our TEAM

Claudia Zavala
Senior Manager, Organizational Growth and Equity

Claudia Zavala serves as 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.