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Staff and Associates

Staff and associates of IISD reflect a true diversity of backgrounds, talents and interests. Based in our Winnipeg, Ottawa, Geneva and New York offices, and in 30 countries around the world, our IISD team provides global expertise, extensive depth of knowledge and a passionate commitment to sustainable development.

Corporate Management Team

• David Runnalls
  President & Chief Executive Officer

• William H. Glanville, PhD
  Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer

• Ian R. Seymour, CA
  Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

• Janice Gair, CHRP
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Franz Tattenbach
  Chief Executive Officer and President Elect

Climate Change

• John Drexhage
  Director - Climate Change and Energy

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Anne Hammill
  Senior Researcher

• Beatrice Riche
  Associate

• Christopher Beaton
  Research Analyst/Communications Officer

• David Sawyer
  Associate

• Deborah Murphy
  Associate

• Dennis Cunningham
  Project Manager

• Dennis Tirpak
  Associate

• Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun
  Associate

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jane Barton
  Associate

• Jean Nolet
  Associate

• Jessica Boyle
  Project Officer

• Jo-Ellen Parry
  Manager, Climate Change and Energy

• Julie Dekens
  Project Officer

• Marius Keller
  Project Officer

• Matthew McCandless
  Project Manager

• Peter Wooders
  Senior Economist

• Philip Gass
  Project Officer

• Rochelle Harding
  Associate

• Stefan Jungcurt, Ph.D.
  Project Officer

• Douglas Russell
  Associate

Economics and SD

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Anne Hammill
  Senior Researcher

• Dan Rubenstein
  Associate

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• László Pintér, PhD
  Director - Measurement and Assessment

• Mark Anielski
  Associate

• Marlene Roy
  Research and Learning Resources

• Norman Myers
  Associate

• Oli Brown
  Senior Researcher and Program Manager

• Ron Steenblik
  emeritus Director of Research

• Stephan Barg
  Associate

• Vivek Voora
  Project Manager

Energy

• John Drexhage
  Director - Climate Change and Energy

• Beatrice Riche
  Associate

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• David Sawyer
  Associate

• Deborah Murphy
  Associate

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jane Barton
  Associate

• Jessica Boyle
  Project Officer

• Julie Dekens
  Project Officer

• Marius Keller
  Project Officer

• Matthew McCandless
  Project Manager

• Peter Wooders
  Senior Economist

• Philip Gass
  Project Officer

• Rochelle Harding
  Associate

• Douglas Russell
  Associate

Global Connectivity

• Heather Creech
  Director - Global Connectivity

• Ben Akoh
  Project Manager

• Caroline Lewko
  Associate

• Dagmar Timmer
  Associate

• David Souter
  Associate

• Don MacLean
  Associate

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

• Maja Andjelkovic
  Associate

• Natalie Swayze
  Associate

• Neal Thomas
  Associate

• Tony Vetter
  Associate

• Terri Willard
  Associate

• Valerie Snow
  Associate

Internet and Technology

• Heather Creech
  Director - Global Connectivity

• Ben Akoh
  Project Manager

• Caroline Lewko
  Associate

• David Souter
  Associate

• Don MacLean
  Associate

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

• Maja Andjelkovic
  Associate

• Terri Willard
  Associate

• Tony Vetter
  Associate

International Trade

• Mark Halle
  Director - Trade and Investment, and European Representative

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Adil Najam, Ph.D
  Associate and Senior Fellow

• Christopher Beaton
  Research Analyst/Communications Officer

• Chris Charles
  Programme Administrator

• Chris Wunderlich
  Associate

• Clarita Martinet-Fay
  Programme Officer

• Fariba Di Benedetto-Achtari
  Executive Assistant

• Fiona Marshall
  Associate

• Flavia Thomé
  Programme Administrator

• Howard Mann
  Associate & Senior International Law Advisor

• Huihui (Helena) Zhang
  Project Manager, China

• Jason Potts
  Associate and Program Manager, SMART

• Javed Ahmad
  Acting Communications Director and Communications Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Oli Brown
  Senior Researcher and Program Manager

• Oshani Perera
  Programme Officer

• Peter Wooders
  Senior Economist

• Ron Steenblik
  emeritus Director of Research

• Sabrina Shaw
  Associate; Writer/Editor Earth Negotiations Bulletin

• Tara Laan
  Associate

Internship Program

• Heather Creech
  Director - Global Connectivity

• Janice Gair, CHRP
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Dagmar Timmer
  Associate

