Admin Team
Meet the team behind the Compassionate Inquiry platform and Professional Online Training.
Sahiba Rivera
Professional Training Program Administrator (English)
Contact Sahiba for inquiries about: Biweekly groups management, including rescheduling and student withdrawals Administrative documentation for each cohort including attendance sheets, pod schedulers, safety plans, and mastersheets Focus Groups
Kristen DeLorenzi
Director of Operations
Kristen’s tasks include: Management of the Compassionate Inquiry Standard Operating Procedures. Workflows, project management and integration across various teams within CI New CI international offerings Communication between departments Issues related to Human Resources
Karolina Sotomayor
Digital Content Coordinator
Contact Karolina for questions regarding: Compassionate Inquiry English Social Media Compassionate Inquiry Blog posts and newsletters. General information about The Professional Training Course including: applications, subsidies, and waitlist. The Professional Training Course communication including: newsletter, course emails, and workshop notifications. Self-Study Short Course for individuals. General information about Compassionate Inquiry […]
Vimalasara (Valerie Mason-John)
CI Facilitator and Practitioner
Dr. Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) is the award-winning author of 9 books. She worked as an international correspondent covering Aboriginal deaths in custody and Land Rights in Australia. After retiring from journalism she trained in the field of anger management and conflict resolution, going on to work as a […]
Sat Dharam Kaur ND
Co-Executive Director, CEO, CI Facilitation Director
Contact Sat Dharam for inquiries about: Course material that the Facilitator is unable to answer Conflicts within the biweekly groups that are unresolved Facilitated Monthly Workshops, Monthly Discussion Groups, L2 Video Reviews Changes to the Compassionate Inquiry curriculum Suggestions for Guest Lectures Zoom calls with Gabor
Michelle Peddle
Research Coordinator
Contact Michelle Peddle for questions regarding CI Research: Oversees CI research and answers inquiries and requests about research proposals.
Alina Karlewicz
Financial Controller, Human Resources Specialist
Contact Alina for inquiries about: Issues related to Human Resources; Contact Email: hr@compassionateinquiry.com Accounts Payable, Invoicing Inquiries, Management of Financial Controls
Alanna Brennan
Project Coordinator
Contact Alanna for inquiries about: Translation – inquiries about translating the Short Course or Professional Training. The Compassionate Inquiry Conference – event organization and general questions. Compassionate Inquiry Focus Groups – inquiries about joining or starting a focus group. Compassionate Inquiry Education Foundation.
Gurudayal Khalsa
Technical Director, Media Producer
Contact Gurudayal for inquiries about: How to access the course, website, or online forum(s). Technical difficulties with emails, content, or videos. Updating or managing practitioner listings on the website. Access to the Submittable platform for course applications or course completion submissions. Access to media and Zoom call recordings. Pages on […]