Our Staff

Mohamed Elsanousi
Executive Director

Matthias Wevelsiep
Senior Operations and Program Manager
Helsinki

Sara Linnoinen
Program Manager, Horn of Africa & East Africa

Edla Puoskari
Program Manager, Asia

Milla Perukangas
Senior Specialist on Peace & Security /PVE & Program Manager, Europe/MENA

Dr. Marko Juntunen
Senior Researcher & Reach Out 3 Program Coordinator

PAULA TARVAINEN
Senior Advisor - Right to Peace
Helsinki

Jessica Roland
Senior Specialist on Inclusive Peace
New York

Habiba Ali
Project Coordinator, Reach Out /PVE Finland
Helsinki

Simon Woell
Project Officer, AHA! Awareness with Human Action
Bangkok

Philip Gassert
Project Manager, SEA-AIR

Jaakko Virkkunen
Project Coordinator, ALLY

Hassan Mutubwa
Project Officer, Religious Minorities Project

Nita Syväoja
Program Coordinator, Global & Sub-Saharan Africa
Helsinki

Gina Dias
Partnership and Resource Development Manager
Nairobi

Siam Tooran
UN Coordinator

Sarah Tyler
Communications Coordinator

Rachel Palermo
Membership and Operations Coordinator
Washington, D.C.

Bishal Adhikari
Finance and Administrative Officer

Julia Ramirez
Finance & Administration Officer
Helsinki

Kopila Thapa
Finance and Events Officer
Bangkok

Varisa Sinthusake
AHA! Project Finance Officer
Bangkok
Staff on Leave

Mahdi Abdile
Former Head of the Secretariat
on Sabbatical