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Peter Heinrich is a management consultant in New York City and a member of
AFF‘s advisory board.
A.I.S. (Asesoramiento e Informacion sobre Sectas Assessment and Information
about Cults, Barcelona, Spain)
Joseph Maria Jansa, M.D. is a medical researcher and the medical coordinator for
AIS.
Centers for Apologetics Research (San Juan Capistrano, California)
Paul Carden, Executive Director of the Centers for Apologetics Research, has more
than 20 years‘ experience in the field of cult-related research and outreach
Cult Information Centre (London, England)
Ian Haworth is General Secretary and founder of Cult Information Centre, a non-
sectarian, educational charity, based in London, England. He has worked full-time as
a specialist in cults since 1979 and is an ex-cult member. He was a co-founder of
FOCUS Network (1982) in Dallas, Texas and also the Council on Mind Abuse (1979)
in Toronto, Canada, which he ran for eight years before returning to the U.K. in
1987. He focuses on exposing the dangers of the deceptive and psychologically
coercive methods of cults as a public speaker, acts as an expert witness in civil and
criminal cases, and has published articles and comments in the national and
international media. He is a consultant to the police, educators, the religious
community, mental health professionals, and corporations.
F.A.I.R. (Family, Action, Information, and Resource, London, England)
Audrey Chaytor, Chairman.
Free Minds (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Heather Svoboda, President.
Info-Cult/Info-Secte (Montreal, Canada)
Michael Kropveld is Executive Director and Founder of Info-Cult -the largest resource
centre of its kind in Canada on cultic thinking. Since 1980 Mike has worked with more
than 2,000 former members and families. He has spoken in Canada and internationally
to hundreds of professional and community groups on the cult issue. He is also
involved in counselling and consulting, and as an expert witness on cult issues. He has
been featured on hundreds of radio and television programs locally, nationally, and
internationally. In 1992 he was awarded the 125 Commemorative Medal ―in recognition
of significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada‖ by the
Government of Canada.
INFORM (London, England)
Eileen Barker, Ph.D. Dr. Barker, a Fellow of the British Academy, is Professor of
Sociology with Special Reference to the Study of Religion at the London School of
Economics and Political Science, University of London. A former president of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Dr. Barker has written or edited nine
books and written over 150 articles and book chapters. Her books include New
Religious Movements: A Practical Introduction, The Making of a Moonie:
Brainwashing or Choice? and Of Gods and Men: New Religious Movements in the
West. Dr. Barker is also the head of INFORM, a cult educational organization in
London, England.
Peter Heinrich is a management consultant in New York City and a member of
AFF‘s advisory board.
A.I.S. (Asesoramiento e Informacion sobre Sectas Assessment and Information
about Cults, Barcelona, Spain)
Joseph Maria Jansa, M.D. is a medical researcher and the medical coordinator for
AIS.
Centers for Apologetics Research (San Juan Capistrano, California)
Paul Carden, Executive Director of the Centers for Apologetics Research, has more
than 20 years‘ experience in the field of cult-related research and outreach
Cult Information Centre (London, England)
Ian Haworth is General Secretary and founder of Cult Information Centre, a non-
sectarian, educational charity, based in London, England. He has worked full-time as
a specialist in cults since 1979 and is an ex-cult member. He was a co-founder of
FOCUS Network (1982) in Dallas, Texas and also the Council on Mind Abuse (1979)
in Toronto, Canada, which he ran for eight years before returning to the U.K. in
1987. He focuses on exposing the dangers of the deceptive and psychologically
coercive methods of cults as a public speaker, acts as an expert witness in civil and
criminal cases, and has published articles and comments in the national and
international media. He is a consultant to the police, educators, the religious
community, mental health professionals, and corporations.
F.A.I.R. (Family, Action, Information, and Resource, London, England)
Audrey Chaytor, Chairman.
Free Minds (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Heather Svoboda, President.
Info-Cult/Info-Secte (Montreal, Canada)
Michael Kropveld is Executive Director and Founder of Info-Cult -the largest resource
centre of its kind in Canada on cultic thinking. Since 1980 Mike has worked with more
than 2,000 former members and families. He has spoken in Canada and internationally
to hundreds of professional and community groups on the cult issue. He is also
involved in counselling and consulting, and as an expert witness on cult issues. He has
been featured on hundreds of radio and television programs locally, nationally, and
internationally. In 1992 he was awarded the 125 Commemorative Medal ―in recognition
of significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada‖ by the
Government of Canada.
INFORM (London, England)
Eileen Barker, Ph.D. Dr. Barker, a Fellow of the British Academy, is Professor of
Sociology with Special Reference to the Study of Religion at the London School of
Economics and Political Science, University of London. A former president of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Dr. Barker has written or edited nine
books and written over 150 articles and book chapters. Her books include New
Religious Movements: A Practical Introduction, The Making of a Moonie:
Brainwashing or Choice? and Of Gods and Men: New Religious Movements in the
West. Dr. Barker is also the head of INFORM, a cult educational organization in
London, England.
