ABOUT

Governance

Our global board sets our overall policy and defines the strategic direction and objectives of the organisation.

Global board

It is made up of 20 members: 13 regional representatives elected by members, two independent representatives, and five trustees.

13

Regional representatives

5

Trustees

2

Independent representatives

Governance documents

Our governance manual provides a full overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the global board and trustees.

The minutes of our board meetings are openly available to read.

Governance documents

Regional representatives

Jana Junghardt

Europe Regional Representative

Jana Junghardt

Europe Regional Representative

  • Advisor Disaster Risk Management / Core Group Member, DRR Platform
Breny Herrera

Central America Regional Representative

Breny Herrera

Central America Regional Representative

  • Executive Director, Institute for Women’s Research, Training and Development, IMU El Salvador
Diana Carolina Caicedo Enriquez

South America Regional Representative

Diana Carolina Caicedo Enriquez

South America Regional Representative

  • Coordinator of Inter-Institutional Relations, Nariño Joven
  • Professor, National University of Colombia
Grace Ananda

Eastern Africa Regional Representative

Grace Ananda

Eastern Africa Regional Representative

  • Policy and Advocacy Manager, Africa Area Office, Habitat for Humanity International
Baimba Handel Si-Diakay Sisay

Vice Chair of the Global Board, Southern Africa Regional Representative

Baimba Handel Si-Diakay Sisay

Vice Chair of the Global Board, Southern Africa Regional Representative

  • Executive Director of EGAN: (Evangelização Geral de Ajuda aos Necessitados)
  • GNDR National Focal point Mozambique 
Ghada Ahmadein

North Africa & West Asia Regional Representative

Ghada Ahmadein

North Africa & West Asia Regional Representative

  • Program Manager Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
  • Member UNDRR Arab Civil Society Major Group
  • Consultant at the BlueGreen- Med Networking Mechanism
  • GNDR Egypt National Focal Point (2019-2021)
Emmanuel S. Seck

Chair of the Global Board & West & Central Africa Regional Representative

Emmanuel S. Seck

Chair of the Global Board & West & Central Africa Regional Representative

  • Executive Director, ENDA Energie
Tasneem Siddiqui

South Asia Regional Representative, Stichting GNDR Member

Tasneem Siddiqui

South Asia Regional Representative, Stichting GNDR Member

  • Chair and Founder, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), University of Dhaka
  • Advisory Committee Member, Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD)
  • Former Chair, Asia Pacific Migration Research Network
Eena Geslaine Barrun

South East Asia & East Asia Regional Representative

Eena Geslaine Barrun

South East Asia & East Asia Regional Representative

  • Program Co-ordinator, Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation, Inc.
  • GNDR National Focal Point, Philippines
  • Network Co-ordinator, Disaster Risk Reduction Network-Philippines
Lorenzo Mota King

Caribbean Regional Representative

Lorenzo Mota King

Caribbean Regional Representative

  • Executive Director, Servicio Social de Iglesias Dominicanas
Mario Flores

North America Regional Representative

Mario Flores

North America Regional Representative

  • Director, Field Operations, Disaster Risk Reduction and Response, Habitat for Humanity International
Khurram Shahid Malik

Pacific Regional Representative

Khurram Shahid Malik

Pacific Regional Representative

  • Founder and board member Humanitarian Organization for Poverty Eradication, Hope Worldwide-Pakistan (HOPE) 
  •  Steering committee member of the Refugee Alliance in New Zealand
  •  GNDR National Focal Person, New Zealand
Tolekan Ismailova

Vice Chair of the Global Board, Central Asia Regional Representative

Tolekan Ismailova

Vice Chair of the Global Board, Central Asia Regional Representative

  • Director, Human Rights Movement “Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan”

Trustees

Claire Tiffen

Vice Chair of Trustees

Claire Tiffen

Vice Chair of Trustees

  • Global Programme Funding Manager, Tearfund
Ewout van den Blink

Treasurer, Stichting GNDR Member

Ewout van den Blink

Treasurer, Stichting GNDR Member

  • Management Consultant, Eiffel B.V. (The Netherlands)
Peter Curran

Chair of Trustees

Peter Curran

Chair of Trustees

  • Director & Principal Consultant, Explorer Consulting Limited
Usha Menon

Trustee

Usha Menon

Trustee

  • Founder, Usha Menon Management Consultancy

Stichting GNDR

Stichting GNDR is an independent organisation created by GNDR and registered in The Netherlands. It has been established to ensure that our global network can still access vital European funding now the UK has left the European Union. More information about Stichting GNDR can be found in our FAQ document.

Farah Kabir

Stichting GNDR Member

Farah Kabir

Stichting GNDR Member

  • Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh
Dorothea Hilhorst

Stichting GNDR Member

Dorothea Hilhorst

Stichting GNDR Member

  • Professor humanitarian studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
Ewout van den Blink

Treasurer, Stichting GNDR Member

Ewout van den Blink

Treasurer, Stichting GNDR Member

  • Management Consultant, Eiffel B.V. (The Netherlands)
Heleen van der Beek

Chair of Stichting GNDR

Heleen van der Beek

Chair of Stichting GNDR

  • Director Strategy, Communication and Innovation, Cordaid
Oenone Chadburn

Stichting GNDR Member

Oenone Chadburn

Stichting GNDR Member

  • Head of Humanitarian and Resilience Team, Tearfund