OUR TEAM

Andro
DADIANI
Chairman of the Board
Andro Dadiani assumed Chairmanship of Georgia's Partnership for Children in January 2015. He has an undergraduate degree from Tbilisi State University and from Tbilisi Institute of Economics. In 2003 he received a Masters of Public Service Administration from Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, U.S.A. He is an active advisory board member of the United States Government Exchange Program Alumni Association of Georgia.

Cathy
McLAIN
FounderMember of the Board
Cathy McLain holds a degree in educational psychology. She worked as a school psychologist and as the coordinator and trainer for programs related to sexual assault, domestic violence, drug abuse, trafficking and street children in several countries around the world. She cofounded the McLain Association for Children, evidence of her personal passion to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children in rural areas of Georgia.

McLain SOUTHWORTH
Member of the BoardMcLain has 15 years of experience working with early stage technology companies as an entrepreneur, leader, and investor. He is currently a Venture Partner and the Head of Strategic Relationships at Crosslink Capital, a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA. As the son of Roy and Cathy (two of MAC’s founders), he spent much of his childhood living and traveling abroad, especially in his parents’ adopted country of Georgia. McLain holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Valeri
CHEKHERIA
Member of the Board
Valeri Chekheria has held managerial positions in the Parliament of Georgia, Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Ministry of Economy of Georgia, Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Goldman Sachs, and Adjara Group Hospitality where he is the current CEO. He holds a Master of Law degree from Tbilisi State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University in New York City.

Aleksi
ALEKSISHVILI
Member of the Board
Aleksi Aleksishvili is Chairman and CEO at Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG), with twenty years experience in high-level public finance and economic development policy official and adviser. He served as Minister of Economic Development (2004-2005) and Georgia's Minister of Finance (2005-2007). He is a leading architect in Georgia’s crucial reforms in economic policy; fiscal, budget, and financial, tax, and customs policy reform; business climate improvement; and doing-business environment.

Jeremy
GASKILL
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Elene
BERADZE
Small InitiativesProgram Manager

Maia
BAGRATIONI
Disability Program Manager

Nino
CHUMBURIDZE
OccupationalTherapist

Teona
DARCHIA
OccupationalTherapist

Kathleen
DEERY
PsychologyTechnical Adviser

Elene
GELASHVILI
HR &Financial Officer

Temo
GIGAURI
Procurement andProgram Manager

Nana
GOCHIASHVILI
ChiefAccountant

Avto
GOGUADZE
Logistics Officer 
Tornike
GOGUADZE
IT andProcurement Manager

Tyler
GREEN
USAID ILCP Chief of Party

Ana
GURGENIDZE
OccupationalTherapist

Diana
JANASHIA
Family and Community Services Coordinator

Tamta
KAMUSHADZE
Psychologist 
Tamar
KEVKHISHVILI
Psychologist 
Mari
KORKOTADZE
USAID Project Coordinator

Ani
JIKHVASHVILI
Social MediaManager

Irma
LABADZE
Rural ProgramEnglish Specialist

Kakha
LAKOBIDZE
Theatre ProgramCoordinator

Nino
LOMIDZE
PsychologyTeam Leader

Nino
MIKAIA
Psychologist 
Maka
MISHVELIDZE
Rural ProgramEnglish Specialist

Tatia
MTCHEDLISHVILI
Neuropsychologist 
Sofo
NADIRADZE
Parents' Skivri Project Coordinator
Simon
QURTIASHVILI
Driver 
Tamta
SAAMISHVILI
Psychologist 
Alice
SHERROD
Website Designer& Technical Support

Liana
SKHIRTLADZE
FinancialManager

Danika
STOUTT
EducationTechnical Adviser

Tamar
TATISHVILI
Neuropsychologist
Nika
ZIBZIBADZE
Rural ProgramManager

Mariam
MARGOSHVILI
Intern
