Staff
Jeff Brown
Executive Director | United States (New York)Jeff has been a Certified Trainer since 2005 and has been employed by CNVC since September 2020.
Jeff was introduced to NVC in 1999 and led more than 800 days of training, mediation, and consulting in 12 countries, working both independently and in cooperation with more than 30 Certified Trainers throughout the world. For six years (2009-2015), Jeff was the Executive Director of the Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio and has worked for six nonprofit organizations (NGOs) in his professional career.
In recent years, Jeff has shifted his focus from training to providing administrative support for NVC trainers and organizations ranging from financial management, development, marketing, online program management, and executive leadership functions. Learn more about Jeff.
Aseel Talhami
Certification Coordinator | Turkey (originally Palestine)Aseel joined CNVC in June 2021. From Palestine, Aseel was introduced to NVC in 2015 through her father, who joined the Palestinian NVC community, and her brother, who is a Certified Trainer. Aseel currently lives between Palestine and Istanbul. She is fluent in Arabic, English, and Turkish.
Aseel holds a master's degree in international studies and works in Tubitak and Istanbul Medeniyet university as a researcher. In 2014 Aseel won the Arab award as one of the best poets in the Arab world. Her poems are published in various magazines, newspapers, and websites. Aseel is passionate about bringing NVC to the Middle East communities.
Mark Britton
Membership Coordinator | United Kingdom (Cornwall)Mark joined CNVC's staff in April 2023. His first encounter with NVC came in the spring of 2017 in his adopted Cornish hometown of Falmouth: "My heart cracked open and there was no way back." He has been a Certification Candidate since 2021, and works as a community builder for CNVC's Supporting Members and donors.
He earned a combined bachelor's and master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering many moons ago and has since worn a variety of hats; including as an operations manager in a ‘Tech Track 100’ organization, and through directing a UK micro company.
Mark thrives with creative and playful interactivity. He has worked, danced and rock climbed on five continents. Learn more about Mark.
Zsuzsa Csuvár
Programs Coordinator | Spain (originally Hungary)Zsuzsa joined CNVC in March 2022 as the day-to-day manager of our intensive trainings, bringing structure, order, and predictability for our participants and event organizers. Previously, she had a variety of roles in corporate and startup environments, including Administrative Assistant, IT, and Customer Service.
She is an agile project manager, a devoted declutterer, and a coach with a passion for conscious leadership, communication, and structures. In 2017, Zsuzsa discovered Nonviolent Communication and has participated in a foundations course and CNVC’s first online Worldwide Gathering in 2020.
Zsuzsa speaks English, Spanish, and Hungarian fluently and is conversational in German and Portuguese, and lives with her family in a remote mountain village in Spain. Learn more about Zsuzsa.
Loida Alvarez
Operations Director | United States (Vermont)Loida joined the CNVC staff in November 2021 and builds, improves, and maintains our organizational systems including our website development.
Loida has 20+ years managing complex systems, products, development, partnerships, high-functioning teams, and services on and off the web for national and global organizations with revenues up to $1B annually.
She discovered Nonviolent Communication in 2012, and since has been part of her daily practice. Loida offered workshops in NVC to teams at her workplaces and in her community. Learn more about Loida.
Polina Marchese
Operations and Marketing Manager | France (originally Russia)Polina helps with day-to-day operations and supports CNVC’s digital strategy since April 2023. After discovering Nonviolent Communication in 2019, she became a Certification Candidate in 2023 and offers workshops in Russian, French, and English.
Passionate about sharing wisdom and consciousness in an engaging way, she was a multimedia-journalist for 11 years, then communication and executive assistant for four years and has experience working with nonprofits, startups and multinationals.
Currently Polina is involved in coordinating, promoting and supporting NVC in Russia and France working as a community- and digital communications manager. Learn more about Polina.
Glenda Fagan
Board Admin Support | United States (New Mexico)Glenda joined CNVC in January 2020 to provide administrative support for the Board of Directors. She coordinates meetings, takes minutes, and facilitates communication.
With a background in human resources, she also assists with recruiting and hiring new staff members. Glenda lives with her three cats and occasional foster kittens. She is looking forward to traveling more in her semi-retirement. Learn more about Glenda.
Kim Zarillo
Financial Coordinator | United States (Florida)Kim joined CNVC in February 2021 and has 25 years of business experience in grant research and management, bookkeeping and accounting, She founded a company that led environmental and geotechnical projects involving desktop research studies, data collection in the field, and data analysis for government agencies, nonprofits, and private firms. Kim brings experience as both an employee and board member for several nonprofit organizations. Learn more about Kim.