Admin Team
Meet the team behind the Compassionate Inquiry platform and Professional Online Training.
Ildiko Acs
Internship and Volunteer Coordinator
Contact Ildiko for inquiries about: Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training Internship and Volunteer programs
Sahiba / Dayana Rivera
Program Administrator
Contact Sahiba for inquiries about: Biweekly groups management, including rescheduling and student withdrawals Administrative documentation for each cohort including attendance sheets, pod schedulers, safety plans, and mastersheets Focus Groups Compassionate Inquiry Spanish Program (Sahiba is the Compassionate Inquiry Spanish Program Administrator)
Gabriel Olivella
Administrative Assistant
Contact Gabriel for inquiries about: Course Completion CE Credits Compassionate Inquiry Educator Certificates and Compassionate Inquiry Short Course Certificates
Karolina Sotomayor
Digital Content Coordinator
Contact Karolina for questions regarding: Compassionate Inquiry English Social Media Compassionate Inquiry Blog posts and newsletters. General information about The Professional Training Course including: applications, subsidies, and waitlist. The Professional Training Course communication including: newsletter, course emails, and workshop notifications. Self-Study Short Course for individuals. General information about Compassionate Inquiry […]
Beth Sanderson
Certification Coordinator, CI Facilitator and Practitioner
Contact Beth for inquiries about: Certification and recertification submissions, as well as the outcome of all applications of certification and recertification
Vimalasara (Valerie Mason-John)
CI Facilitator and Practitioner
Dr. Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) is the award-winning author of 9 books. She worked as an international correspondent covering Aboriginal deaths in custody and Land Rights in Australia. After retiring from journalism she trained in the field of anger management and conflict resolution, going on to work as a […]
Sat Dharam Kaur ND
Co-Executive Director, CEO, CI Facilitation Director
Contact Sat Dharam for inquiries about: Course material that the Facilitator is unable to answer Conflicts within the biweekly groups that are unresolved Facilitated Monthly Workshops, Monthly Discussion Groups, L2 Video Reviews Changes to the Compassionate Inquiry curriculum Suggestions for Guest Lectures Zoom calls with Gabor
Alina Karlewicz
Billing Manager, Accounting
Contact Alina for inquiries about: Payments Receipts Refunds Billing questions Issues related to Human Resources
Alanna Brennan
Project Coordinator
Contact Alanna for inquiries about: Translation – inquiries about translating the Short Course or Professional Training. The Compassionate Inquiry Conference – event organization and general questions. Compassionate Inquiry Focus Groups – inquiries about joining or starting a focus group. Compassionate Inquiry Education Foundation.
Kristen DeLorenzi
Director of Operations
Contact Kristen for inquiries about: Management of the Compassionate Inquiry Standard Operating Procedures. Workflows, project management and integration across various teams within CI New CI international offerings Communication between departments Issues related to Human Resources