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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
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

Climate Change

• John Drexhage
  Director - Climate Change and Energy

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Anne Hammill
  Project Manager

• David Sawyer
  Associate

• Deborah Murphy
  Associate

• Dennis Cunningham
  Project Officer

• Dennis Tirpak
  Associate

• Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun
  Associate

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jean Nolet
  Associate

• Jenny Gleeson
  Project Officer

• Jiahua Pan
  Associate

• Jo-Ellen Parry
  Manager, Climate Change and Energy

• Peter Dickey
  Associate

• Rochelle Harding
  Associate

Economics and SD

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Anne Hammill
  Project Manager

• Dale S. Rothman
  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
  Program Manager

• Ron Steenblik
  Research Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Stephan Barg
  Associate

• Vivek Voora
  Project Officer

Energy

• John Drexhage
  Director - Climate Change and Energy

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• David Sawyer
  Associate

• Deborah Murphy
  Associate

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jiahua Pan
  Associate

• Rochelle Harding
  Associate

Measurement and Assessment

• László Pintér, PhD
  Director - Measurement and Assessment

• Christa Rust
  Project Officer

• Cory Searcy
  Associate

• Dale S. Rothman
  Senior Researcher

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Jane Barr
  Associate

• Jim Perry
  Associate

• Mark Anielski
  Associate

• Maryline Guiramand
  Associate

• Peter Hardi, PhD
  Associate

• Richard Grosshans
  Project Officer

Natural Resources Management

• Henry David Venema
  Director - Sustainable Natural Resources Management

• Alec Crawford
  Project Officer

• Anne Hammill
  Project Manager

• Brian Davy
  Senior Fellow

• Bryan Oborne
  Associate

• Charles Thrift
  Research Assistant

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• Dimple Roy
  Project Officer

• Keith Bezanson
  Senior Fellow

• Matthew McCandless
  Project Officer

• Ola Ullsten
  Senior Fellow

• Richard Grosshans
  Project Officer

• Robert McLeman
  Associate

• Stephan Barg
  Associate

• Stephen Tyler
  Associate

• Tony Hodge, PhD
  Associate

• Vivek Voora
  Project Officer

Security

• Henry David Venema
  Director - Sustainable Natural Resources Management

• Alec Crawford
  Project Officer

• Anne Hammill
  Project Manager

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

• Oli Brown
  Program Manager

• Richard Matthew
  Senior Fellow

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

• Chris Charles
  Programme Administrator

• Cindy Filliettaz
  Human Resources and Office Manager Assistant (Geneva)

• Clarita Martinet-Fay
  Programme Officer

• Damon Vis-Dunbar
  Communications Officer

• Fariba Di Benedetto-Achtari
  Secretary

• Flavia Thomé
  Programme Administrator

• Howard Mann
  Associate & Senior International Law Advisor

• Huihui (Helena) Zhang
  Project Officer, China

• Jason Potts
  Associate and Program Manager, SMART

• Javed Ahmad
  Communications Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Oli Brown
  Program Manager

• Oshani Perera
  Program Officer

• Rachael Muller
  Programme Administrator

• Ron Steenblik
  Research Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Sabrina Shaw
  Associate; Writer/Editor Earth Negotiations Bulletin

• Simon Upton
  Project Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Tara Laan
  Assistant Researcher

Subsidies

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

• Chris Charles
  Programme Administrator

• Damon Vis-Dunbar
  Communications Officer

• Javed Ahmad
  Communications Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Ron Steenblik
  Research Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Simon Upton
  Project Director, Global Subsidies Initiative

• Tara Laan
  Assistant Researcher

Sustainable Markets

• Jason Potts
  Associate and Program Manager, SMART

• Graham Ashford
  Associate

• Oli Brown
  Program Manager

• Oshani Perera
  Program Officer

Investment

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

• Aaron Cosbey
  Associate and Senior Climate Change and Trade Advisor

• Howard Mann
  Associate & Senior International Law Advisor

• Mahnaz Malik
  Associate

• Rachael Muller
  Programme Administrator

Knowledge Communications

• Heather Creech
  Director - Knowledge Communications

• Carolee Buckler
  Project Manager

• Dagmar Timmer
  Associate

• Don MacLean
  Associate

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

• Neal Thomas
  Associate

• Tony Vetter
  Project Officer

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Networks and Partnerships

• Heather Creech
  Director - Knowledge Communications

• Carolee Buckler
  Project Manager

• Stuart Slayen
  Manager, Publishing and Communications

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Information Society

• Heather Creech
  Director - Knowledge Communications

• Carolee Buckler
  Project Manager

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Internship Program

• Carolee Buckler
  Project Manager

• Darren A. Swanson
  Senior Project Manager

• Heather Creech
  Director - Knowledge Communications

• Janice Gair
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Jason E.J. Manaigre
  Web Site Development Coordinator

• Stuart Slayen
  Manager, Publishing and Communications

• 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 Officer

• Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
  Editor, Linkages Update and MEA Bulletin; Writer/Team Leader/Editor Earth Negotiations Bulletin

• Richard Sherman
  Programme Manager, African Regional Coverage Project

• Vicky Goodall
  Project Accountant

• Mongi Gadhoum
  French Language Translator

• Socorro Estrada
  Spanish Language Translator

• Joe Nyangon
  Digital Assistant & Digital Editor

ENB writers for Reporting Services:

