Our Leadership
We work as a team, serving together to provide physical and spiritual care to children with disabilities around the world.
Executive Team
Management Team
Adey Abate
Executive Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Orlando Basilio Jr.
Medical Director
Elly Chemey
Executive Director / Malawi
Chimwemwe Chimbatata
Spiritual Director / Malawi
Peter Cowles
Executive Director / Philippines
Kevin de Smidt
Head of Technology / US
PJ Deposa
Spiritual Director / Philippines
Tim Erickson
Executive Director/Uganda
Greg Forney
Head of Advancement / US
George Găvruș
Executive Director / Niger
Andy Groop
Senior Director of Facilities / US
Heather Hunter
Director of Global Outreach / US
Frida Kabaso
Executive Director / Zambia
Abed Kilonzi
Executive Director / Kenya
Earnest Kioko
Senior Director of Spiritual Ministry
Terence Kombe
Spiritual Director / Zambia
Joshua Korn
Director of Grants, Acquisitions, and Management / US
Dr. Giorgio Lastroni
Medical Director / Zambia
Victor Mose
Spiritual Director / Kenya
Dr. Collen Msasanure
Doctor in Charge / Zimbabwe
Jorum Mugari
Spiritual Director / Zimbabwe
Dr. Tim Nunn
Medical Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Shelley Oliver
Medical Director / Niger
Dr. Kaiser Raphael
Medical Director / Malawi
Bryony Schultz
Director of Operations, CURE Distribution Center / US
Jonathan Simpson
Executive Director / Zimbabwe
Deborah Stowell
Global Director of Communications / US
Mesfin Taye
Counseling Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Joseph Theuri
Medical Director / Kenya
Fred Wangwa
Spiritual Director / Uganda
Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye
Medical Director / Uganda
Medical Leaders and Doctors
Annet Kirunda Akol
Nurse Manager / Uganda
Dr. Andrew Amata
Anesthesiologist / Zambia
Dr. Orlando Basilio Jr.
Medical Director
Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Zimbabwe
Dr. Yodit Enkossa
Pediatrician / Ethiopia
Dr. Mesfin Etsub
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. Felicidad Felicilda
ENT Surgeon / Zambia
Dr. Rick Gardner
Chief Medical Officer
Juliane Hachaambwa
Nurse Matron / Zambia
Dr. Karim Hagbe
Medical Consultant / Niger
Dr. Andrew Hodges
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Philippines
Dr. Sarah Hodges
Deputy Director and Consultant Anesthesiologist / Philippines
Dr. Mwemezi Kaino
Anesthesiologist / Kenya
Susan Kampeni
Head of Nursing Services / Malawi
Dr. Giorgio Lastroni
Medical Director / Zambia
Dr. Nicholas Lubega
Orthopedic Surgeon / Malawi
Dr. Samuel Maina
Head of Clinical Services / Malawi
Dr. Mbonisi Malaba
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Paul Mang’oli
Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Joseph Maweja
Medical Officer / Zambia
Dr. Cyril Ilho Moyo
Orthopedic Surgeon / Zambia
Dr. Collen Msasanure
Doctor in Charge / Zimbabwe
Dr. Tesfaye Mulat
General Plastic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. John Mugamba
Senior Neurosurgeon / Uganda
Dr. Diane Nahimana
Anesthesiologist / Niger
Dr. Anthony Nesoah
General Surgeon / Niger
Veronica Nimene
Nurse Manager / Niger
Dr. Tim Nunn
Medical Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Philemon Ogeto Nyambati
Pediatric, Orthopedic, and Spine Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Humphrey Oketchi
Neurosurgeon / Uganda
Dr. Shelley Oliver
Medical Director / Niger
Dr. Kaiser Raphael
Medical Director / Malawi
Dr. Benjamin Rüdiger
Anesthesiologist / Ethiopia
Andrew Scales
Head of Physiotherapy / Malawi
Dr. Uli Seeberger
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Niger
Dr. Frederico Sibona
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Thomas Sough
Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Micah Tan
Orthopedic Surgeon/Philippines
Dr. Dixon Chaponda Tembo
Anesthesiologist / Zambia
Dr. Jean-Claude Theis
Head of Orthopedic Services / Malawi
Dr. Sindula Tshoma
Anesthesia Medical Officer / Zambia
Dr. Laurence Wicks
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. Fasto Yugusuk Ladu
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Tewodros Tilahun Zerfu
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Ireen Muzeta Zimba
Nurse Matron / Zambia
