Jeanette Barrack is a physical therapist and business owner with experience in management and development of comprehensive outpatient rehabilitative services (speech, occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation, and psychological services). Jeanette specializes in pain management and has practiced in the San Diego Area for approximately 18 years. She is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los Angeles. She holds a degree in science, physical therapy, and gerontology. Jeanette is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the orthopedic section of the American Physical Therapy Association and the San Diego Speaker’s Bureau. She is a guest lecturer at San Diego State University.

“I have been in the therapy and healing field for over 20 years. I currently have my own practice in La Mesa, California.In the past, while I was developing multidisciplinary outpatient services, I had the wonderful opportunity of working with Kathi Anderson. When Kathi approached me in November of 2000 to ask if I would help SURVIVORS develop their multidisciplinary medical component, I said yes. I felt strongly that anything Kathi was involved in was of good quality and would challenge me to give back to the community. I became a board member and have learned much through this role. I have seen the healing and compassion of others and the challenges that these strong individuals (survivors) face. If we as individuals respond to their needs they eventually become productive, healthy members of our community.”

Denise M. Francis, is a Certified Public Accountant, with over 20 years’ experience. She graduated from California Lutheran College in 1982 and immediately started work at Peat, Marwick, and Mitchell in Los Angeles. Denise has lived in Los Angeles, CA, Modesto, CA, Maui, HI, and currently resides in San Diego, CA. In the course of raising her three children, she has worked as a Girl Scout leader, Sunday school teacher, soccer coach, football mom, and PTA chairperson. She currently works at Intuit.

“During the spring of 2001, I was working full time as a CPA, and, along with my husband, was busy raising three children. Kathi Anderson approached me one day at church and asked if I would consider working with SURVIVORS. She explained SURVIVORS' mission and invited me to become more familiar with the organization. I have a strong financial background and SURVIVORS was in need of someone with my experience. I joined the board shortly after and have been the financial officer since 2002. I have been able to contribute my knowledge to SURVIVORS, and I have learned much about the torture atrocities that occur throughout the world. An unexpected benefit of my service on SURVIVORS' board is that my children now know that the world is not as rosy as the community in which they have been raised.”

Jorge Cabrera is the director of the San Diego field office of Casey Family Programs, a foundation based in Seattle that provides direct services to foster youth and engages in collaborative and systems improvement efforts with the public child welfare system and other community organizations. Jorge has a Masters in Social Work from Arizona State University. Jorge has a strong interest in building partnerships that impact the well-being of children and families of color. For almost 15 years, Jorge was active in working with refugee populations and providing clinical services to survivors of torture and their families in Tucson, AZ.

“My experience with refugees and survivors of torture dates back to 1990. I was privileged to become acquainted with a group of caring individuals who were assisting refugees coming from Central America who were fleeing political persecution and civil wars. As a social worker with clinical training, I became involved in providing clinical services on a volunteer basis for many years. This work has been life changing for me. The opportunity to serve individuals who had suffered nameless acts and social, familial and cultural dislocation has been a humbling and highly enriching experience. Furthermore, I have been able to build relationships with the most committed group of selfless individuals who I now consider my friends and mentors. After re-locating to San Diego in 2004, I was pleased to find out about SURVIVORS and the opportunity to help with this work again.”

Tim Banzhof has been involved in various facets of internet technology for more than 20 years and has a broad range of experience in that arena. He is currently employed by Scripps Health and previously served in the U.S. Military. While in the Navy, he traveled to the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, and many other parts of the world. As a board member, Tim said he hopes to provide some assistance to the existing board members with challenges as they relate do technology choices and/or implementation. Tim joined the board in 2009.

“I served in the United States Military for six years and I have been to countries where human rights and civil rights are not treated with the respect that they have in the United States. I believe it is important to take a stand on issues like this and be clear about being an advocate for humanity. Having said that, I think our own government’s recent involvement in torture has shown me that this is not an issue one can afford to remain silent or inactive about. I think it is imperative that people speak out about how wrong torture is-- under any circumstances.”

Ann Durham is the director of the Regional Health Occupations Resource Center at Grossmont College. As a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, Ann understands the physical needs that many of our clients have, and she is aware of the sensitivity required in treating their needs. Adding to her experience in healthcare, Ann obtained her law degree from Thomas Jefferson Law School. Ann has contributed to SURVIVORS’ work in many ways, from volunteering at mailing parties to educating the Office of Congressman Duncan Hunter about torture survivors.

“I first learned about Survivors of Torture, International through Kathi Anderson in 1999. I have been a supporter since that time because I admire and respect the work that is done to help torture victims rebuild their lives. I'm incredibly impressed with the array of services that are provided to those in need. As a nurse attorney, a mother, and a member of the community, the mission of SURVIVORS and the spirit and dedication of the Board, staff, and volunteers touches me deeply. I am honored to serve on the Board with this group of outstanding individuals.”

