Our Vision
Our vision is for all children affected by cleft lip and palate to experience full rehabilitation and community inclusion with the support of a trusted local health team.
Our Board of Directors:
- Jackie Elton, Chair and Co-Founder of Transforming Faces
- Rev. Dr. Nan Hudson, Former Executive Director of ICA Canada
- Cindy Guernsey, Coordinator of Cleft Lip & Palate Program at the Hospital for Sick Children
- Jill Martin, Former Director of Finance at Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
- Dr. Michel Grupper, Co-Founder of Health-Co, a medical consulting firm based in Geneva, Switzerland
- Elsa Tesfay, Director of Finance, Administration and Operations at Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
Global Comprehensive Cleft Care Advisors (GC3A)
Transforming Faces’ Global Comprehensive Cleft Care Advisory (GC3A) is a volunteer committee of international Comprehensive Cleft Care (CCC) specialists from a range of disciplines and regions, who are committed to supporting TF in facilitating access to safe, innovative and evidence-informed CCC services.
Dr. Tim Bressmann
Dr. Matthew Fell
Cindy Guernsey
Dr. Alex Habel
Dr. Nirina Mandrano
Dr. Debbie Sell
CertMRCSLT, FRCSLT, OBE.
Farah Sheikh
MSW, RSW
Dr. (B) Suraj Subramaniyan
Professor & Consultant Speech & Language Pathologist
Prof. Omolola Orenuga
MPH, CCRA, Cert. LMiH
Dr. Senem Zeytinoglu-Saydam
Ph.D., Psychologist
Our Local Partnerships:
Argentina – Asociación Civil Simi Sumaq, Fundación Gavina, Hospital Andres Isola
Bulgaria – Assocation ALA
Chile – Fundación Gantz
Costa Rica – Asociación Pro Niño con Labio y/o Paladar Hendido
Ethiopia – CURE Ethiopia Children’s Hospital, Operation Smile (Jimma University), Project Harar Ethiopia, Yekatit 12 Hospital
Uganda – CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital
India – Akila Bharatha Mahila Seva Samaja (St. Joseph’s Hospital, Shree Jain Hospital, Rangadore Memorial Hospital), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research
Peru – Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño – Breña, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño – San Borja, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Madagascar – Clinique Santé Plus
Myanmar – Northern Women’s Development Foundation (NWDF)
Thailand – Northern Women’s Development Foundation (NWDF)
In 2020, Transforming Faces became a member of the Face Equality International Alliance, an alliance of Non-Governmental Organizations, charities and support groups which are working at national, regional or international levels to promote and campaign for ‘face equality.’
Annual Reports & Financials
We are committed to upholding the highest standards of accountability, transparency and efficiency in all aspects of our work.
- New! 2021 Impact Report Report (Microsite)
- 2020 Annual Report (Microsite)
- 2019 Annual Report (Microsite)
- 2018 Annual Report (Microsite)
- 2017 Annual Report (Microsite)
- 2016 Annual Report & Financial Statements
- 2015 Annual Report & Financial Statements
- 2014 Annual Report & Financial Statements
Read TF’s Accountability Statement
Our 100% Promise to Donors
We direct 100% of all donations to comprehensive cleft care for children and families, thanks to a private foundation that covers our administrative costs.