• Natalie Swayze
  Associate

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Investment

• Mark Halle
  Director - Trade and Investment, and European Representative

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Fiona Marshall
  Associate

• Flavia Thomé
  Programme Administrator

• Howard Mann
  Associate & Senior International Law Advisor

• Mahnaz Malik
  Associate

• Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
  Program Leader

Measurement and Assessment

• László Pintér, PhD
  Director - Measurement and Assessment

• Charles Thrift
  Research Assistant

• Christa Rust
  Project Manager

• Cory Searcy
  Associate

• Dale S. Rothman
  Associate

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jane Barr
  Associate

• Jim Perry
  Associate

• Livia Bizikova, PhD
  Project Manager

• Mark Anielski
  Associate

• Peter Hardi, PhD
  Associate

• Richard Grosshans
  Associate

• Sheldon McLeod
  Associate

• Dan Rubenstein
  Associate

Natural Resources Management

• Henry David Venema, PhD
  Director - Sustainable Natural Resources Management

• Alec Crawford
  Project Manager

• Anne Hammill
  Senior Researcher

• Brian Davy
  Associate

• Bryan Oborne
  Associate

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• Dimple Roy
  Manager, Sustainable Natural Resources Management

• Keith Bezanson
  Senior Fellow

• Matthew McCandless
  Project Manager

• Ola Ullsten
  Senior Fellow

• Richard Grosshans
  Associate

• Robert McLeman
  Associate

• Stephan Barg
  Associate

• Stephen Tyler
  Associate

• Tony Hodge, PhD
  Associate

• Vivek Voora
  Project Manager

• Richard Lawford
  Associate

Networks and Partnerships

• Heather Creech
  Director - Global Connectivity

• Terri Willard
  Associate

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

Security

• Henry David Venema, PhD
  Director - Sustainable Natural Resources Management

• Alec Crawford
  Project Manager

• Anne Hammill
  Senior Researcher

• Mark Halle
  Director - Trade and Investment, and European Representative

• Oli Brown
  Senior Researcher and Program Manager

• Richard Matthew
  Senior Fellow

Subsidies

• Mark Halle
  Director - Trade and Investment, and European Representative

• Christopher Beaton
  Research Analyst/Communications Officer

• Chris Charles
  Programme Administrator

• Javed Ahmad
  Acting Communications Director and Communications Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Kerryn Lang
  GSI Research Officer

• Ron Steenblik
  emeritus Director of Research

• Tara Laan
  Associate

Sustainable Markets

• Jason Potts
  Associate and Program Manager, SMART

• Chris Wunderlich
  Associate

• Clarita Martinet-Fay
  Programme Officer

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Huihui (Helena) Zhang
  Project Manager, China

• Kathleen Sexsmith
  Associate

• Oli Brown
  Senior Researcher and Program Manager

• Oshani Perera
  Programme Officer

Tomorrow's SD Leaders

• Heather Creech
  Director - Global Connectivity

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Reporting Services

• Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI
  Director

• Chris Spence
  Deputy Director

• Pamela Chasek, Ph.D.
  Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin

• Diego Noguera
  Digital Manager

• Maja Schmidt-Thomé
  Operations Manager

• Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
  Manager/Editor, Knowledge Management Products

• Vicky Goodall
  Project Accountant

• Bill Norosky
  Project Accountant

• Brad Vincelette
  Web Developer

ENB writers for Reporting Services:

• Soledad Aguilar
• Imran Habib Ahmad
• Tomilola “Tomi” Akanle
• Stephanie Aktipis, Ph.D.
• Karen Alvarenga de Oliveira, Ph.D.
• Asheline Appleton, LL.M.
• Melanie Ashton
• Graeme Auld
• Paula Barrios, Ph.D.
• Nienke Beintema
• Dan Birchall
• Alice Bisiaux
• Robynne Boyd
• Douglas Bushey
• Suzanne Carter
• Claudio Chiarolla
• Alexandra Conliffe
• Alexis Conrad
• Deborah Davenport, Ph.D.
• Francis Dejon
• Radoslav Dimitrov, Ph.D.
• Daniela Diz, Ph.D.
• Peter Doran, Ph.D.
• Susan Edwards
• Socorro Estrada
• Ángeles Estrada
• Renata Foltran
• Bo-Alex Fredvik
• Claudia Friedrich
• Mongi Gadhoum
• Sandra Gagnon
• Eréndira García
• Johannes Gnann
• Tasha Goldberg
• Leonie Gordon
• María Gutiérrez, Ph.D.
• Reem Hajjar
• Kate Harris
• Sikina Jinnah, Ph.D.
• Twig Johnson, Ph.D.
• Hal Kane
• Resson Kantai
• Tallash Kantai
• Pia Kohler, Ph.D.
• Khemaros "Pui" Kuhasantisuk
• Kati Kulovesi, Ph.D.
• Marsel Kuzyakov
• Aaron Leopold
• Kelly E. Levin
• Kate Louw
• Pak Sum Low, Ph.D.
• Jonathan Manley
• William McPherson, Ph.D.
• Leila Mead
• Alice Miller
• Chad Monfreda
• Marie-Annick Moreau
• Elisa Morgera, Ph.D.
• Aki Mori
• Miquel Muñoz, Ph.D.
• Wangu Mwangi
• Laurel Neme, Ph.D.
• Kate Neville
• Dorothy Wanja Nyingi, Ph.D.
• Olivia Pasini
• Eugenia Recio
• Keith Ripley
• Anne Roemer-Mahler, Ph.D.
• Tanya Rosen, LL.M.
• Renata Rubian
• Laura Russo
• Nicole Schabus
• Mark Schulman
• Anna Schulz, LL.M.
• Natacha Schvartz
• Ari Shapiro, Ph.D.
• Sabrina Shaw
• Matthew Sommerville
• Chris Spence
• Markus Staas
• Jessica Templeton
• Claudia ten Have, Ph.D.
• Elsa Tsioumani
• James Van Alstine
• Cecilia Vaverka
• Andrey Vavilov, Ph.D.
• Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers, Ph.D.
• Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
• Hugh Wilkins, LL.M.
• Liz Willetts
• Nancy Joanne Williams
• Simon Wolf
• Peter Wood
• Kunbao Xia
• Yulia Yamineva

