Meet our US Staff and our Malawi Staff. Each of these individuals are making our organization effective and successful on a daily basis.

U.S. Staff:

Todd Schafer |  Read Bio  |  Q & A with Todd
Chief Executive Officer
 Email: tschafer@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

William Rankin, Ph.D.  |  Read Bio
President Emeritus & Co-Founder
 Email: wrankin@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Ellen Schell, R.N., Ph.D.
International Programs Director
 Email: eschell@thegaia.org

Amy Rankin-Williams
Development Director
 Email: amyrw@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Beth Geoffroy
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
 Email: emgeoffroy@thegaia.org

 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Ninon Jouanjus
Office Manager
 Email: ninon@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Deborah Kull
Southern California Development Officer
 Email: dkull@thegaia.org

Phone: (626) 405-9115

Nancy Sparks
Finance Manager
 Email: nancy@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196
 Fax: (415) 461-9681

Lea Wood
Development Manager
 Email: lea@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Nadia Winters
Events & Communications Manager
 Email: nadia@thegaia.org
 Phone: (415) 461-7196

Karen Deutsch

Program Coordinator

Senior Malawi Staff:*

Jones Laviwa
Country Director

Alice Bvumbwe
Southern Region Project Officer

Adalireni Manyungwa Nkhata
Finance & Administration Manager

* GAIA currently employs 40 Malawi-based staff.