Neil Brick, President: is the founder of S.M.A.R.T. (Stop Mind Control and Ritual Abuse Today) at http://ritualabuse.us. He is a survivor of ritual abuse and a survivor advocate. He works on developing supports for survivors and getting information out to the general public about ritual abuse. He runs yearly ritual abuse conferences on the east coast of the United States every year at http://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference. Links to his presentation transcripts and research papers are http://ritualabuse.us/smart/neil-brick.

Jan White, Vice-President: I have survived incest, ritual abuse and gov. mind control. I am still training in Kairos Bodywork. I've been priviledged to be a member of Survivorship since 1990. I've received so much from this organization, that I joined the board last year, to give back. I now live in Santa Rosa, California.

John Trautman, Treasurer: I am a husband (30+ years) and a support person to my wife an incest, SRA, government, medical experimentation... survivor. A father to a son that is still living at home, while earning a Master's degree in psychology, to specialize in working with trauma and abuse survivors; while simultaneously owning my own business, John-Of-All-Trades. I know for sure that God's calling in my life is to help, heal, encourage, love, and de-program survivors of extreme abuse. My wife & I have a long term goal of purchasing property, having a community of staff live there, and create a safe, holistic approach to welcome survivors to visit and vacate, or come and stay for holistic healing.

Dvora Gordon, Secretary/Administrator: I have been a survivor all my life and have done a lot of healing in my life. I am also an artist, animal lover and I am blessed with good friends. I have been a member of Survivorship, since the mid ninties. I love Survivorship. I thank Caryn Stardancer for so much.

Shamai Currim: I am Shamai Currim PhD., a healed survivor and therapist. When I began my healing journey, Survivorship was there for me. I borrowed the newsletters from my therapist's office and learnt that I wasn't alone. As I healed, I wrote poems that spoke to my process, and Survivorship gave me the voice I had never had. Today it's "give back" time. I'm pleased to be part of a team that cares, volunteers that are willing to give of themselves to make this a better world. Survivorship continues to be there for you, just as it was for me, because people care. To find out more about what who I am, and to read some of my poems, visit www.hourglass.net/tritherapy

Eva Pettersson: I have been the part-time staff member for Survivorship since August 2008. I'm a music teacher who has been teaching saxophone and piano for about 15 years and I love it. I am glad to have a meaningful job where I can be of help in the very important work of Survivorship.

Bonnie Bazill-Davis: Bonnie Bazill-Davis delivers life-saving messages about child abuse awareness. Through her speaking and training business , Speak Out Services , she has reached thousands of youth-serving professionals who want to recognize and prevent child maltreatment. Her creative presentations incorporate props and humor mixing the serious and the silly to educate, engage, and empower audiences to act on behalf of children.

She is a former chemical dependency counselor and current certified trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. However, facing her own experiences as an incest survivor has given her presentations a powerful and unforgettable "real-life" perspective. Working a strong program of recovery over many years, she has achieved peace and healing from a disturbing past.

Bonnie is a member of the National Speakers Association and an avid Toastmaster. She is a competitive speaker having participated in Toastmaster's motivational and humorous contests resulting in a state-level championship with a ground-breaking speech on sexual abuse. In 2006, she ultimately ranked in the top 18 speakers of the worldwide communication organization with over 250,000 members.

But by far, she considers her most important speaking role in life as that of mother, advisor, and periodic nag to her two school-age children and husband Steve of 25 years.

Kitty Downey: My husband and I live in old woods with pets and lots of wildlife. I grew up in several states in America enduring sadistic violent incest, mind control, hypnosis, amateur programming and some kind of government research/testing. I want to help others and myself heal and help break family cycles of abuse,. Because Survivorship is important in my healing, I started volunteering last year as a webinar presenter and Journal editor. Most of my business career was as a CPA and business owner. Because of medical issues, my work now is volunteering. I enjoy photography, singing in my church choir, and grandchildren (their parents too!)

Joanna Hart: My name is Joanna Hart, I moderate on Survivorship, which has kept me afloat with validating support. I am a professional victim's advocate, building shelters from the ground up, as well as staffing. My background is of a survivor of ritual abuse and mind control, and in the past few years, was guided to found Overcomers ministry which provides education and explores spiritual healing. My family consists of my wonderful children and grandchildren, as well as cats and a dog that were brought to my children's homes, to be given shelter ,and that some how found their way into my home.
This is my site that I do plan on updating in the future.

Shirley Harshenin: Survivorship's webbie. I am a survivor of multi-generational satanic ritual abuse, a poet, a mother of three, grandmother of two, wife of 27 years to my stalwartly supportive best friend, and a web designer. I am grateful to be a part of Survivorship, this much-needed and appreciated "voice" of support. Please visit my personal website here (a work in progress), and my web designing site here.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
~ Margaret Mead