Staff
Meet our dedicated staff who feel privileged to work together and who walk the talk of ACL!
Mavis Tsai, PhD
Mavis is the Founder of the ACL Global Project. She is the co-creator of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, a clinical psychologist, and a research scientist at the University of Washington.
Michael Uradnik
uradnik@aclglobal.org, 206-310-8278
Michael joins ACL Global Project as our Executive Director. He has over 25 years of leadership experience in healthcare and nonprofit organization strategy and operations.
Daneil Newcomb
Daneil, our Manager of Community Building and Education, is a scientist-turned-social services-provider with a passion for community building and data analysis. Her career path has ranged from oceanographic research in the San Juan Islands to canvassing for environmental organizations…
Anja Huesch
Anja comes to the ACL Global Project Manager of Operations position with a Master’s degree in North American Studies, Sociology, and African Studies.
Meet, Miko, our new Media and Communications Specialist at ACL Global Project. With over 10 years of experience guiding and advising students through the higher education setting, Miko transitioned into this role while pursuing Google’s Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing and E-commerce. He knew immediately, after reading what ACL is all about, that he wanted to be part of the team. Miko looks forward to creating awareness of the work that ACL and the global chapters do, as well as increasing ACL’s overall online presence. Apart from work he is married with two kids, enjoys spending time outdoors and is also known for delving into the Salsa world (not the kind that you eat but the kind that makes you move your feet :-))
Miko Cardenas
Meet, Miko, our new Media and Communications Specialist at ACL Global Project. With over 10 years of experience guiding and advising…
Board of Directors
Our talented Board of Directors has a shared passion for ACL and provides essential oversight, direction and collaborative guidance for our work and organizational strategy.
Susan Partnow
Susan, our board president, and founding board member is devoted to integrating the spiritual with social activism, building community, and capacity for healing and peacemaking.
Manuela O’Connell
Manuela joined our board in 2022 as a long-time Chapter Leader and writer of ACL protocols.
Holly Yates, MS. LCMHC
Holly Yates has been in private practice in North Carolina since 2004. Her specialty areas are working with adults both individually and in groups as well as couples addressing depression, anxiety, life transition and life stressors through clinical intervention and skills training.
Augustine Veliath
Augustine joined the ACL board in 2022 and brings a wealth of leadership experience to our organization.
Bob Kohlenberg, The Greatest Champion
ACL Global Project lost one of our greatest champions in late 2021. Bob Kohlenberg, beloved mentor, father, and husband of Mavis Tsai died on November 28th, 2022. For Bob’s memorial and links to his memorial videos, please visit https://recompose.life/obituary/dr-robert-bob-kohlenberg/
Robert Kohlenberg
PhD, ABPP
Robert is the co-creator of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP).
ACL Chapter Leaders
Our chapter leaders are the vital heartbeat of ACL around the world. From varied backgrounds, they all have a common love for the experiences ACL provides and a desire to share it with their own communities.
O’Connell, Manuela Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan Ignacio Stecco Cordoba, Argentina
Martin, NeLi Online . Noosa, Australia
Collins, Jenni Perth, Australia
Seys, Annick Hasselt, Belgium
Laura Inés Rivera Betancourt Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Brunkow, Fernanda Curitiba, Brasil
Kameyama, Marcia São Paulo, Brasil
Lopes, Joseuda Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Guimarães, Rodrigo Salvador, Brasil
Gomes, Paulo Porto Alegre, Brazil
ALMEIDA SILVA, ANA CLARA CUIABÁ/ MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL
Gabriela Damasceno Porto alegre, Brazil
Simões, Aline Salvador, Brazil
Ramos, Fabiana Pinheiro Vitoria, Brazil
Lopes, Allana Brasília, Brazil
Chacon, Priscila São Paulo, Brazil
GUmiy, Natali Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Zhang, Wendy Beijing, China
Guerrero, Natalia Bucaramanga, Colombia
Kjelgaard, Rikke Copenhagen, Denmark
Rasmussen, Susan Copenhagen, Denmark
Henry Höhme Sonneberg / Coburg, Deutschland
Salmiaitta, Pentti Helsinki, Finland
Goularte Paris, France
Bierhals, Reimer Bamberg (Bavaria), Germany
Schneider, Norbert Fuerth, Germany
Kanduth-Grahl, Stefan Lüneburg, Germany
Leonard-Curtin, Aisling Dublin, Ireland
Dov Benyaacov-Kurtzman Online and multiple cities, Israel
KIM, JAMES* Seoul, Korea
El Jamil, Tima Beirut, Lebanon
Campos, Daniel Lima, Lima
Acevedo Erick Acapulco, Gro., México
Aguilar Cacho, Renzo Lima, Peru
Morgan, Jaime Lima, Peru
Sadecka, Sabina Poznan, Poland
Iuga, Amma Brasov, Romania
Amador, Acerina La laguna, Spain
Kjelgaard, Rikke Malmoe, Sweden
Kjelgaard, Rikke Svedala, Sweden
Szücs, Balazs Kisa, Sweden
Graciela Rovner Gothenburg or Zoom, Sweden
Bengtsson, Thor Malmö, Sweden
Assaloni, Herbert Winterthur, Switzerland
Sahin Cankaya, Banu Istanbul (online for now), Turkey
Thulin, Karmen Denver, United States
Permut, Magda Portland, United States
Waldon, Mary Lake Forest, IL, United States
Hoekstra, Renee Boston, United States
Granato, Hollie Los Angeles, United States
Maiojas, Maria Cecilia Maldonado, Uruguay
Mark Sisti Manhattan, USA
Kohlenberg, Barbara Reno, USA
Baez, Annecy Westchester, USA
Vulk, Pat Bellevue, WA, USA
Dreis, Stephanie Minneapolis (on Zoom for now), USA
Tsai, Mavis Seattle, USA
Frederick, Michael Spokane, USA
