Our team is made up of people with diverse professional backgrounds and life experiences, from former diplomats to humanitarian workers, from allied health professionals to lawyers. Lived experience of disability is highly valued in our team.
Our clients engage with one lead advisor who gives them access to advisors from across CBM Global’s networks and offices, as well as our disability movement partners, associate advisors and partner organisations.
We work with individual consultants, as well as collaborating with other organisations, including organisations of people with disabilities (OPDs), research institutes and other advisory groups. For example, we have close working relationships with: with the Pacific Disability Forum, the Centre for Inclusive Policy, the Nossal Institute for Global Health and TCI Global.
We commit to providing advice in collaboration with the disability movement in line with their local priorities. There are many ways the disability movement can influence or partner with our work, from strategy and programme steering, to auditing and accountability, to specific technical input. We complement the roles chosen by the disability movement in each situation. See our Statement of Approach for more information.
Meet our team
Kirsty Thompson
Director, Global
Facilitator, Strategist, Adaptive
Kirsty Smith
CEO of CBM UK & BasicNeeds
Strategist, Facilitator, Challenger
Tom Palmer
Senior Advisor, Global
Observer, Reformer, Distiller
Sander Schot
Senior Advisor, Global
Strategist, Enabler, Facilitator
Helen Barrett
Senior Advisor, Global
Facilitator, Researcher, Writer
Tushar Wali
Senior Advisor, Global
Strategist, Collaborator, Networker
Emma Pettey
Senior Advisor, Global
Passionate, Adventurous, Tenacious
Jerome Zayas
Senior Advisor
Witty, Curious, Creative
Cucu Saidah
Advisor, Indonesia
Advocate, Change maker, Connector
Rajesh Marasini
Advisor, Nepal
Facilitator, Active Listener, Explorer
Ujah Sulayman
Advisor, Nigeria
Facilitator, Advocate, Change maker
Zannatul Akhand
Disability Inclusion Coordinator, Bangladesh
Communicator, Empathetic, Intuitive
Bimal Paudel
Disability Inclusion Advisor, Nepal
Trainer, Advocate, and Researcher
Tsitsi Chataika
Disability Inclusion Advisor, Zimbabwe
Researcher, Facilitator, Author
Ayesha Akter
Disability Inclusion Advisor, Bangladesh
Respect, Family, Travel
Kobi Maglen
Director of Program Impact, Australia
Optimism, Collaboration, Creativity
Aleisha Carroll
Research and Effectiveness Lead, Australia
Analyst, Facilitator, Reflective
Briana Wilson
Manager, IAG Australia
Connector, Facilitator, Sense-maker
Tamara Jolly
Manager, Pacific Impact, Australia
Encourager, Ideator, Facilitator
Liz Morgan
Acting Manager, IAG Australia
Facilitator, Analyst, Organiser
Karen Alexander
Principal Advisor, Australia
Tangata whaiora, Devil’s advocate, Champion
Cristy Gaskill
Acting Principal Advisor, Australia
Connector, Facilitator, Reflector
Asahel Bush
Senior Advisor, Australia
Analyst, Supporter, Curious
Teresa Lee
Senior Advisor, Australia
Considered, Adaptive, Analytical
Lucy Daniel
Senior Advisor, Australia
Communicator, Pragmatic, Rights-Based
Courtney Innes
Senior Advisor, Australia
Strategic, Innovative, Collaborator
Julie Smith
Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Lead, Australia
Evaluator, Trainer, Illustrator
Denis Hofer Zihlmann
Advisor, Switzerland
Doer, Communicator, Humanist
Mahbub Kabir
Advocacy and Inclusion Advisory Manager, Ireland
Innovator, Influencer, Networker
Teresa Lawler
Senior Advisor, Australia
Questioner, Advocate, Creative
Isabel Calvert
Advisor, Australia
Enabler, Promoter of others, Human rights lawyer
Jodie Nguy
Advisor, Australia
Reflective, Doer, Foodie
Chantelle Di Battista
Pacific Program Coordinator, Australia
Reflective, Analytical, Listener
Kieran Cummins
Manager, Program Impact Operations, Australia
Adaptive, Innovative, Strategic
Leah Odongo
Head of Effectiveness
Strategist, Synergist, Enabler
Hasan Tawfique
Project Manager, Australia
Learner, Thinker, Planner
Jenny Lyn Hernandez
Program Manager, Global
Resourceful, Analytical, Strategic
Kate Rodriguez
Project Coordinator, Global
Cooperative, Creative, Lifesaver
Simione Bula
Pacific Field Officer
Analytical, Adaptable, Strategic
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