With a PhD in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s degree in Philosophy, psychotherapist Ana Tereza Camasmie is affiliated with the Tarefeiros do Bem Spiritist Center, located in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Author of the books “Palavras para a Alma” (Words for the Soul), “Caminha que a vida te encontra” (Walk and Life Will Find You), “Mãe: as faces do amor materno” (Mother: The Faces of Maternal Love), and “Sementes” (Seeds), Ana is responsible for conducting Fraternal Counseling, coordinating Mediumistic Meetings, offering study groups on the works of Joanna de Ângelis, and providing training for new collaborators at the institution. She is a Spiritist speaker, both in Brazil and abroad, and a volunteer at the Joanna de Ângelis Mental Health Center at Mansão do Caminho.
Spiritist writer and speaker Cristiane Beira holds a degree in Systems Analysis, a Master’s in School Psychology, and specializes in Jungian and Psychosomatic Psychology. In the Spiritist Movement, she serves as vice-president of the Esperança Spiritist Society in Amparo, São Paulo, and is also the coordinator of Child and Youth Spiritist Evangelization and the Study Group of the Joanna de Ângelis Psychological Series. In Salvador, she is responsible for developing training workshops for teachers in the educational area of Mansão do Caminho. Additionally, she contributes as a columnist for the “Presença Espírita” magazine, published by LEAL, and hosts the highly successful program on Mansão do Caminho TV, “Spiritist Psychology with Joanna de Ângelis.”
Born in Salvador (Bahia) and a Spiritist from birth, he has lived in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) since he was 4 years old. As a child, he participated in an evangelization school. Older, he directed a Spiritist youth group and attended mediumistic sessions as a medium. He was the president of the Seara Fraterna Spiritist Center in the Catete neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Former director of Spiritist Doctrine of the former Union of Spiritist Societies of the State of Rio de Janeiro (USEERJ). Co-founder of the Tarefeiros do Bem Spiritist Center, located in the Botafogo neighborhood. Spiritist speaker. Engineer at the Varig airline (retired). Clinical psychologist. Master in Clinical Psychotherapy from the Fluminense Federal University.
Jussara Korngold is the secretary-general of the International Spiritist Council, former president, and current vice-president of the United States Spiritist Federation. Founder and president of the Spiritist Group of New York, she is a Spiritist speaker, writer, and translator.
Leonardo Machado is a psychiatrist, university professor, and Spiritist speaker. His career in medicine focuses on mental health, while his work in Spiritism addresses the intersection of mind, body, and spirituality. His lectures and published writings offer insights for those seeking emotional balance and spiritual understanding. His works include: “Divaldo Franco: mediunidade ou distúrbio mental?” (Divaldo Franco: Mediumship or Mental Disorder?), “Vida saudável e feliz: Evangelho de Jesus e saúde mental” (Healthy and Happy Life: Jesus’ Gospel and Mental Health), “Transtornos psiquiátricos: um olhar médico-espírita” (Psychiatric Disorders: A Medical-Spiritist Perspective), and “Ansiedade e felicidade” (Anxiety and Happiness).
Mário Sérgio Pintos de Almeida is the CEO of the Caminho da Redenção Spiritist Center (CECR), an active Spiritist, medium, speaker, and one of the creators of the doctrinal meeting “Conversando sobre Espiritismo” (Talking about Spiritism). Originally from Porto Alegre, he holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Porto Alegre (RS), specializing in Central Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Ventilation and Mechanical Exhaustion, Pressurization, and Thermal Processes, with several national and international awards. He is a consultant, advisor, and designer.
He held the following positions at the Caminho da Redenção Spiritist Center: manager of the Alvorada Editora Spiritist Bookstore (1994/2024), during the administration of Nilson de Souza Pereira; and 1st treasurer during the administration of Demétrio Ataíde Lisboa (2019/2020).
At Mansão do Caminho, he was elected vice-president director in 2020, a position he holds to this day.
Currently, he is part of the organizing committee for the Divaldo Franco Centenary International Congress, to be held in Salvador, Bahia, between April 30 and May 2, 2027.
Paulo de Tarso is a systems analyst with postgraduate degrees in Computer Networks and Management of Technology-Based Companies. He also has training in the field of Transpersonal Holistic Therapy, focusing on Systemic Family Therapy and Family Constellations. Currently, Paulo serves as the coordinator of the Social Communication System of the Spiritist Federation of the State of Bahia, and is an active member of the speaker panel of that institution.
