Our Team
IISD has more than 250 staff working around the world and across many disciplines. We are chemists and biologists. We are political scientists, lawyers, and economists. We are researchers, reporters and communications experts. Above all, we're connected by our dedication to sustainable development.
Senior Management
Rod Araneda
Director, Information and Corporate Systems
Nicolas Delaunay
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Vanessa Farquharson
Director, Communications
Philip Gass
Director, Energy Program, Just Transitions and Canada
Pauline Gerrard
Executive Director, IISD-ELA
Grace Mota
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Schinkel
Director, People and Culture
Benjamin Simmons
Senior Director, Economic Law and Policy
Flavia Thomé
Director, PMO & Head of Operations, ELP
Lynn Wagner
Senior Director, International Environmental Governance
Economic Law and Policy
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder
Vice-President, Global Strategies and Managing Director, Europe
Benjamin Simmons
Senior Director, Economic Law and Policy
Cristina Larrea
Director, Agriculture, Food and Sustainability Initiatives
Suzy H. Nikièma
Director, Sustainable Investment
Isabelle Ramdoo
Director, IGF
Alexandra Readhead
Director, Tax and Sovereign Debt
Flavia Thomé
Director, PMO & Head of Operations, ELP
Alice Tipping
Director, Trade and Sustainable Development
Catherine Adams
Senior Policy Advisor
Motoko Aizawa
Senior Associate
Ieva Baršauskaitė
Lead, Trade and Green Transition
Maria Barral
Senior Communications Officer
Andrea Bassi
Senior Associate
Ana Elizabeth Bastida
Senior Associate
Hans Baumgarten
Strategic Advisor
Ronja Bechauf
Policy Advisor
Grégoire Bellois
Lead, Critical Minerals and Geology
Steffany Bermúdez
Policy Advisor
Tumpa Bithy
Senior Program Assistant
Antoine Bonnet
Policy Advisor
Jonathan Bonnitcha
Senior Associate
Isaak Bowers
Senior Communications Officer
Ronald Brouwer
Senior Economic Advisor
Yelena Bugakova
Project Manager
Facundo Calvo
Policy Analyst
Edoardo Carlucci
Policy Advisor
Liesbeth Casier
Lead, Public Procurement and Sustainable Infrastructure Policy & Coordinator, NBI Global Resource Centre
Danjela Celaj
Project Manager
Elena Cornaro
Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate
Daniel Coyne
Project Manager
Juliana Cubillos
Policy Advisor
William Davis
Economic Advisor
Darcie Doan
Senior Specialist, Trade and Climate
Mai Duong
Policy Advisor, Tax, Climate, and Nature
Tristan Easton
Senior Project Manager
Sara Elder
Senior Policy Advisor
Scott Emery
Communications Assistant
Sophia Esmail
Environmental Advisor
Lauren George
Communications Officer
Julien Grollier
Senior Project Manager, PMO
Thelma Halim
Policy Advisor
Jonathan Hamisi
Senior Policy Advisor
Murtiani Hendriwardani
Policy Advisor
Yanne Horas
Associate
Tristan Irschlinger
Senior Policy Advisor
Rashmi Jose
Senior Policy Advisor
Michail Kapetanakis
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Infrastructure
Rashid S. Kaukab
Senior Specialist, Trade and Sustainable Development
Abas Kinda
Associate
Bertram Lang
Senior Policy Advisor
Thomas Lassourd
Lead, Tax and Extractives
Andrea Lemus Mesa
Senior Policy Advisor
Albert Letting
Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance
Marie-Eve Levert
Associate
Erika Luna
Policy Analyst
