Our Team

Our Team

Christel DeHaan 1942-2020
Founder, Christel House International

Everyone faces challenges in life—but the capacity to overcome hardships, learn from mistakes, and forge ahead in the face of immense adversity is a quality inherent in most successful individuals.

The obstacles facing Christel House students are daunting—daily exposure to gang warfare, drugs, alcoholism, hunger, abuse, negative role models, violence, suffering, and discrimination—but every day our students come to school, learn, and set their sights on a better tomorrow. They have dreams, and while at Christel House their aspiration is to make those dreams become reality.

We celebrate their determination and courage. They are breaking through the barriers of poverty to build a new and better life for themselves and a future for their families. They are our heroes, and role models for others to follow.

Sincerely,

Christel DeHaan
Founder, Christel House International

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Our Leadership
Bart Peterson
President and CEO, Christel House International
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David Harris
Executive Vice President, Christel House International
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Dr. Sarah Weimer
Chief of Staff
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Vandana M Kapur
Chief Financial Officer
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Morty Ballen
Senior Vice President, Global Academics
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Tal Gilad
Senior Vice President of Development
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Ana Paula Buzo
Chief Talent and DEI Officer
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Jaison C Mathew
CEO, Christel House India
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Javier Alarcón Benet
Executive Director, Christel House Mexico
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Adrienne Marais
CEO, Christel House South Africa
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Emily Masengale
CEO, Christel House Indianapolis
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Jason Scott
Executive Principal, Christel House Jamaica
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