The People Behind Smile Train

Susannah Schaefer
Executive Vice Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, Smile Train

Bill Horan
Chief Operating Officer

Troy Reinhart
Senior Vice President, International Development

Erin Stieber
Senior Vice President, Programs

Elyse Taub
Senior Vice President, Development & Marketing

Dr. Shell Xue
Senior Vice President & Regional Director, North Asia

Melanie Buhrmaster
Vice President, Development

Mamta Carroll
Vice President & Regional Director, Asia

Priya Desai
Vice President, Research and Innovation

Beatriz Gonzalez
Vice President, Finance

Shannon Lambert
Vice President & Regional Director, Americas & Europe

Adina Lescher
Vice President, Community Development

Shari Mason
Vice President, Brand Marketing

Dr. Esther Nyambura Njoroge
Vice President & Regional Director, Africa

Pamela Sheeran
Vice President, Strategic Programs and Partnerships

Janet Blackwood
Senior Director, Grants Management

Rich Confrey
Senior Director, Development

Nijha Diggs
Senior Director, Public Relations

Justin McCarthy
Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships
Lori Nilsen
Senior Director, Marketing Technology
Board of Directors
Roy E. Reichbach, Board Chair
CEO, Phenix Real-Time Solutions, Inc.
Susannah Schaefer, Executive Vice Chair
President & Chief Executive Officer, Smile Train
Robert T. Bell, Finance Chair
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc.
Ed Goren
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Goren Media Group
Mathias Kiwanuka
CEO, Wandering Wines
Arthur J. McCarthy, Treasurer
Alternate Governor, New York Islanders
Richard A. Ruderman
President & CEO, Krieger Ruderman & Co., LLC
Medical Advisory Board
Smile Train’s Global Medical Advisory Board is comprised of world-renowned experts in the field of cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care. Led by Dr. Larry Hollier, Jr., M.D. (Surgeon in Chief, Texas Children’s Hospital) this board helps to guide Smile Train on the safety and quality of our cleft treatment programs in low and middle-income countries around the world.
Felicity Vidya Mehendale, MD, FRCS
President
International Confederation of Cleft Lip & Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies
Director
Global Cleft Lip and Palate Research Program
Centre for Global Health
Usher Institute at The University of Edinburgh
Zipporah Gathuya, MD, MPH
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
The Nairobi Hospital
Secretary
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery Leadership Committee
Peter Donkor, BDS, MDSc, MS, FRACDS, FGCS, FWACS
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Director
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Cleft/Craniofacial Clinic
Vice President
West African College of Surgeons
Larry Hollier Jr., MD, FACS
Chairman
Professor of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
Court Cutting, MD
Chairman Emeritus
Emeritus Professor of Plastic Surgery
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
New York University Medical Center
Ian Jackson, MD, DSc(Hon)FRCS, FACS, FRACS(Hon)
Chairman Emeritus
Emeritus Craniofacial Surgeon
Ian Jackson Craniofacial & Cleft Palate Clinic
Beaumont Health System
Ethylin Wang Jabs, MD
Vice Chairman
Department of Genetics & Genome Sciences
Mount Sinai Medical Center
E. Heidi Jerome, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics
Department of Anesthesia
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Alvaro Figueroa, DDS, MS
Co-Director
Rush Craniofacial Center
Rush University Medical Center
S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
Chief of Plastic Surgery
Miami Children's Hospital
Eric Hubli, MD, FACS, FAAP, FICS
Medical Director of Craniofacial & Cleft Services
Cook Children's Medical Center
Shi Bing, MD
Vice President
West China Stomatology Hospital of Sichuan University
Randy Sherman, MD, FACS
Director, Division of Plastic Surgery
Vice Chair, Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery
Cedars-Sinai
Karoon Agrawal, MD
Senior Consultant
Cleft, Hypospadias & Plastic Surgery
National Heart Institute
Faye Evans, MD
Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia
Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor in Anaesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Richard Hopper, MD
Division Chief for Craniofacial & Plastic Surgery; Surgical Director Craniofacial Center
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Professor in Surgery
University of Washington
Catherine Crowley, J.D., Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, ASHA-F
Professor of Practice and Director of the Bilingual Extension Institute
Teachers College Columbia University
Peter Mossey, B.D.S., Ph.D., F.D.S., R.C.S.
Professor of Craniofacial Development and Associate Dean for Internationalisation
University of Dundee Dental School
Nivaldo Alonso, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery
Department of Craniofacial Surgery
Hospital das Clínicas
University of São Paulo (USP)
Fernando Molina, MD
President
Dr. Fernando Ortiz Monasterio Craniofacial Anomalies Foundation
Professor of Plastic Surgery
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
SMILE TRAIN CLEFT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CCAC)
