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Staff Council of foundation Advisory board

Stefano Toscano
Stefano TOSCANO
Ambassador, Director GICHD

VALON KUMNOVA
VALON KUMNOVA
Chief, Mine Action Programmes
Åsa Massleberg
Åsa MASSLEBERG
Programme Manager / Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning
Bouko Sylvie
Bouko SYLVIE
Advisor, Strategic Planning
Natasha Gonzalez
Natasha GONZALEZ
Project Officer, Training Development

Arianna Calza Bini
Arianna CALZA BINI
Head, Gender and Mine Action Programme
Abigail Jones
Abigail JONES
Advisor, Gender and Diversity
Dominic Wolsey
Dominic WOLSEY
Advisor, Gender and Diversity
Inès Issa
Inès ISSA
Junior Programme Officer
Kaitlin Hodge
Kaitlin HODGE
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Officer,
Laura Biscaglia
Laura BISCAGLIA
Research and Programme Officer, Gender and Mine Action
Matthieu Laruelle
Matthieu LARUELLE
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Advisor, GMAP

Lydia Beauquis
Lydia BEAUQUIS
Head, Grant Management and Communication
Carole Chedid
Carole CHEDID
Grants Management Officer
Fanny Chavaz de Kalbermatten
Fanny CHAVAZ DE KALBERMATTEN
Communication Officer
Inas Rashad
Inas RASHAD
Digital Communications Officer
Sabrina Odot
Sabrina ODOT
Grant Management Associate
Valentina Ndibalema
Valentina NDIBALEMA
Digital Media and Communications

Steve Hellen
Steve HELLEN
Head of Information Management
Harry Kendall
Harry KENDALL
Geoservices Technical Advisor
Henrik Rydberg
Henrik RYDBERG
Advisor, Information Management Standards and Solutions
Marlène Joris
Marlène JORIS
Advisor
Noor Zangana
Noor ZANGANA
Information Managment Capacity Development Advisor
Olena Davydenko
Olena DAVYDENKO
Project Officer, Enterprise Geospatial Information Systems
Sulaiman Mukahhal
Sulaiman MUKAHHAL
Advisor, Information Management
Wendi Pedersen
Wendi PEDERSEN
GIS Solutions Advisor
Andrew Kesterton
Andrew KESTERTON
Information Management Technical Development Coordinator

Tammy Hall
Tammy HALL
Head, Strategies and Standards
Robert White
Robert WHITE
Advisor, Strategic Management
Abdul Qudos Ziaee
Abdul Qudos ZIAEE
Advisor, Operational Effeciency
Alain Nellen
Alain NELLEN
Project Officer - Standards and Operations Research
Armen Harutyunyan
Armen HARUTYUNYAN
Operational Efficiency Advisor
Christelle Mestre
Christelle MESTRE
Programme Officer
Giulia Matassa
Giulia MATASSA
Programme Officer
Ian Robb
Ian ROBB
Technical Advisor, Urban IEDs Standards
Namrita Singh
Namrita SINGH
Programme Officer
Radwa Rabie
Radwa RABIE
Advisor, Capacity Development National Mine Action Standards and Compliance
Robert Friedel
Robert FRIEDEL
Advisor, Operational Efficiency & Security Sector Liaison
Sasha Logie
Sasha LOGIE
Advisor, Mine Action Standards
Stanislav Damjanovic
Stanislav DAMJANOVIC
Advisor Land Release and Operational Efficiency
Yuri Shahramanyan
Yuri SHAHRAMANYAN
Advisor, Operational Efficiency
Kinda Samra
Kinda SAMRA
Junior Programme Officer
Roland Evans
Roland EVANS
Advisor, Land Release, Operational Efficiency & Training Development

Samuel Paunila
Samuel PAUNILA
Head of Ammunition Management Advisory Team
Andrew Grantham
Andrew GRANTHAM
Technical Advisor
Benjamin King
Benjamin KING
Project Manager
Frederic Maio
Frederic MAIO
Programme Manager
John Rawson
John RAWSON
Technical Advisor
Jovana Carapic
Jovana CARAPIC
Programme Manager
Martina Salini
Martina SALINI
Programme Officer
Nadim Amer
Nadim AMER
Programme Officer
Melanie Waeger
Melanie WAEGER
Junior Progamme Officer

