Meet Our Team
Communitology is led by a small interdisciplinary team responsible for case management, expert coordination, research standards, and organizational oversight. The team supports two distinct expert networks, while maintaining clear professional, ethical, and evidentiary boundaries.
Sharon Abramowitz
Founder and Director
Sharon Abramowitz is a medical anthropologist and country of origin expert with more than a decade of experience in immigration and asylum proceedings. She founded Communitology in 2021 to support rigorous, independent country expertise that meets adjudicative standards.
She oversees expert engagement, methodological standards, and case scoping, and has served as an expert in more than 1,300 cases across multiple jurisdictions.
Kerrie Thornhill
Expert Development, Training, and Research
Kerrie Thornhill leads expert development and training, supporting consultants through structured guidance, research standards, and internal peer review processes across Communitology’s service areas.
Greig Arendt
Business Intelligence and Administrative Strategy
Greig Arendt
Greig Arendt oversees business intelligence and administrative strategy, supporting internal systems, workflows, and operational planning across jurisdictions.
Our Expert Networks
Communitology works with two distinct expert networks, each engaged on a case-specific basis and governed by defined professional standards.
Country of Origin Experts
Country of origin experts include social scientists, researchers, journalists, and other specialists with deep country-specific knowledge. These experts provide independent analysis on social, political, legal, and administrative conditions relevant to immigration and asylum proceedings.
Country experts are listed publicly in Communitology’s consultant directory and are matched to cases based on substantive expertise and evidentiary needs.
Local Legal Experts
Local legal experts are qualified legal professionals based in countries of origin who provide jurisdiction-specific legal analysis, expert opinion, and document-related expertise where appropriate. Their work may include analysis of local law, administrative practice, or the legal plausibility of document issuance.
