Meet the Advisory Board

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Advisory Board is made up of top mental health experts and journalists. They help select fellows and mentor them through their fellowship projects.

U.S. Advisory Board

Benjamin Druss

Bob Meyers

Ellen Mickiewicz


Caroline “CC” Clauss-Ehlers

Dr. Lawrence Kutner

Tori Murden McClure

Bill Lichtenstein


Hank Klibanoff

Jimmie Briggs

Katie Hawkins-Gaar

Arlene Notoro-Morgan


Dr. Víctor García-Perdomo

Kathryn Cade


Deborah Wang

Dr. Kortni Alston

International Advisory Board – United Arab Emirates

  • Dr. Saliha Afridi

    Clinical psychologist, founder and managing director of The LightHouse Arabia 

  • Leonard Stall

    Philanthropist, chairman of communications agency Touchline

  • Iman Ben Chaibah

    Founder, Sail Magazine & Publishing

  • Dr. Justin Thomas

    Associate professor of psychology, Zayed University and health psychologist, British Psychological Society

International Advisory Board – Latin America

  • Dr. Víctor Manuel Garcia Perdomo

    Professor of the Communication School, Universidad de La Sabana 

  • Yahira R Guzmán-Sabogal

    Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana

International Advisory Board – Qatar

  • Nick Bradshaw

    Director of Partnerships and Outreach, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH)