our TEAM

Claudia Zavala
Senior Manager, Organizational Growth and Equity

Claudia Zavala serves as the senior manager in the organizational growth and equity division at the HAVI. Previously, she served as a research assistant at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, one of the highest-ranked universities in Peru. In this role, she conducted a study examining predictors of psychological growth in marginalized communities impacted by trauma. With a long-standing passion for social justice and equity, she is committed to furthering intersectional, healing-centered approaches that center community wisdom. Claudia received a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a Master of Arts and Master of Education in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University.