CURE - Key Persons


Adey Abate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Executive Director / Ethiopia

Andy Groop

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Facilities / US

Annet Kirunda Akol

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Manager / Uganda

Bryony Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations, CURE Distribution Center / US

Chimwemwe Chimbatata

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Spiritual Director / Malawi

Chris Tomlin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Music Artist

Dave Helman - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Team

Deborah Stowell

Job Titles:
  • Global Director of Communications / US

Dr. Andrew Amata

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Zambia

Dr. Andrew Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Philippines

Dr. Anthony Nesoah

Job Titles:
  • General Surgeon / Niger

Dr. Bicheng Yong

Job Titles:
  • Consulting Surgeon / Malawi

Dr. C. Scott Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon
Dr. C. Scott Harrison, a successful orthopedic surgeon and international businessman, was asked to perform spine surgery and teach higher-level orthopedic surgery skills to local medical practitioners in Malawi. Over the years, Scott and his wife, Sally, returned to Malawi on many occasions to help children with disabilities. The great physical and spiritual needs of these children weighed heavily on their hearts, and they wanted to do something more about it.

Dr. Chisomo Shawa

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Zambia

Dr. Chris Lavy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Committee
  • Trustee
  • Professor of Orthopaedic and Tropical Surgery at the University of Oxford
  • Professor of Orthopaedic and Tropical Surgery at the University of Oxford, England / Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine / CURE Medical Advisor
Chris Lavy is Professor of Orthopaedic and Tropical Surgery at the University of Oxford, England and also Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is a fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, and a trustee and council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Chris was trained at University College London and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, with further training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and in Oxford, Norwich, Bath, Paris, and Cape Town. His first consultant post was at the Middlesex Hospital in London, but in 1996 he moved to Malawi to work with Christoffelblinden mission (CBM). He has worked for over 12 years in Africa. Chris had the vision for, and raised the funds for the Beit CURE orthopaedic hospitals in Malawi and Zambia, and is working on a sister hospital in Zimbabwe. Chris is committed to surgical training and research in sub-Saharan Africa. He was a founding council member of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) in 1999, and continues this work with the COOL project (COSECSA Oxford Orthopaedic Link). He is a commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. Chris holds BSc, MBBS and MD degrees from the University of London, an MCh from the University of Liverpool, and fellowships in surgery from COSECSA and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in 2007 for services to international orthopaedics.

Dr. Collen Msasanure

Job Titles:
  • Doctor in Charge / Zimbabwe

Dr. Cyril Ilho Moyo

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Diane Nahimana

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Niger

Dr. Dixon Chaponda Tembo

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Zambia

Dr. Dorothy Bbaale

Job Titles:
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Malawi

Dr. Elsa Calvez

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Philippines

Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Uganda

Dr. Evelyn Mbugua

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director / Kenya

Dr. Fasto Yugusuk Ladu

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Federico Sibona

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya

Dr. Giorgio Lastroni

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Zambia

Dr. Greg Bellig

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Committee

Dr. Joe Stowell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Dr. John Mugamba

Job Titles:
  • Senior Neurosurgeon and Head of Training / Uganda

Dr. John O'Dowd - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Medical Director of RealHealth
John is a reconstructive spinal surgeon based in London and Hampshire. Most of his referral base is complex secondary and tertiary spinal problems. He is a recognised opinion leader and professional medical expert. John is the Founder and Director of Education Worldwide of AO Spine Foundation based in Switzerland, the largest representative spinal organisation in the world with over 13,000 members. John has chaired and set up courses, lectured and organised educational networks worldwide. In the business sector John has a passion for start-up businesses as a means to solving healthcare and healthcare technology problems. His business interests range across multidisciplinary rehabilitation through to medical practice management and pure information technology businesses.

Dr. Joseph Maweja

Job Titles:
  • Medical Officer / Zambia

Dr. Joseph Theuri

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Kenya

Dr. Kaiser Raphael

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Malawi

Dr. Karim Hagbe

Job Titles:
  • Medical Consultant / Niger

Dr. Laurence Wicks

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia

Dr. Mary Bernard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Committee
  • Doctor of Medicine / CURE Medical Advisor

Dr. Meredith Workman

Job Titles:
  • Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Mesfin Etsub

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Micah Tan

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Philippines

Dr. Mwemezi Kaino

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Kenya

Dr. Nicholas Lubega

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Malawi

Dr. Orlando Basilio Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Medical Director / Philippines

Dr. Ousmane Hamady Issa

Job Titles:
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Niger

Dr. Paul Mang'oli

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya

Dr. Rick Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Member of the Executive Team

Dr. Samuel Maina

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Malawi

Dr. Sarah Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Director and Consultant Anesthesiologist / Philippines

Dr. Shawn Newhouse

Job Titles:
  • Head of People and Culture / US

Dr. Shelley Oliver

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Niger

Dr. Sindula Tshoma

Job Titles:
  • Medical Officer

Dr. Stefano Bolongaro

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia

Dr. Tesfaye Mulat

Job Titles:
  • General Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Tewodros Tilahun

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Thomas Sough

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Tihut Teshome

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist

Dr. Tim Mead

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Committee
  • Doctor of Medicine / CURE Medical Advisor

Dr. Tim Nunn

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director / Ethiopia

Dr. Tirunesh Busha

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesiologist / Ethiopia

Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon

Dr. Uli Seeberger

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Niger

Dr. Vaughn Frigon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Committee
  • Doctor of Medicine / CURE Medical Advisor

Dr. Yodit Enkossa

Job Titles:
  • Pediatrician / Ethiopia

Duane Cressman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President of Cressman Homes Ltd.