The CCAC is a group of dedicated volunteers who help advance the organization's marketing goals by serving in an advisory role. The insights provided by this group help inform the organization's communications activities.
Chelsea Baratto
Ashley Barbour
Drew Epling
Christine Errico
Jessi Fasse
Alyson Ferguson
Susan Hollis
Janice Lexton
Michael Pickar
Clare Pickar
Amy Wilde
Jessi Williams
US Staff
Jennifer Alvarado
Office Manager, Operations
Jackie Baca
Manager, Development
Caitlin Banga
Director, Community Development
Julie Bengis
Manager, Team EMPOWER
Madisson Boring
Associate, Public Relations and Social Media
Daniel Carlisto
Associate, Donor Database
Dan Carriero
Creative Director
Robert Casey
Manager, Back End Web Development
Rich Chiriboga
Project Manager, Web Development
Ewa D'Silva
Senior Manager, Programs Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Karen DiBartolomeo
Manager, Finance
Brianne Gallo
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Ariana Gould
Manager, Community Development
Sarah Hamilton
Manager, Programs Communication
Michael Horowitz
Director, Digital Fundraising
Sarah Ingle
Manager, Public Relations and Social Media
Nina Kiernan
Director, Human Resources
Craig Kindel
Director, Information Technology
Derek Kwait
Copywriter
Julian Lattimore
Senior Associate, Programs
Brandon Lawson
Senior Manager, Marketing Content
Bridget Lively
Associate, Team EMPOWER
Emily McAuliffe
Director, Direct Marketing
Nick McGann
Manager, Development
Hilda Melendez
Director, Donor Database
Juan Mendoza
Manager, Accounting
Melissa Merkel-Dallaryan
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Krysta Mochi
Associate, Community Development
Taina Monsanto
Director, Finance
Wendrich Montero
Graphic Designer
Antonina Morari
Accountant
Taylor Nischan
Manager, Development
Ashley Ochs
In-House Counsel
Camryn Pearson
Front End Developer
Grace Peters
Associate, Comprehensive Cleft Care
Jason Pomeroy
Director, Annual Leadership Development
Ryan Puglia
Accountant
Brian Rentas
Digital Marketing Specialist
Merritt Rinard
Manager, Development
David Riordan
Director, Development
Katelyn Rogozinski
Manager, Development
Eric Rosenheim-Patton
Director, Grants Management
Margaret Ruiz
Associate Programs Education and Training
Ewa Rumprecht
Director, Technology Projects
Deb Silver
Senior Manager, Engagement
Jake Tolan
Senior Manager, Direct Marketing
Fernando Valencia
Associate Video Producer
Henry Yeager
Senior Video Producer
Emily Zoller
Senior Manager, Grants Management
UK Staff
Roanne Moore
Manager, Development, UK
Jonathan Roberts
Manager, Community Development, UK
Sarah Selby
Senior Manager, Direct Marketing, UK
Nooranna Sikder
Manager, Corporate Partnerships, UK
Ian Vallance
Director, UK
Germany Staff
Kerstin Diegel
Director, Development, Germany
Johanna Kaufheld
Administrative Assistant, Germany
Africa Staff
Doha Ait
Program Manager, Morocco
Michael Nielsen Andrianomenjanahary
Program Manager, Madgascar
Victoria Awazie
Program Manager, West Africa
Preciosa Bento
Program Assistant, Southern Africa
Nicole Bouba
Program Manager, CEMAC
Nina Capo-Chichi
Program Manager, Francophone West Africa
Becket Gbede
Program Manager, Francophone West Africa
Joseph Kariuki
Program Manager, East Africa
Paul Lobi
Helpline Officer, Nigeria
Vidal Mahundla
Program Manager, Southern Africa
Emily Manjeru
PR & Communications Manager, Africa
Jane Ngige
Program Director, East Africa
Nkeiruka Obi
Program Director, West & Central Africa
Omnia Tawfeek
Program Manager, Egypt
Sibusisiwe Yona
Program Director, Southern Africa
Deborah Bora Zawadi
Program Assistant, DR Congo
Sesnie Zemichael
Program Manager, East Africa
Americas Staff
Andrea Anaya
Program Manager, Central America
Silvia Backes
Program Manager, South America
Mónica Domínguez
Area Director, Mexico, Central America, & Caribbean
Dianne Erquiaga
Program Director, South America
Camila Ferreira
Program Manager, Brazil
Karla Rico Gil
Program Manager, Mexico
Mariane Manfredini Goes
Area Director, South America
Olga Kudamanova
Program Manager, Americas & Europe
Juan Pablo França de la Plata
Director, Marketing & Communications, Americas
Ana Gutiérrez Ulibarri
Administrative Coordinator, Mexico
Ivan Velez
Program Manager, South America
Asia Staff
Neeraj Bali
Director, Communications & Fundraising, India
Ishani Biswas
Program Manager, India
Sanjoy Kumar Chakraborty
Office Assistant, India
Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano
Area Director, South East Asia
Tess Fajardo
Manager, Administration, Philippines
Felix Grimares
Program Manager, Philippines
Leela Imam
Senior Program Manager, India
Anjali Katoch
Senior Director, Communications & Business Development India
Sheila Koyyana
Program Manager, India
Ravi Kumar
Manager, Finance, Accounts, & Administration India
Deasy Larasati
Country Manager, Indonesia
Ingrid Astri Leonlike
Administrative Officer, Indonesia
Erwin Marpaung
Program Manager, Indonesia
Renu Mehta
Area Director, Strategic Projects, South Asia
Ruth Advencya Monalisa
Program Director, Indonesia
Dzung T. Nguyen
Area Director, South East Asia
Gomathi P
Helpline Officer, India
Nguyen Van Thuc
Program Manager, Myanmar
North Asia Staff
Robert He
Country Director, China
UAE Staff
Afaf Meky
Manager, Development, United Arab Emirates
Simulare Medical
A Division of Smile Train
Ubah Elmi
Production Associate
Geon Lee
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Mikayla Li
Production Associate
Branavan Yasabala
Production Leader