Nyaguthii Maina
Associate
David Manley
Lead, Green Fiscal Policy
Kudzai Mataba
Policy Advisor, Tax and Investment
Claire McConnell
Policy Advisor
Jeane Melany
Project Manager
Tigist Mergya
Project Assistant
Jinsong Miao
Project Manager, CCICED
Sally Millett
Communications Manager
Hafiz Mirza
Senior Associate
Kulupa Mkindlanyana
Project Manager
Fernando Morra
Associate
Catarina Mouta
Program Assistant
Clémence Naré
Lead, Legal Affairs and Government Relations
Nathalia Niño
Associate
Stanley U. Nweke-Eze
Legal and Policy Advisor
Ekpen Omonbude
Senior Policy Advisor
Carlos Alberto Ortega
Senior Policy Advisor
Josef Ostřanský
Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Investment
Landry Ouedraogo
Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives
Ottavia Austin Rezola
Policy Advisor
Nona Rogava
Project Manager
Josefina del Rosario Lago
Policy Analyst, Tax and Investment
Marina Ruete
Lead, Policy and Programs
Daniela Salazar Díaz
Project Assistant
Patricia Sanchez
Senior Project Manager
Ana Paula Santos
Project Manager
Florencia Sarmiento
Policy Advisor
Stefanie Schacherer
Associate
Lukas Schaugg
Policy Advisor
Janina Schnick
Lead, SUNCASA Project
Carly Sikina
Communications Officer
Lionel Simeon
Senior Project Manager
Rob Stevens
Senior Associate
Sofia Strömgård
Communications Officer
Tapasya Subedi
Senior Project Assistant
Jaqueline Taquiri
Senior Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives
Viola Tarus
Policy Advisor
Ege Tekinbas
Lead, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Satish Triplicane
Policy Advisor
Ronald Tundang
Associate
David Uzsoki
Lead, Sustainable Finance
Rupal Verma
Policy Analyst
Vivek Voora
Senior Associate
Meizhen Wang
Policy Advisor
Anahí Wiedenbrüg
Senior Policy Advisor
Guy Williams
Policy Advisor
Sean Woolfrey
Lead
Mavra Zehra
Project Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation
Samantha Zhang
Policy Advisor
Fangzhou Zheng
Policy Advisor
Qi Zheng
Senior Policy Advisor & Coordinator, CCICED
Energy
Christopher Beaton
Director, Energy Program, Public Financial Flows
Philip Gass
Director, Energy Program, Just Transitions and Canada
Ivetta Gerasimchuk
Director, Energy Program, International Strategy
Anna Ackermann
Policy Analyst
Nadia Adilina
Communications Officer
Achmad Zacky Ambadar
Lead, Electric Mobility and Indonesia Energy
Lorelie Solomon Astrera
Senior Policy Advisor
Olivier Bois von Kursk
Policy Advisor
Richard Bridle
Senior Policy Advisor
Aia Brnic
Manager, Communications
Laura Carlos
Project Manager
Angela Carter
Senior Associate
Suprerana Chakraborty
Project Manager
Hrishabh Chandra
Policy Analyst
Francesse Joy Cordon-Navarro
Lead, Carbon Pricing and Philippines Energy Transition
Vance Culbert
Senior Policy Advisor & COFFIS Secretariat Manager
Nhat Do
Policy Analyst
Aneta Dujanovic
Senior Program Assistant
Simon Dünnenberger
Policy Analyst
Nichole Dusyk
Lead, Canada Energy Transition
Priyami Dutta
Policy Advisor
Mary Grace Gabis-Reyes
Senior Policy Advisor
Vibhuti Garg
Associate and Senior Energy Specialist
Anna Geddes
Associate
Steven Haig
Policy Advisor
Richard Halsey
Policy Advisor
Bethan Jones
Senior Communications Officer
Natalie Jones
Senior Policy Advisor
Jessica Kelly
Senior Policy Advisor, Canada Energy Transitions
Katerina Klimas
Senior Project Manager
Jonas Kuehl
Senior Policy Advisor
