinical Program Director
- 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
- Edna Gicovi 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
- 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
- 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
• 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
Public Policy
- TaMara Hill Policy Officer
- Yumna Rizvi Policy Analyst
Research
- Alyce Eaton Program Evaluator for Capacity Development
- Basant ElBanna Program Evaluator
- Shannon Golden, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Lisa Hattori, MPA Temporary Evaluation and Research Lead
- Christopher Kuonqui Program Evaluator - MEL Advisor
- Sarah Lawrence, MPH Clinical Evaluation Coordinator
- Laurel Lunn, Ph.D. Research Associate
- Sarah Peters, Ph.D. Evaluation & Research Lead for International Services
- Elizabeth Pulsipher Program Evaluator
- Sabrina Roowala, MPH Program Evaluation Specialist
Technology
- Mitchell Katayama Web Projects Lead
- Joseph Moore Technical Support Specialist
- Kao Yang IT Generalist/Systems Administration
