Elise Wilson is Heal Ukraine Traumas’ Executive Director. Elise’s experience is in humanitarian response and international development; she has focused her work on supporting people affected by conflict. Prior to joining Heal Ukraine Trauma, Elise worked with several US based nonprofits and international organizations including UNICEF and IOM. Elise holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown as well as a B.A. in International Relations and B.S. in Hospitality Administration from Boston University.

Elizabeth Ames is a co-founder, CEO, and Treasurer of Heal Ukraine Trauma. Elizabeth’s career has spanned private, public, not-for-profit and international sectors. She served in the Massachusetts State Cabinet and also as Senior Policy Advisor for Economic Affairs and Technology to two Governors. She has 30 years’ country-wide experience in Ukraine and was a pioneer in the former Soviet Union’s transition to a free-market economy. Elizabeth holds a BA from Yale, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Oksana Gryshchenko, PhD, has worked in international business, government relations, and politics. She has been the head of an international business consulting company for over 15 years, specializing in bringing foreign investment into Ukraine. She was an advisor to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine (2006-2007; 2010-2014). She also has extensive experience in national grass-roots politics and contemporary art curating. Her other areas of interest include studies of Western Esotericism and Psychology, exploring the relationship between religion and science. In the past year, she has been involved in the development of rehabilitation centers for veterans in Ukraine.

Amy Goodrich is a recent US Army veteran with multiple deployments and experience in conflict areas. Her interests are in human security and stabilization efforts which stem from her work in East and West Africa. Amy earned a B.A. in Law and Justice Studies from Rowan University and a M.A. in International Studies from North Carolina State University with a specialization in African security and governance.

Natasha’s experience is in global health and international development. Natasha earned her Master of Social Work with a Certificate in Global Health from the University of Wisconsin. Natasha began her career in public child welfare, leading initiatives for the protection of vulnerable children in the U.S., Haiti, and East Africa. She spent several years in Haiti overseeing donor development for a healthcare organization. In addition to working with Heal Ukraine Trauma, Natasha works as an International Development Specialist with a global health network providing technical assistance on U.S. government-funded projects to pediatric and maternal health foundations across Africa, Latin America, and Romania. Natasha also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Social Work.

As a trained neuropharmacologist and a registered pharmacist, Olga has held a number of roles in clinical trial management, drug development, biotech, and pharmaceutics. Dr. Chernoloz is a specialist in the pharmacology of psychoactive compounds. Olga has extensive experience in the research of psychoactive compounds for mental health and neurological applications. In this arena, she provides strategic advisory on clinical development, scientific due diligence, and full-cycle clinical trial management.

Dr. Chernoloz has developed a program for Continued Medical Education in Psychedelic Medicine. She is a scientific advisor to Psychedelics Studies Research Group at University of Toronto. Olga is interested in the therapeutic potential of psychoactive drugs in the treatment of mental health disorders and the improvement of quality of life in healthy individuals. Dr. Chernoloz authored a number of original research articles and a chapter in an instructional book on Neurobiology of Mood Disorders. Olga is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa where she teaches Neuroscience of Psychedelics.

Diego is an experienced CTO and software engineer, formerly an MIT trained applied scientist, with a passion for leveraging technology to help improve people's lives. He has deep experience taking mobile and web products from ideation all the way to user's devices for both big and small brands alike. He does this by collaborating closely with key stakeholders, compassionately building and leading multi-disciplinary teams, and focusing on user needs over profit. He's excited to combine his deep experience in tech and passion for social impact to help HUT succeed in their digital efforts.

Colin Greenstreet is an experienced healthcare executive and entrepreneur. Colin was previously VP, R&D Strategy at GlaxoWellcome (now GSK). He founded several companies, including a healthcare professional services company. Earlier in his career, Colin worked in consulting at Booz Allen and McKinsey. He earned a BA in philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford, and was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard Business School, where he received an MBA. Colin lives in London.