Tara Laan
Lead, Incentivizing Renewables
Danielle LaBrash
Policy Analyst
Jason Lam
Policy Analyst
Suarni Landuma
Policy Advisor
Lucky Lontoh
Senior Engagement Officer
Sicha Alifa Makahekum
Policy Analyst
Huma Malik
Program Financial Analyst
Sunil Mani
Policy Advisor
Neil McCulloch
Senior Associate
Tom Moerenhout
Associate
Joanna Lyn (Ally) Munda
Policy Analyst
Greg Muttitt
Senior Associate
Ngan Nguyen
Project Manager
Minh Nhat Le
Project Assistant
Yuliia Oharenko
Associate
Serene Parenteau
Program Assistant
Charlie Jay Parnada
Senior Project Assistant
Paola Andrea Yanguas Parra
Policy Advisor
Nicholas Pearce
Communications Officer
Angela Picciariello
Senior Researcher
Eduardo Posada
Policy Analyst
Sita Primadevi
Senior Policy Advisor
Anas Rahman
Senior Policy Advisor
Swasti Raizada
Senior Policy Advisor
Mark Raven
Senior Communications Officer
Zachary Rempel
Policy Analyst
Myriam Schmid
Lead, Program Operations
Pedro Schmid
Senior Project Manager
Godwin Paul Chandra Sekar
Policy Advisor
Shruti Sharma
Lead, Affordable Energy
Anissa Suharsono
Senior Policy Advisor
Vasileia Tsiatoura
Project Manager
Ashwitha Tunga
Policy Analyst
Gelen Emil Turano
Policy Analyst
Indira Urazova
Policy Advisor
Bathandwa Vazi
Policy Advisor
Madhulika Verma
Senior Communications Officer
Arzalia Wahida
Policy Advisor
Amelia Wainright
Senior Communications Officer
Lukas Welker
Project Manager, MEL
Resilience
Anne Hammill
Associate Vice-President, Resilience
Jo-Ellen Parry
Director, Cross-Resilience Initiatives
Alec Crawford
Director, Nature for Resilience
Angie Dazé
Director, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Orville Grey
Head of Secretariat, NAP Global Network
Lama Abdellatif
Senior Project Manager and Proposal Coordinator
Kanwulia Amoye
Senior Program Financial Analyst
Ana Balanean
Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Emilie Beauchamp
Lead, MEL for Adaptation to Climate Change
Samantha Boardley
Associate
Ezra Campbell
Senior Project Manager
Calais Caswell
Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Aurélie Ceinos
Senior Policy Advisor
Julie Dekens
Principal Researcher
Adrian Estanol
Communications Officer
Georgia Exell
Policy Analyst
Edom Frew Tekabe
Senior Program Assistant, Human Resources
Patrick Guerdat
Policy Advisor & Country Support Hub Coordinator
Vanessa Guidorizzi
Program Officer
Blane Harvey
Associate
Nicole Heaney
Policy Advisor, MEL
Maribel Hernandez
Senior Policy Advisor, Adaptation Finance
David Hoffmann
Coordinator, NAP Global Network
Cameron Hunter
Policy Advisor
Francine Irakoze
Project Manager
Nicole Jang
Policy Analyst
Michelle Kim
Project Manager
Danielle Kitson
Project Coordinator
Christian Ledwell
Knowledge Manager, NAP Global Network
Veronica Lo
Senior Policy Advisor
Mauricio Luna Rodríguez
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation Governance
Jennifer Merryweather
Education Specialist
Krystel Montpetit
Senior Policy Advisor, MEL
Deborah Murphy
Senior Associate
Selina Nakarmi
Senior Project Assistant
Onyinye Oguntoye
Communications Officer
Juliet Perry
Communications Manager
Jeffrey Qi
Policy Advisor
Ashley Rawluk
Policy Advisor
Marie Royer
Communications Officer
Zahra Sakr
Communications Assistant
Katharina Schmidt
Policy Advisor
Susan Sekirime
Senior Policy Advisor, CAPA Africa Lead
Catherine Senecal
Senior Operations Manager
