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, Global Fundraising and Relations
Erin Stieber
Senior Vice President, Programs
Elyse Taub
Senior Vice President, Development & Marketing
Dr. Shell Xue
Senior Vice President & Regional Director, North Asia
Mamta Carroll
Vice President & Regional Director, Asia
Beatriz Gonzalez
Vice President, Finance
Shannon Lambert
Vice President & Regional Director, Americas & Europe
Shari Mason
Vice President, Communications
Dr. Esther Nyambura Njoroge
Vice President & Regional Director, Africa
Pamela Sheeran
Vice President, Comprehensive Cleft Care
Janet Blackwood
Senior Director, Grants Management
Priya Desai
Senior Director, Medical Programs
Rich Confrey
Senior Director, Development
Adina Lescher
Senior Director, Community Fundraising
Justin McCarthy
Senior Director, Development
Nijha Diggs
Senior Director, Public Relations
Lori Nilsen
Senior Director, Marketing Technology
Board of Directors
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
Arthur J. McCarthy
Alternate Governor, New York Islanders
Roy E. Reichbach
Board Chair, CEO, Phenix Real-Time Solutions, Inc.
Richard A. Ruderman
President & CEO, Krieger Ruderman & Co., LLC
Medical Advisory Board
The World's Most Respected Cleft Medical Professionals. The Smile Train Medical Advisory Board is comprised of the best and the brightest cleft experts in the world, from maxillofacial surgeons to anesthesiologists to speech pathologists. Led by world-renowned cleft surgeon, Dr. Larry Hollier, Jr., M.D. (Professor of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and Chief, Plastic Surgery Service, Texas Children’s Hospital) this board sets the standards for safety and quality for every Smile Train partner and program.
Larry Hollier Jr., MD, FACS
Chairman
Professor of Plastic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
Ian Jackson, MD, DSc(Hon)FRCS, FACS, FRACS(Hon)
Chairman Emeritus
Emeritus Craniofacial Surgeon
Ian Jackson Craniofacial & Cleft Palate Clinic
Beaumont Health System
Shi Bing, MD
Vice President
West China Stomatology Hospital of Sichuan University
Alvaro Figueroa, DDS, MS
Co-Director
Rush Craniofacial Center
Rush University Medical Center
Eric Hubli, MD, FACS, FAAP, FICS
Medical Director of Craniofacial & Cleft Services
Cook Children's Medical Center
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
Randy Sherman, MD, FACS
Director, Division of Plastic Surgery
Vice Chair, Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery
Cedars-Sinai
S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
Chief of Plastic Surgery
Miami Children's Hospital
Karoon Agrawal, MD
Director-Professor
Department of Burns, Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery
Safdarjung Hospital & VMMC
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
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 & Community Fundraising
Caitlin Banga
Senior Manager, Community Fundraising
Julie Bengis
Manager, Team EMPOWER
Daniel Carlisto
Associate, Donor Database
Dan Carriero
Creative Director
Robert Casey
Manager, Back End Web Development
Sarah Castro
Director, Development
Rich Chiriboga
Project Manager, Web Development
Ewa D'Silva
Senior Manager, Programs Monitoring and Evaluation
Karen DiBartolomeo
Manager, Finance
Brianne Gallo
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Matthew Goldberg
Donor Relations Associate
Ariana Gould
Community Fundraising Manager
Sarah Hamilton
Communications Associate, Programs
Ellyn Harris
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Michael Horowitz
Senior Manager, Digital Fundraising
Sarah Ingle
Associate, Communications
Nina Kiernan
Director, Human Resources
Derek Kwait
Copywriter
Michelle Lan
Graphic Designer
Julian Lattimore
Associate, Programs
Brandon Lawson
Senior Manager, Marketing Content
Michelle Lin
Accountant
Bridget Lively
Associate, Team EMPOWER
Emily McAuliffe
Director, Direct Marketing
Nick McGann
Development Manager
Hilda Melendez
Director, Donor Database
Juan Mendoza
Manager, Accounting
Melissa Merkel-Dallaryan
Manager, Corporate Partnership Business Development
Krysta Mochi
Associate, Community Fundraising
Taina Monsanto
Director, Finance
Wendrich Montero
Graphic Designer
Antonina Morari
Accountant
Taylor Nischan
Development Manager, Midwest
Ashley Ochs
In-House Counsel
Camryn Pearson
Front End Developer
Grace Peters
Associate, Programs
Ryan Puglia
Accountant
Brian Rentas
Email Marketing and Automation Specialist
Merritt Rinard
Manager, Development & Community Fundraising
David Riordan
Director, Development
Katelyn Rogozinski
Development Manager
Eric Rosenheim-Patton
Director, Grants Management
Margaret Ruiz
Associate, Grants Management
Ewa Rumprecht
Director, Technology Projects
Deb Silver
Senior Manager, Special Events
Jake Tolan
Manager, Direct Marketing
Fernando Valencia
Associate Video Producer
Henry Yeager
Senior Video Producer
Emily Zoller
Senior Manager, Grants Management
UK Staff
Jonathan Roberts
Manager, Community & Events Fundraising UK
Sarah Selby
Senior Manager, Direct Marketing
Nooranna Sikder
Manager, Corporate Partnerships UK
Ian Vallance
Director, Fundraising UK
Germany Staff
Kerstin Diegel
Director, Development Germany
Africa Staff
Victoria Awazie
Program Manager, West Africa
Preciosa Bento
Program Assistant, Southern Africa
Nicole Bouba
Program Manager, CEMAC
Nina Capo-Chichi
Program Assistant, Francophone West Africa
Becket Gbede
Program Manager, Francophone West Africa
Joseph Kariuki
Program Assistant, Africa
Yvonne Kavuo
Program Manager, DR Congo
Vidal Mahundla
Program Assistant, 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 Manager, 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
Monica Elizondo
Program Manager, Mexico
Dianne Erquiaga
Program Director, South America
Camila Ferreira
Program Manager, Brazil
Mariane Manfredini Goes
Area Director, South America
Olga Kudamanova
Program Manager, Americas & Europe
Asia Staff
Hossne Ara
Program Manager, Bangladesh
Dr. Zin Ko Aung
Program Manager, Myanmar
Neeraj Bali
Director, Communications & Fundraising, 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
Program Director, 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
North Asia Staff
Robert He
Country Director, China
UAE Staff
Afaf Meky
Manager, Development UAE