Ear, Nose

Job Titles:
  • Throat Surgeon

Earnest Kioko

Job Titles:
  • Head of Spiritual Ministry

Edward L. Stillman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President, Stillman Volvo

Eide Amparo

Job Titles:
  • Orthopedic Surgeon / Philippines

Elly Chemey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Executive Director / Malawi

Emanuel Mayaki

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Niger

Emily Gratson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Fred Bw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice President of Operations

Fred Wangwa

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Uganda

Frida Kabaso

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director / Zambia

George Găvruș

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Executive Director / Niger

Greg Forney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Head of Advancement / US

Heather Hunter

Job Titles:
  • Director of Global Outreach & People Operations / US

Ireen Muzeta Zimba

Job Titles:
  • Quality and Infection Control Manager

Jerry Tubergen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Board Chairman - President / CEO, Ottawa Avenue Private Capital

Jheryl Cabey

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Manager in KPMG 's Climate Risk & Decarbonisation Strategy Team
Jheryl Cabey is a Manager in KPMG's Climate Risk & Decarbonisation Strategy Team. He works with large corporate clients seeking to understand the emerging risks and opportunities generated by climate change and the transition to a net-zero economy.

Jonathan Ligero

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Philippines

Jonathan Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director / Zimbabwe
  • Meet Executive Director
Meet Executive Director Jonathan Simpson and more of the amazing staff that work at CURE Zimbabwe.

Jorum Mugari

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Zimbabwe

Joshua Best

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Global Director of Marketing / US

Joshua Korn

Job Titles:
  • Head of Partnerships and Impact / US

Judy Bellig

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice President, Diablo Investment Co.

Juliane Hachaambwa

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Matron / Zambia

Justin Narducci - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • President

Kayla Videtich

Job Titles:
  • Director of Monitoring and Evaluation / US

Kevin de Smidt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Head of Technology / US

Louis Reid

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
Louis co-leads a design studio in London, bringing design thinking to product, brand and public services. With a background in UX design, web and application development, following his BSc in Mathematics (BSc) he went on to obtain his masters in Leadership at UCL. During his studies he completed his bachelor's dissertation using Monte Carlo simulation in R, focusing on extending the Goldfeld-Quant test across parametric and non-parametric tests for equality of variance. His master's dissertation involved qualitative research on the effectiveness of leadership development programmes in state school education in Mumbai, India. He is also a qualified teacher and remains passionate about education, having completed the Teach First programme at two secondary schools in Inner West London. In addition, he has a background freelancing in photography, videography, 3D visualisation and brand identity. He is keenly interested and believes in the catalysing potential of business to drive positive social change.

Luke Nieuwenhuis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice President - Distributor Incentives Amway

Marcia McIntyre

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Founder & President, MADALA

Mervyn Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Chief Executive of CSW
Mervyn is Chief Executive of CSW, a Christian Human Rights Advocacy organisation he founded 40 years ago. He has much international experience working with persecuted minorities in over 25 countries, and testifying in Parliament, EU, Washington DC and the UN. He also advises the Foreign Secretary as a member of his Human Rights Advisory Group.

Mesfin Taye

Job Titles:
  • Counseling Director / Ethiopia

Mike Houskamp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Board Secretary - Associate Broker With Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt

Peter Cowles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Executive Director / Philippines

Peter Kyalo

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • Program Officer

Peter Schulze

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Board Treasurer - Chairman, Global Opportunities Holdings

Rosemary Livingstone

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Founder of RL Floral Designs
Rosemary Livingstone is the founder of RL Floral Designs, a boutique, high-end floral design company in Central London. She recently founded RL Image Design - a company that combines her entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and her years of experience in personal branding. Rosemary was born in Zimbabwe and her compassion for the poor and vulnerable is deeply rooted in her African roots and her Christian faith. Her heart for women, children and struggling families in rural Africa leads her to invest her life, time and resources into fruitful opportunities to uplift the needy.

Sara Kahsay

Job Titles:
  • Nursing Director / Ethiopia

Susan Kampeni

Job Titles:
  • Head of Nursing Services / Malawi

Sylvia Kawira

Job Titles:
  • Head of Nursing, Quality & Patient Safety / Kenya

Terence Kombe

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Zambia

Tim Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Executive Director / Uganda

Timothy Perkin

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
Tim is a sustainability consultant at Kumi, where he specialises in responsible sourcing. He advises companies on how to identify and manage human rights and environmental risks in global supply chains. His clients are predominantly consumer brands operating in mineral, agricultural, textile and medical supply chains. Prior to working at Kumi he worked at a foreign aid consultancy and also lived in Malawi for six months, supporting a charity's projects in HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation and agriculture. Tim has a Masters in Economic Anthropology and a BA in Anthropology, both from the University of Sussex, where he particularly focused on issues in the global south.

Veronica Nimene

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Manager / Niger

Victor Mose

Job Titles:
  • Spiritual Director / Kenya