Gloria Sengutuvan
Senior Project Manager & Country Support Hub Manager
Anika Terton
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead
Geneva Yang
Policy Analyst
Mengyi Yang
Program Financial Analyst
International Environmental Governance
Lynn Wagner
Senior Director, International Environmental Governance
Cesar Henrique Arrais
Senior Communications Officer
Livia Bizikova
Lead, Monitoring and Governance
Pamela Chasek
Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Jennifer Covert
Lead, ENB Development
Melissa Downey
Program Financial Analyst
Carlos Socarras Estrada
Senior Program Assistant
Stefan Jungcurt
Lead, SDG Indicators and Data
Elena Kosolapova
Senior Policy Advisor
László Pintér
Senior Fellow
Valentina Romoli
Policy Advisor and Coordinator
Hillary Rosentreter
Policy Advisor
Maja Schmidt-Thomé
Lead, ENB Operations
Robert Smith
Senior Associate
Jessica Templeton
Lead, ENB
Matthew TenBruggencate
Communications Manager
Water
Pauline Gerrard
Executive Director, IISD-ELA
Dimple Roy
Director, Water Management
Morgan Anderson
Biologist, IISD-ELA
Hammad Babatunde
Philanthropy Officer, IISD-ELA
Tia Bartel-Ens
Chemist, IISD-ELA
Sumeep Bath
Editorial & Communications Manager, Water & IISD-ELA
Erin Bend
Grant Development Advisor, IISD-ELA
Patrique Bulloch
Food Web Biologist, IISD-ELA
Andrew (AJ) Chapelsky
Fish Research Technician, IISD-ELA
Stanley Chasia
Policy Advisor, NBS Biophysical Monitoring
Justin Duncan
Senior Policy Specialist
Paul Fafard
Field Sampling Technician, IISD-ELA
Aliana Fristensky
Policy Advisor
Richard Grosshans
Lead, Bioremediation
Aidan Guttormson
In Situ Monitoring Biologist, IISD-ELA
Sonya Havens
Senior Research Chemist, IISD-ELA
Chris Hay
Scientific Data Manager, IISD-ELA
Rabbiya Hamdani
Program Manager, IISD-ELA
Lauren Hayhurst
Fisheries Research Biologist, IISD-ELA
Scott Higgins
Senior Research Scientist, IISD-ELA
Steven Hood
Project Manager, IISD-ELA
Lee Hrenchuk
Senior Biologist, IISD-ELA
Petra Kiwan
Senior Project Manager
Matthew Klachefsky
Manager, Education and Indigenous Relations, IISD-ELA
Emily Kroft
Policy Advisor
Desiree Langenfeld
Plastics Science and Policy Biologist, IISD-ELA
Donna Laroque
Senior Program Assistant, IISD-ELA
Ted Lawrence
Senior Policy Advisor
Brittney Le Blanc
Communications Officer
Cassidy Mazur
Senior Education and Outreach Officer, IISD-ELA
Roger Mollot
Operations Manager, IISD-ELA
Vince Palace
Head Research Scientist, IISD-ELA
Serene Parenteau
Program Assistant
Bradley Park
Biologist, Ecotoxicology, IISD-ELA
Michael Paterson
Senior Research Scientist, IISD-ELA
Lisa Peters
Research Scientist, IISD-ELA
Marina Puzyreva
Senior Policy Advisor
Ashley Rawluk
Policy Advisor
Michael Rennie
Research Fellow, IISD-ELA
Krista Robertson
Biologist, IISD-ELA
Chelsea Rochman
Research Fellow, IISD-ELA
Jose Luis Rodriguez Gil
Research Scientist, IISD-ELA
Thomas Saleh
Policy Advisor, Data and Technology, IISD-ELA
Ken Sandilands
Biologist - Field Coordinator, IISD-ELA
Joey Simoes
Hydrologist
Madeline Stanley
Remediation Ecology Scientist, IISD-ELA
Lauren Timlick
Biologist, Ecotoxicology, IISD-ELA
Sarah Warrack
Junior Outreach and Education Manager, IISD-ELA
Noelle Wood
Education and Relations Officer, IISD-ELA
Idil Yaktubay
Scientific Data Engineer, IISD-ELA
Dilber Yunus
Indigenous Relations Manager, IISD-ELA
Administration and Finance
