Community Advisory Board

Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) members are volunteers who help guide the work of the Barbara Chester Award project. They are a diverse group of individuals who are invested in ensuring the purpose of the award is not forgot.

Allen Keller, MD

2003 Barbara Chester Award Recipient. NY

Barbara Poley, MA - Hopi and Laguna / Bear Clan
Retired; Former Executive Director of The Hopi Foundation. Arizona Community Foundation Board, & Spirit Aligned Legacy Leader. AZ

Craig M. Oettinger

Associate Professor of Sociology (retired), University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX

Diana Kordon
2016 Barbara Chester Award Recipient, Argentina

Jorge Cabrera

Field Office Director, Casey Family Programs. San Diego, CA

Kathi Anderson
Executive Director of Survivors of Torture, International- San Diego, CA; Executive Committee Member of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims- Copenhagen, Denmark; Executive Committee Member of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs

Mary Fabri, PsyD

2009 Barbara Chester Award Recipient. Arizona

Meredith Larson

Human rights advocate, with MPH focused on Torture Rehabilitation; former Selection Committee member

Ryan Kober

Former Legal Advocate for Mexican and Central American Asylum Seekers; Current Collaborative Facilitator with Building Healthy Communities. Del Norte County & Tribal Lands, CA

Shari Eppel
2000 Barbara Chester Award Recipient. Zimbabwe

Valaura Imus-Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tribal Member with 16 years of direct victim services to crime victims. Executive Director/Founder of Hongwungsi Consulting Services & employed with the National Criminal Justice Training Center