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Pressley Ridge International

- Staff

Scott W. Erickson, Ph.D. , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Learning Officer of the Pressley Ridge Institute, provides oversight for PRI.

Andrea Gruber, Director of Central and Eastern European Operations, is responsible for programmatic and structural development of PRI both in the US and in Central, Eastern Europe.

Katia Almeida, General Director of Pressley Ridge in Portugal responsible for PRI's training services in Portugal. She is also involved in developing model services in the country.

Patrícia Sarmento, Program Coordinator in Pressley Ridge Portugal is responsible for the Alternative Paths Program.

Matt Liddle is a Program Coordinator in the Central and Eastern European Operations Office.  Matt is responsible for consultation, training, and the development of model services in the region.

International Fellows

2004/2005

Sandor Banyai (Trainer, Hungary)
Nikoletta Kovacs (School Teacher, Hungary)

2006

Maryana Rusanyuk ( Psychologist, Ukraine)
Pavel Levchuk (Psychologist, Ukraine)

Our most recent fellows are spent the 2006 academic year in training at Pressley Ridge in the US. Upon return to their countries, they will provide training for local professionals working with troubled children and youth, and families. In addition, they will work as direct service providers for these populations.

Vicki Jones , Office Manager, provides administrative support for PRI.

The Pressley Ridge International Advisory Committee

The strategic directions of PRI are determined under the guidance of the Advisory Committee.

Many of the Pressley Ridge staff also support the activities of PRI through provision of training and consultation inside and outside the US, individual mentoring, program development, etc.