Publishing and Communications

• Dave Wilkins
  Manager, Publishing Services

• Jason E.J. Manaigre
  Web Site Development Coordinator

• Nona Pelletier
  Media and Communications Officer

Administration and Human Resources

• Janice Gair, CHRP
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Diane Conolly
  Project Assistant

• Fariba Di Benedetto-Achtari
  Executive Assistant

• Heather Anderson
  Adminstrative Assistant

• Heather Baker
  Fund Development Assistant

• Jacqueline Pilon
  Administrative Assistant

• Karen Goulding
  Administrative Officer

• Lael Dyck
  Administrative Assistant

• Lori Beattie
  Project Assistant

• Marlene Roy
  Research and Learning Resources

• Shelly Swidinsky
  Project Assistant

• Susan Boning
  Adminstrative Assistant

• Sylvia Lehmann-Weilenmann
  Office Administrator

Information Centre

• Janice Gair, CHRP
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Marlene Roy
  Research and Learning Resources

• Stacy Matwick
  Information Centre Assistant

• Tim Verry
  Information Centre Assistant

Computing and Networks

• Ian R. Seymour, CA
  Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

• Brad Vincelette
  Web Developer

• Jacqueline Pilon
  Administrative Assistant

• Jason Macki
  Software Developer

• Mike Ratcliffe
  Help Desk Assistant

• Rod Araneda
  Information Systems Manager

Fund Development

• Susan Barkman
  Director - Development and Community Relations

• Alanna Mitchell
  Associate

• Heather Baker
  Fund Development Assistant

• Rick Groom
  Development and Communications Officer

Finance and Accounting

• Ian R. Seymour, CA
  Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

• Grace Lorusso
  Accounting and Finance Manager

• Bill Norosky
  Project Accountant

• Christina Moffat
  Payroll & Benefits Administrator

• Elias Mukozi
  Accounting Assistant

• Jocelyn Andrew
  Project Accountant

• Johnvee Calaguian
  Manager, Project Accounting

• Ramon Dator
  Project Accountant

• Ramona Fryza
  Accounting Assistant

• Vicky Goodall
  Project Accountant

Project Support Office

• Rod Araneda
  Information Systems Manager

• Johnvee Calaguian
  Manager, Project Accounting

• Janice Gair, CHRP
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

Associates

• Maja Andjelkovic
• Mark Anielski
• Graham Ashford
• Stephan Barg
• Jane Barr
• Jane Barton
• Pamela Chasek, Ph.D.
• Aaron Cosbey
• Brian Davy
• Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun
• Richard Grosshans
• Peter Hardi, PhD
• Rochelle Harding
• Tony Hodge, PhD
• Tara Laan
• Richard Lawford
• Caroline Lewko
• Don MacLean
• Mahnaz Malik
• Howard Mann
• Fiona Marshall
• Robert McLeman
• Sheldon McLeod
• Alanna Mitchell
• Deborah Murphy
• Norman Myers
• Adil Najam, Ph.D
• Jean Nolet
• Bryan Oborne
• Leslie Paas
• Jim Perry
• Jason Potts
• Beatrice Riche
• Dale S. Rothman
• Dan Rubenstein
• Douglas Russell
• David Sawyer
• Cory Searcy
• Kathleen Sexsmith
• Sabrina Shaw
• Valerie Snow
• David Souter
• Ron Steenblik
• Natalie Swayze
• Neal Thomas
• Dagmar Timmer
• Dennis Tirpak
• Stephen Tyler
• Tony Vetter
• Terri Willard
• Chris Wunderlich

Senior Fellows

• Keith Bezanson
• Richard Matthew
• Adil Najam, Ph.D
• Ola Ullsten

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