Pascal Rapillard
Pascal RAPILLARD
Head, External Relations and Governance, Policy and Cooperation Programmes
Angela Hoyos
Angela HOYOS
External Relations and Policy Advisor
Arsen Khanyan
Arsen KHANYAN
Programme Officer, Policy and External Relations
Eleni Alexandrou
Eleni ALEXANDROU
Results-Based Management Support Officer
Hayder Al-Shakeri
Hayder AL-SHAKERI
Programme Officer, Cooperation Programmes
Rana Elias
Rana ELIAS
Cooperation Programmes Coordinator
Maria Gurova
Maria GUROVA
Programme Officer, Cooperation Programmes
Silvia Cattaneo
Silvia CATTANEO
Policy Advisor
Jérémy Repond
Jérémy REPOND
Policy and External Relations Officer
Rory Logan
Rory LOGAN
Advisor IHL and Policy & International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) Review Board

Martial Becker
Martial BECKER
Assistant Director
Anne Bui
Anne BUI
Accounting & Contract Management
Annika Svantesson Ray
Annika SVANTESSON RAY
Human Resources Assistant
Britta Tepoorten
Britta TEPOORTEN
Human Resources Operations Officer
David Alvarez Sanchez
David ALVAREZ SANCHEZ
Apprentice
Elena Daiber
Elena DAIBER
Administrative Assistant
Fatima Duarte
Fatima DUARTE
Accounting and Contracts Management Assistant
Julie Pervangher
Julie PERVANGHER
Accounting Officer
Hélène Tejerina
Hélène TEJERINA
Archives and Knowledge Manager
Laetitia Roch
Laetitia ROCH
Conference, Travel and Administration Assistant
Laurence Clarke-Schaller
Laurence CLARKE-SCHALLER
Human Resources Manager
Maria Duran Gonzalez
Maria DURAN GONZALEZ
Talent Acquisition Partner
Marie-Christine Viaccoz
Marie-Christine VIACCOZ
Travel and Administration Assistant
Stephan Décaillet
Stephan DÉCAILLET
Financial Controller
Susanne Rihs-Aeby
Susanne RIHS-AEBY
Conference Manager

Rory Logan
Rory LOGAN
Advisor IHL and Policy & International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) Review Board

Juan Carlos Ruan
Juan Carlos RUAN
Director, ISU-APMBC
Gregory Cathcart
Gregory CATHCART
Implementation Support Officer
Sophie Delfolie
Sophie DELFOLIE
Implementation Support Specialist

Sheila Mweemba
Sheila MWEEMBA
Director, ISU-CCM
Emad Al-Juhaishi
Emad AL-JUHAISHI
Implementation Support Specialist
Elaine Weiss
Elaine WEISS
Implementation Support Assistant

BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL

Dr Barbara Haering, President of the Council of Foundation, Geneva

Ambassador Peter Beerwerth, Secretary of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament.

Dr Robert Diethelm, Deputy Director International Relations, Swiss Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.

Ambassador Adriana Mendoza Agudelo,  Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Ambassador Felix Baumann, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament.

Ambassador Sally Mansfield, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.


MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Afghanistan

Ambassador Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Albania

Ambassador Ravesa Lleshi, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Australia

Ambassador Sally Mansfield,  Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Austria

Dr. Arnold Kammel, Director, Directorate for Security Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports, Austria.

Cambodia

Ambassador An Sokkhoeurn, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Canada

Vacant

Colombia

Ambassador Adriana Mendoza Agudelo, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

European Union

Ms. Marketa Homolkova, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Finland

Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

France

Ambassador Yann Hwang, Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament.

Germany

Ambassador Peter Beerwerth, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament.

Italy

Ambassador Gianfranco Incarnato, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament.

Japan

Ambassador Ken Okaniwa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Lebanon

Ambassador Salim Baddoura, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Netherlands

Ambassador Robbert Gabriëlse, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament.

Norway

Ambassador Tine Mørch Smith, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Senegal

Ambassador Coly Seck, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Sweden

Ambassador Anna Jardfelt, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Switzerland

Ambassador Felix Baumann, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament.

