Staff, advisory, and collaborating personnel: USA

Jill Raufman, Executive Director of Kiboko Projects, has directed projects nationally and internationally using models which have resulted in successful cultural exchanges between groups in the USA, Kenya, South Africa, and Russia.  Jill has documented through interviews, video, and photography such projects as the Youth Project USA-Kenya, which have been exhibited in New York, Nairobi, and St. Petersburg. She is currently the Program Manager of the Global Health Center/Global Diabetes Initiative at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from Hunter College in NYC, as well as a MS in Nutrition in Public Health from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She also belongs to the Bronx Health Literacy Collaborative. jill.raufman@gmail.com

Mark Scheflen, visual artist and photographer. His works include writing, photography and video and has traveled extensively throughout the US, Africa and Russia.

Nancy Koprak,MA,BC-DMT,LCAT, as a licensed creative arts therapist, has worked as a senior dance/movement therapist for over twenty five years at Maimonides Medical Center.  An NYU graduate, she has extensive experience with adult psychiatric patients, as well as Alzheimer’s, developmentally disabled and emotionally handicapped children.  She creates multi-cultural groups at Metropolitan Day Health Center.  She collaborated with Kiboko Projects on a multi-media work entitled “Alternating Faces”.  She presents at ADTA conferences and leads dance therapy retreats in the British Virgin Islands.  She supervises students and is on the faculty of the Creative Arts Therapy program at the New School.
Jo Ann Hammond-Meiers, Ph.D., R. Psych. #1321 (AB), BC-ADTR, RCAT, GDDET She has a private practice, part of which is the Alberta Creative Arts Therapy Center. She has years of experience in counseling with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups and is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta, a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with the American Dance/Movement Therapy Association, a Registered Canadian Art Therapist, a Professional member of the American Art Therapy Association, a member of the Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association, and has Level II in E.M.D.R. training and numerous body therapy trainings. Additionally she teaches on contract, is a thesis supervisor, supervises hours for various registrations.
Staff, advisory, and collaborating personnel: Kenya

CALEB OTIENO OWITI:  founder and leader of the Moxies, lead vocalist, composer, choreographer, and visual artist. Collaborate with Mangoma Africa and a full member and trainer at the YMCA CENTRAL Nairobi, Kenya
David Omondi Okello, Kiboko Project Representative in Kenya, is a community mobilizer and manages OVC (orphaned and vulnerable children) programs in Nairobi.  He has worked with Kiboko Projects since 2003, and has been involved with all of the Kenya projects.  He is currently the OVC Project Officer at Aphia Plus Nairobi.

ANTHONY MWANGI KAMAU –Deputy National General Secretary-YMCA-Kenya, Nairobi Central
Anthony Mwangi has a first degree in Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nairobi specializing in Sociology, Economics and French. He has a diploma in Management science from Diepkloof School of business and management and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Gender and Development studies from the University of Nairobi.  He has been the country team leader of YOUTHCORE (Kenya), a research, training and management consultancy Company.

Anthony Mwangi has been engaged in many assignments across Africa and Europe, in grant management, project management, fundraising, proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, sexual and reproductive health.  He has been the national vice chairman of Kenya YMCA as well as the chairman of the national youth committee. Anthony is also an honorary member of the Council on African affairs, since 2008.
Malachi Omondi, Principal, Okok Secondary School, Kisumu, Kenya

CELESTINE KANYIVA MUSYOKA
Director of New Hope Community Center, Mavoko District, Kenya. She holds diplomas in social work and development, HIV and AIDS management, counseling and testing, trainer of trainees (TOT) in prevention with positives, a certificate in home care management and palliative care.

ERICK MATHEKA NDUNDA
Manager for New Hope Community Center Mavoko District, Kenya. He holds diplomas in community development, and certificates in home care management, trainer of trainees in prevention with positives, HIV counseling and testing.

 
Staff, advisory,and collaborating personnel: Russia

Ludmila Panteleeva PhD in English Philology, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (St.Petersburg)  Since 1987 she has been working as an English professor and has published over 40 papers in methodology and philology and took part in more than 30 international conferences on different problems of the humanitarian sciences. Currently, she works as Head of the Department of English for the Natural Sciences and as a Deputy Director of Modern Languages Center at Herzen University.
Elena Gubarevich, Dance Therapist - Born in Kazakhstan. She studied in Leningrad (biology and theatrical studies), and in Moscow as a dance therapist and hold a certificate in Dance Therapy program with Alexander Girshon.  Studied professional dance at the Cannon Dance School; performed with Alexander Kukin Dance Company and taught workshops and master classes.  Her teachers included: Paula J.Jones (USA), Dillon Pal(USA), Alizabet Lee (Britian), Doug Varon, Amy Behn (USA), Jhon Allen(USA), Jennifer Nugent(USA), Paul Matteson(USA), Virpi  Juntti (Finland), Katry Soini (Finland), Kasper D.Poulsen (Denmark), Oleg Sulimenco, Tania Gordeeva,  Alexander Pepeliaev (Russia).  In 2002, she started to work as modern and contemporary dance teacher, choreographer, and started her own company called "Line-10".  She also works with children and adults disabled in the Center for Psychological Help in Velikiy Novgorod.

Irina Vasilyeva born and lives in Russia. She graduated Velikiy Novgorod State University (Management) in 2005. Here in Velikiy Novgorod, at 2002, she started to take contemporary dance classes with Elena Gubarevich (who started Dance Company "Line-10" at the same time) and further became her principal dancer. She taught workshops and master classes in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. Her teachers included Andrea Zaidel (USA), David Dorffman (USA), Alfredo F. Iglesias (Netherlands), Rafael Zelinski (Netherlands), Cori Olinghouse (USA), Keith Hennesy (USA), Loic Touze (France), Moe Yamamoto (Japan), Oleg Soulimenko (Russia).

Evgeniya Petrova - Visual Artist and Teacher
Evgeniya finished the School of Arts # 1, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. She graduated Herzen State Pedagogical University, St.Petersburg in 2002. She has a certificate to teach primary school and to work with Talented Children. Her art work includes: drawing and painting, designing of interiors and church painting commissions. In 2000, she produced shows at the Christian Community Children Theater.  She did commissioned work and restoration painting at the St. Nicolas Church and Museum of History, Elnat (Ivanovskaya region, Russia). She was a working member of the art group “Grandeur” (Moscow, Russia 2007-2010) and design of interior items for private collections. In 2003 she started teaching art at primary school # 635 (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Natalia Shakhanova  teaches English at Herzen State Pedagogical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She’s a full-time senior lecturer at the Department of the English Languages for the Science Faculties. She’s been teaching English for 8 years. She also is a professional translator and specializes in teaching students studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology who need additional skills in the foreign languages  in order to compete in the scientific community.

Natasha Madorskaya - English Professor at Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Irina Furman Artist - studied at Kustodiev School of Arts (former Benoit school of Arts), St. Petersburg, Russia. At 17 she joined the literary club “Daring” at St. Petersburg city Palace of Youth Creativity. In 2008 she became a winner of a city poetic competition among students. Her work includes: drawing and painting, sculpture, ornamental art and poetry.  She currently is studying social science at Herzen State Pedagogical University, St.Petersburg. In November 2010, Irina participated in an art-in-residence program with Kiboko Projects at Herzen State Pedagogical University.
Maria Udalykh - Translator - St. Petersburg, Russia
Irina Shirina - Gymnasuim #1- English Language Teacher, Velikiy Novgorod, Russia