Executive Committee

Mohannad Awadalla, UC Riverside
Council of Directors Chair
ucr.director@uchaiti.org 

Jessica Jaswal, UC Davis Alumna
jjaswal@uchaiti.org

Nicolás A. Pascal, MA, UC Santa Barbara Alumnus
npascal@uchaiti.org

Kenny Pettersen, UCSD Alumnus (Chair); UCSF Medical
kpettersen@uchaiti.org

Shelly Pettersen
Finance Director
director.finance@uchaiti.org 

Taylor Schooley, UC Berkeley Alumna
Marketing Director
marketing@uchaiti.org 

Nazaire St. Fort, State University of Haiti (UEH)
In-Country Director
country.director@uchaiti.org

Tu Tran, UC Berkeley Alumnus
tutran@uchaiti.org

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Steering Committee

Ami Ben-Artzi, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Daniel Beaman
Executive Assistant, UC Office of the President

Christopher Chase-Dunn, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Sociology, UC Riverside
Director, Institute for Research on World-Systems

Thomas J. Coates, PhD
Michael and Sue Steinberg Endowed Professor of Global AIDS Research, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Director, UCLA Program in Global Health
Co-Director, UC Global Health Institute

Holly S. Cooper, JD
Assistant Director, UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic 

Mary Croughan, PhD
Executive Director, UCOP Research Grants Programs Office

Cheryl Lloyd
Director, UCOP Risk Services – Liability & Property Programs

Nicolás A. Pascal, MA (Chair)
Co-Founder, UC Haiti Initiative
Founder, UCSB Human Rights Council, AS Human Rights Board

George T. Scharffenberger
Program Director, UC Berkeley Master’s in Development Practice Program

William A. Smelko
Co-Founder, UC Haiti Initiative

Thomas Tighe, JD
CEO & President, Direct Relief International
Former Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer, Peace Corps

Tu M. Tran
Co-Founder, UC Haiti Initiative