Jennie Hollis is a therapist at Palomar Family Counseling Services where she provides individual, group, and family therapy to low-income preschoolers with emotional, social, or behavioral problems. She is a member of a team trained to deliver in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She gained experience has an intern with UCSD’s Faculty and Staff Assistance Program and Mental Health Systems. Jennie obtained her M.S.W. from San Diego State University. Prior to her mental health work, Jennie was a section manager at Hewlett Packard. She brings to the board of directors broad knowledge and experience in business and people management, process development, systems engineering, and technical and research evaluation. She joined the board in 2009.

"I am pleased to be associated with SURVIVORS: supporting the organization's ability to provide services to survivors, helping to draw attention to the global threat of torture, and advocating for the abolition of torture worldwide. Torture is an egregious violation of fundamental human rights. I have struggled with the fact that, even in our own country, leaders have been able to justify the denial of and assault on human rights in the name of public safety and national security; I have been appalled to realize how easily these acts have been justified, perpetrated and then accepted by a population that considers itself moral and just, especially when that population feels itself under threat. These acts, and those perpetrated on a global level, have heightened my desire to be actively involved in aiding survivors and helping to stop these abhorrent practices from grabbing hold of our collective soul."

Jim Jaranson is board certified in psychiatry as well as in public health and general preventive medicine. His education includes medical school, psychiatry residency, an MA in anthropology from the University of Minnesota, and an MPH from Harvard. He semi-retired from active practice of psychiatry in 2003 in Minnesota and moved to southern California, where he is actively involved as a consultant in the field of rehabilitating politically-motivated torture survivors. He has co-chaired the Section on the Psychological Consequences of Torture and Persecution of the World Psychiatric Association, is a board member of the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, and represented the United States on the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims from 1992-2001 and as an independent expert on the Executive Committee beginning in 2003. He has chaired the board of directors of Survivors International in San Francisco, served as a board member of the Program for Torture Victims in Los Angeles, and provided consultation and evaluation for Survivors of Torture,International in San Diego.

In Minnesota, he was Principal Investigator of a five-year NIMH-funded epidemiology project surveying torture and violence in the Somali and Ethiopian populations at the University of Minnesota and still holds a faculty position in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health. He was Director of Medical Services at the Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis from its inception in 1985 until 2001. In 1984 he founded and directed the International Mental Health Program in the Psychiatry Department of St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center (Regions Hospital) in St. Paul, Minnesota until 1998. Dr. Jaranson has written and lectured on many aspects of the care of refugee patients and torture survivors and has worked in cross-cultural mental health settings since medical school. He is first editor of the book, Caring for Victims of Torture, published by American Psychiatric Press in 1998.

Dr. Jaranson’s awards include distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the Community Caregiver Award by Minnesota Physician, honoree in the "World of Difference" Program, and the Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award. He has been listed in Who's Who for leading professionals and executives and was voted an outstanding physician for the central region of the United States on multiple occasions.

Carol Morabito first was introduced to the work of SURVIVORS when she was an intern in the office of California State Senator Dede Alpert. Carol has her master’s degree in social work administration with a concentration in mental health from San Diego State University. She is currently a sales trainer at Jitterbug. Carol chairs the board’s advocacy committee and serves on the fund development committee.

“I have been fascinated by and impressed with the work that SURVIVORS does for several years. When this opportunity came up, I realized that this would be the best possible way to contribute to both the cause and the organization.”

Howard E. Moseley is the Chief Assistant Inspector General for the California Office of the Inspector General in Sacramento, California. He graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton and obtained his law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. He has traveled to many countries, including Kenya, Rwanda, China, Austria, and Costa Rica. Howard also lived in Argentina during his junior year of high school when a military junta was in power. The junta perpetrated unspeakable crimes against the population, including torture. He says that he was deeply affected by the experience and has advocated for human rights ever since. As a board member, Howard hopes to help SURVIVORS develop relationships at the state and federal level to secure funding where possible, raise the profile of the organization, and expand outreach to the public.

“I was approached by Kathi [SURVIVORS’ executive director] about expanding SOTI’s mission to include advocacy for torture victims in Sacramento. As a former prosecutor, I have always advocated for victims' rights and have been a life-long student of international law and human rights. Thus, I felt compelled to help.”

Diana Ross comes with nonprofit management experience as well as expertise in working with diverse populations. She works for the Center for Community Solutions, an organization that strives to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice. Diana says she has always had an interest in civil and human rights because of her early life experiences.

“I am saddened by the tactics used by many countries (including our own) to exercise power and control over others. More so I am compelled to act by how complicit we can be as a society in allowing leaders the right to violate the physical and psychological well-being of people. It is important to support the direct work that is making a tangible impact through action, advocacy, and volunteerism.”