Dr Robert Diethelm, Deputy Director International Relations Defence, Swiss Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Ambassador Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament.

United Nations Mine Action Service

Ms. Ilene Cohn, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge of UNMAS.

United States of America

Ambassador Robert Wood, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament.

Vietnam

Ambassador Thi Thyet Mai LE, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Mr Håvard Bach, Head of Mine Action, APOPO Mine Action Programme

Mr Carl Case, Director, Humanitarian Mine Action, Organization of American States (OAS)

Dr Jane Cocking, Chief Executive Officer, Mines Advisory Group (MAG)

Mr James Cowan, Chief Executive, The Halo Trust

Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

Dr Heiner Hänggi, Deputy Director and Head of Policy and Research Department, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF)

Mr Olaf Juergensen, Advisor, UNDP

Mr Rashid Khalikov, Director of Geneva Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Mr Hugues Laurenge, UNICEF

Ambassador Tomaz Lovrencic, Acting Director, ITF Enhancing Human Security

Mr Richard MacCormac, Head, Danish Demining Group (DDG)

Ms Sarah Marshall, Chief of Geneva Office, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

Mr Dave McDonnell, Vice President, Director of Mine Action, Olive Group

Ms Marie Mills, Mine Action Adviser, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

Ms Sheila Mweemba, Director, Implementation Support Unit of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Mr Heng Rattana, Director General, Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)

Mr Hans Risser, Head of Operations, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)

Mr Juan Carlos Ruan, Director, Implementation Support Unit of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Mr Emmanuel Sauvage, Head of Armed Violence Reduction Technical Unit, Handicap International

Ms Sara Sekkenes, Conflict Prevention & Partnerships Advisor, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

Ambassador Jürg Streuli, President Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD)

Mr Erik Tollefsen, Head of the Weapon Contamination Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

ADVISORY BOARD TERMS OF REFERENCE

Mission

In 1999, the Council of Foundation decided to establish an Advisory Board according to Articles 19 and 20 of the Statutes. The composition and the level of engagement have changed over the years, but the core idea has remained the same: the Advisory Board should provide the views and perspectives, knowledge and actual needs of practitioners and senior staff of mine action programmes and actors, thus contributing to the relevance of GICHD work.

Composition and status

  1. The Advisory Board will consist of up to twenty members who should be active in and/or closely linked to the mine action sector.
  2. The composition should take into account gender and diversity. At least one member should provide specific gender and diversity knowledge and experience in the development and application of diversity-sensitive policies.
  3. The members of the Advisory Board will be invited to join the Advisory Board by the Director of the GICHD.
  4. The Director of the GICHD can invite additional individuals for specific meetings, on an ad-hoc basis.
  5. The members will participate in their personal capacities and, as such, will not represent their governments or organisations.
  6. If a member is not able to attend an Advisory Board meeting, he can suggest a replacement for that particular meeting.
  7. The members will participate on a voluntary basis and have no legal status or responsibility.
  8. The term of individual membership will be four years. For special reasons, it can be extended once for two years. In specific cases like representatives of the UN, the term may cover the period of their official function.
  9. The Advisory Board shall ensure that an appropriate presence of members from mine action programmes, international and non-governmental organisations, and commercial companies is achieved.
  10. The GICHD may refund expenses for attending an Advisory Board meeting, provided that members are not able to bear such costs by themselves.

Organisation

  1. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once a year, preferably in Geneva on the margins of important mine action meetings.
  2. The agenda of its meetings will be prepared by the Director of the GICHD; the members of the Advisory Board may propose agenda items.
  3. The Advisory Board will be chaired by the Director of the GICHD or his Deputy.
  4. The minutes of the meetings will be circulated to the members of the Advisory Board.

Activities

  1. Review the GICHD Strategy, programme strategies, the annual Work Plans, terms of reference for evaluations of GICHD activities, and other important documents which guide the operational work of the GICHD.
  2. Provide feedback on GICHD work from the field and the mine action community.
  3. Advise on need for and means of disseminating GICHD knowledge.
  4. Advise on trends and new areas of work in the field of mine action and humanitarian disarmament.
  5. Advise the Council of Foundation if required on any mine action and GICHD related matter.


Geneva, 16 December 2009

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