Grace Mota
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Lama Abdellatif
Senior Project Manager and Proposal Coordinator
Merrivee Anciano
Senior Controller
Kanwulia Amoye
Senior Program Financial Analyst
Ryan Aquino
Financial Support Analyst
Angelica Arceo
Accounting Assistant
Ahmed Babou
Director of Geneva Finance, Administration and Donor Reporting
Tumpa Bithy
Senior Program Assistant
Yelena Bugakova
Project Manager
Ezra Campbell
Senior Project Manager
Laura Carlos
Project Manager
Suprerana Chakraborty
Project Manager
Ramon Dator
Senior Program Financial Analyst
Melissa Downey
Program Financial Analyst
Aneta Dujanovic
Senior Program Assistant
Tristan Easton
Senior Project Manager
Edom Frew Tekabe
Senior Program Assistant, Human Resources
Vanessa Guidorizzi
Program Officer
Rabbiya Hamdani
Program Manager, IISD-ELA
Steven Hood
Project Manager, IISD-ELA
Marilou Ibe
Controller, IISD-ELA
Francine Irakoze
Project Manager
Rachel Khong
Accounting Assistant
Michelle Kim
Project Manager
Petra Kiwan
Senior Project Manager
Katerina Klimas
Senior Project Manager
Donna Laroque
Senior Program Assistant, IISD-ELA
Huma Malik
Program Financial Analyst
Maria Martirez
Junior Accounting Manager
Jeane Melany
Project Manager
Elias Mukozi
Senior Accounting Manager
Selina Nakarmi
Senior Project Assistant
Ngan Nguyen
Project Manager
Minh Nhat Le
Project Assistant
Oluwaseun Owolola
Contract Administrator
Jocelyn Quijano
Assistant Controller
Holly Rainsberry
Executive Assistant & Office Manager, Ottawa
Chloe Rew
Senior Advisor to the President & Corporate Secretary
Vickie Roberts
Senior Payroll Accountant
Ana Paula Santos
Project Manager
Myriam Schmid
Lead, Program Operations
Pedro Schmid
Senior Project Manager
Catherine Senecal
Senior Operations Manager
Gloria Sengutuvan
Senior Project Manager & Country Support Hub Manager
Preyash Shah
Accounting Assistant
Chantal Steiner
Office Administrator
Vasileia Tsiatoura
Project Manager
Lukas Welker
Project Manager, MEL
Gail Wozney
Office Coordinator & Administrative Assistant, Winnipeg
Mengyi Yang
Program Financial Analyst
Communications
Vanessa Farquharson
Director, Communications
Katherine Clark
Deputy Director, Communications
Paulina Resich
Senior Communications Manager
Cesar Henrique Arrais
Senior Communications Officer
Maria Barral
Senior Communications Officer
Sumeep Bath
Editorial & Communications Manager, Water & IISD-ELA
Isaak Bowers
Senior Communications Officer
Aia Brnic
Manager, Communications
Scott Emery
Communications Assistant
Elise Epp
Senior Graphic Designer
Adrian Estanol
Communications Officer
Lauren George
Communications Officer
Jon Grieve
Senior Communications Officer
Sydney Hildebrandt
Publishing Manager
Bethan Jones
Senior Communications Officer
Brittney Le Blanc
Communications Officer
Sally Millett
Communications Manager
Onyinye Oguntoye
Communications Officer
Nicholas Pearce
Communications Officer
Juliet Perry
Communications Manager
Anna Pokhilenko
Graphic Designer
Laurel Richardson
Communications Officer
Marie Royer
Communications Officer
Zahra Sakr
Communications Assistant
Carly Sikina
Communications Officer
Sofia Strömgård
Communications Officer
Matthew TenBruggencate
Communications Manager
Madhulika Verma
Senior Communications Officer
Amelia Wainright
Senior Communications Officer
Ryan Woo
Digital Solutions Manager