ADVISORY BOARD

Hawassa Hope advisory board member supporting nonprofit programs for vulnerable families and children in Sidama, Ethiopia—community empowerment.

JUAN PABLO BERRIZBEITIA

Juan Pablo Berrizbeitia is an accomplished nonprofit executive and consultant with more than 20 years of experience guiding organizations through transition and growth. As an Interim Executive Director, he has led multiple nonprofits in Virginia through leadership changes, conducting organizational assessments, building capacity, and positioning staff and boards for long-term success. JP also founded Nonprofit.MBA, a training program for new Executive Directors, and has taught nonprofit leadership at James Madison University. A Fulbright and Chevening scholar, he holds law degrees from Harvard and Warwick University and has consulted internationally with the World Bank, USAID, and the Pan-American Development Foundation. JP combines strategic expertise with hands-on grassroots experience, having worked directly with marginalized communities in Latin America, which gives him a unique ability to connect with diverse stakeholders and strengthen organizational impact.

STEVE VALDEZ

Steve is a Grant Administrator at TruMerit with over a decade of experience in grant writing and management. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree from Central Michigan University in Political Science and has attended Wayne State University’s PhD program in Political Science. Steve has dedicated his professional career to helping others in both the government and non-profit sectors.

 

KIM POWELL

After graduating from James Madison University with a degree in English Kim spent a year in The Gambia teaching and working on public health projects. While there, she felt called to medicine and returned to study to become a Physician Assistant.

Kim received her MHS and Physician Assistant degree from Duke in 1998. She has been practicing as a PA in Augusta county for the last 27 years. Her background is in Primary Care but she also spent 8 years in Women’s Health. She practiced at Augusta Free Clinic until it closed in 2020. For the last 3 years she has been the Medical Director for Augusta Health’s Neighborhood Mobile Clinic. Over the last 10 years she has worked as an adjunct professor teaching  a variety of courses for PA students at MBU Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences. Kim enjoys working with diverse and vulnerable patient populations both locally and globally.