Administrative Team
The Administrative Team, what most organizations call staff, provides administrative and program support for teams in the field.
- Administrative Director: Muriel Schmid, muriel@cpt.org
- Canada Coordinator: Rachelle Friesen, rachellef@cpt.org
- Communications Coordinator: Caldwell Manners, communications@cpt.org
- CPTnet & Social Media Editor: Kathy Kern, kk@cpt.org
- Delegations Administrator: Lukasz Firla, delegations@cpt.org
- Development Coordinator: Alicia Rynkowska, alicia.rynkowska@cpt.org
- Finance Manager: Mark Frey, markefrey@cpt.org
- Outreach Coordinator: Julie Brown, outreach@cpt.org
- Personnel Coordinator: Kryss Chupp, personnel@cpt.org
- Program Director: Milena Rincón, program@cpt.org
- Program Support Coordinator – Colombia: Carolina Gouveia Santana (interim), psccolombia@cpt.org
- Program Support Coordinator – Iraqi Kurdistan: Lukasz Firla, lukaszf@cpt.org
- Program Support Coordinator – Palestine: Mona el-Zuhairi, monazuhairi@cpt.org
- Training Coordinator: Contact Program Director, program@cpt.org
Field Teams
Field teams do the front-line work of CPT in solidarity with our global partners based in our program sites. They are made up of both stipended workers (full- and part-time) and Reservists (Peacemaker Corps members who volunteer their time). See here for more information about our programs.
- Colombia: cptco@cpt.org
- Aegean Migrant Solidarity – a program of CPT-Europe: lesvos@cpt.org
- Iraqi Kurdistan: cptiraq@cpt.org
- Palestine: cptheb@cpt.org
Psychosocial Care
CPT prioritizes care and wellbeing in the work that we do. The Care Coordinator operates in a space apart from from, but in dialogue with, the Administrative and Field Teams.
- Psychosocial Care Coordinator: Melissa Berkey-Gerard, care@cpt.org
Sponsors
CPT is sponsored by the following denominations, agencies and groups. Sponsors are represented on CPT’s Steering Committee (governing body).
Denominations
Organizations
- Congregation of St. Basil (Basilians)
- German Mennonite Peace Committee (Deutsche Mennonitische Friedenskomitee)
- Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is CPT’s governing body and functions as a Board of Directors. It is comprised of representatives from CPT’s Sponsors and Peacemaker Corps, as well as members At-Large.
- Chair: Marie Benner-Rhoades (Church of the Brethren)
- Vice-Chair: Steve Heinrichs (Mennonite Church Canada)
- Treasurer: Wilson Tan (At-Large Member)
- Interim Secretary: Victoria Bateman (At-Large Member)
- Amy Yoder McGloughlin (Mennonite Church USA)
- Annelies Klinefelter (At-Large Member)
- Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez (At-Large Member)
- Gisela Cardoso (At-Large Member)
- James Jakob Fehr (Deutsches Mennonitisches Friedenskommittee / German Mennonite Peace Committee)
- James Thomas (At-Large Member)
- Leia John (Peacemaker Corps Representative)
- Michael Himlie (Peacemaker Corps Representative)
- Mohammed Salah Mahdi (Peacemaker Corps Representative)
- Nathan Perrin (Friends United Meeting)
- Rafael Lopera (Basilian General Council)
- Ruth Noel (Presbyterian Peace Fellowship)