People

Founders

Mark Shimada

Executive Director

Kusala US

Brings over 30 years of experience in instructional design, leadership development, programme and project management, and whole systems improvement.

Juan Ghersinich Eckers

International Relations Director

Kusala US

Has over 23 years of international experience in programme management, digitalisation and decarbonisation.

Vit Rozkovec

Chief Technology Officer

Latudio

Brings 15 years of experience in development and maintenance of applications.

Board of Directors

Scott Pralinsky

President

Brings with him over 20 years of experience in international nonprofit management, fifteen of which were spent in Central America.

Matt Meader

Vice President

Has more than 15 years’ experience in strategy, learning, analytics, operations, facilitation, and continuous improvement with a Fortune 25 company.

Kristina Fried

Vice-President and Treasurer

Is a U.S.-based lawyer with experience in international refugee and statelessness law, U.S. asylum and immigration law, and international human rights law.

Currently, there are potentially 9 language project populations to serve:

  • Ukrainians in Germany
  • Mexicans and Latin Americans in the US
  • Rohingyans in the US
  • Congolese in the US
  • Haitian Creoles in the US
  • Venezuelans in Brazil and the US
  • Syrians in Germany
  • Syrians in France
  • Syrians in Italy