• Soledad Aguilar
• Tomilola (Tomi) Akanle
• Karen Alvarenga de Oliveira, Ph.D.
• Asheline Appleton, LL.M.
• Melanie Ashton
• Andrew Baldwin
• Ingrid Barnsley, Ph.D.
• Paula Barrios, Ph.D.
• Nienke Beintema
• Dan Birchall
• Alice Bisiaux
• Robynne Boyd
• Emily Boyd, PhD
• Andrew Brooke
• Douglas Bushey
• Suzanne Carter
• Xenya Cherny Scanlon
• Claudio Chiarolla
• Alexandra Conliffe
• Alexis Conrad
• Deborah Davenport, Ph.D.
• Francis Dejon
• Radoslav Dimitrov, Ph.D.
• Daniela Diz
• Peter Doran, PhD
• Ángeles Estrada
• Renata Foltran
• Bo-Alex Fredvik
• Derick Gabone
• Catherine Ganzleben, D.Phil.
• Vanessa Goad
• Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Ph.D.
• Leonie Gordon
• María Gutiérrez, Ph.D.
• Reem Hajjar
• Sikina Jinnah
• Twig Johnson, Ph.D.
• Sarah Stewart Johnson
• Harry Jonas, LLM
• Hal Kane
• Tallash Kantai
• Pia Kohler, Ph.D.
• Khemaros "Pui" Kuhasantisuk
• Kati Kulovesi, LL.M.
• Marsel Kuzyakov
• Maria Larsson Ortino
• Kelly E. Levin
• Kate Louw
• Jonathan Manley
• William McPherson, Ph.D.
• Leila Mead
• Marie-Annick Moreau
• Amber Moreen, Ph.D.
• Miquel Muñoz, Ph.D.
• Wangu Mwangi
• Wagaki Mwangi
• Atieno Ndomo
• Laurel Neme, Ph.D.
• Kate Neville
• Joe Nyangon
• Olivia Pasini
• Lavanya Rajamani, D.Phil.
• Anne Roemer-Mahler
• Renata Rubian
• Nicole Schabus
• Lisa Schipper, Ph.D.
• Mark Schulman
• Sabrina Shaw
• Chris Spence
• Markus Staas
• Julie Taylor
• Claudia ten Have, Ph.D.
• Elsa Tsioumani
• James Van Alstine
• Cecilia Vaverka
• Andrey Vavilov, Ph.D.
• Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
• Hugh Wilkins, LL.M.
• Nancy Joanne Williams
• Peter Wood
• Kunbao Xia
• Yulia Yamineva

Publishing and Communications

• Stuart Slayen
  Manager, Publishing and Communications

• Jason E.J. Manaigre
  Web Site Development Coordinator

• Nona Pelletier
  Media and Communications Officer

Administration and Human Resources

• Janice Gair
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

• Cindy Filliettaz
  Human Resources and Office Manager Assistant (Geneva)

• Diane Conolly
  Project Assistant

• Heather Anderson
  Adminstrative Assistant

• Jacqueline Pilon
  Administrative Assistant

• Karen Goulding
  Project Assistant

• Lael Dyck
  Administrative Assistant

• Lori Beattie
  Project Assistant

• Marlene Roy
  Research and Learning Resources

• Tammy Karatchuk
  Receptionist

Information Centre

• Janice Gair
  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

• Jacqueline Pilon
  Administrative Assistant

• Jason Macki
  Software Developer

• Mike Ratcliffe
  Help Desk Assistant

• Rod Araneda
  Information Systems Manager

• Shannon Wentz
  Client Systems and End User Support Manager

Fund Development

• Susan Barkman
  Director - Development and Community Relations

• Alanna Mitchell
  Associate

• Nona Pelletier
  Media and Communications Officer

• Rick Groom
  Development Coordinator

Finance and Accounting

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

• Grace Lorusso
  Accounting and Finance Manager

• Adam Stetski
  Project Accountant

• Christina Moffat
  Payroll & Benefits Administrator

• Elias Mukozi
  Accounting Assistant

• Evan Peters
  Accounting Assistant

• Jennifer Hirschfeld
  Accounting Assistant

• Jocelyn Andrew
  Accounting Assistant

• Johnvee Calaguian
  Manager, Project Accounting

• Ramon Dator
  Project Accountant

• Vicky Goodall
  Project Accountant

Project Support Office

• Rod Araneda
  Information Systems Manager

• Johnvee Calaguian
  Manager, Project Accounting

• Janice Gair
  Director - Human Resources and Administration

Tomorrow's SD Leaders

• Heather Creech
  Director - Knowledge Communications

• Carolee Buckler
  Project Manager

• Leslie Paas
  Associate

• Terri Willard
  Associate

Associates

• Mark Anielski
• Graham Ashford
• Stephan Barg
• Jane Barr
• Pamela Chasek, Ph.D.
• Aaron Cosbey
• Peter Dickey
• Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun
• Maryline Guiramand
• Peter Hardi, PhD
• Rochelle Harding
• Tony Hodge, PhD
• Stefan Jungcurt, Ph.D.
• Don MacLean
• Mahnaz Malik
• Howard Mann
• Robert McLeman
• Alanna Mitchell
• Deborah Murphy
• Norman Myers
• Adil Najam, Ph.D
• Jean Nolet
• Bryan Oborne
• Leslie Paas
• Jiahua Pan
• Jim Perry
• Jason Potts
• Dan Rubenstein
• David Sawyer
• Cory Searcy
• Sabrina Shaw
• Ron Steenblik
• Neal Thomas
• Dagmar Timmer
• Dennis Tirpak
• Stephen Tyler
• Simon Upton
• Terri Willard

Senior Fellows

• Keith Bezanson
• Brian Davy
• Richard Matthew
• Ola Ullsten

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