Iryna Frankova, M.D., PhD, is an assistant professor at the department of clinical, neuro- and developmental psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and senior researcher at the ARQ centrum 45, the Netherlands. She is a chair of the Traumatic Stress Network, European college of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP). Iryna is also an assistant at the department of medical psychology, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy at Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Her main interests are secondary prevention of PTSD, digital interventions in promotion of mental health and wellbeing, and global mental health.

Neeka Levy is a Registered Nurse working with Veterans as a Psychedelic Researcher and Acute Psychiatric Staff Nurse. She has a BS in Neuroscience and Nursing from University of Pittsburgh. She is a Russian speaking daughter of Jewish-Ukrainian Refugees and is a first generation American. Given her life experience and cultural background she emphasizes holistic high quality psychiatric services. She received MAPS facilitator training for MDMA assisted therapy for PTSD and is a trained Medical and Psychiatric Assessor for psychedelic assisted therapy. She is continuing her education at Johns Hopkins University as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice student while becoming a Psychedelic Practitioner.

Dennis Ougrin is child and adolescent psychiatrist. He currently leads the Youth Resilience Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London and a global mental health studies program aimed at developing community mental health services in Ukraine and other Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Previously, he led the MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at King’s College London and acted as the Chief Investigator of major NIHR, MRC, and charity-funded studies in the field of self-harm and intensive community care services. From 2018-2020, Dennis was the editor-in-chief of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Dennis has expertise in conducting randomized controlled trials in the fields of psychological therapy and mental health service models, the results of which have informed the development of intensive community care services in the UK and internationally.

Oleh Orlov is a co-founder of HUT and the Ukrainian Psychedelic Research Association, the deputy director for research and experimentation at the Yarmachenko Institute of Special Education and Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, an expert on psychological crisis intervention at the Alliance for Public Health, expert at the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, and a private counseling psychologist. Oleh has extensive psychological research experience, leading various research projects as the principal investigator, publishing 11 peer-reviewed articles, and publishing four books and book chapters on mental health and the healthcare system in Ukraine. Oleh holds a BA, Ph.D., and MA in counseling psychology, psychology and special education, and project management.

Dylan Tête is a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and a certified facilitator for mind-body skills groups from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Prior to his current role as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with Red Duke Strategies, Dylan founded Bastion Community of Resilience, America's first intentional community for returning warriors and families living with a traumatic brain injury. He has participated in several veteran initiatives in Ukraine since 2018 and recently married a Ukrainian woman from Kyiv. Dylan is also a combat veteran of the Iraq War and recipient of the George W. Bush Military Service Citation.

Humanitarian, author, and registered clinical counsellor. Jennifer has been director of her company Van Wyck Consulting for over 10 years and has served thousands of clients. She has received a Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada for her humanitarian work during the Ebola response in West Africa, and over the last 12 years has set up mental health programs all over the world helping people to recover from war, natural disasters and epidemics. Her book "The Good Thing About Mortar Shells: Choosing love over fear" was a best seller in multiple categories at its release in 2020. The book is about how to deeply connect with your heart and intuition to hear the message your emotions are trying to give you so that you can get the results you want and make the world a better place. Her passion is teaching people how to see and feel the love that is inside and all around them.

Tim is a seasoned communication and stakeholder engagement strategist, policy advocate and governance expert who’s worked in over 50 countries delivering bespoke, hands-on support to governments, business and civil society groups, international donors and rural communities. He was among the first advisors selected by the U.K. Government’s Stabilisation Unit to help countries recover from violent conflict.

Tim has lived and worked in Ukraine many times since 1995. He is a father of two young men, husband, dog-lover and avid traveller. He is inspired by the opportunity to combine his professional talents and abiding admiration for Ukraine to find groundbreaking ways to help Ukrainians heal - and others too. For Tim, a lasting reconstruction of Ukraine cannot be only physical.

Tim holds a MSc in Journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. with honors in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College.

Anne Wallentine is a writer and communications consultant who applies her expertise across the fields of arts and health. She has held leadership positions in several communications firms, working primarily with healthcare and biopharmaceutical clients on strategic communications. She regularly provides independent journalism for outlets that include The Financial Times, The Economist, the Art Newspaper, and Hyperallergic. Anne graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and earned her master's degree from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.