About us
Meet the Team

Mohamed Elsanousi
Executive Director
Washington D.C.

Matthias Wevelsiep
Senior Operations & Program Manager
Helsinki

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

Gina Dias
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Program Manager
Nairobi

Paula Tarvainen
Senior Advisor – Right to Peace
Helsinki

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

Jessica Roland
Senior Specialist on Inclusive Peace
New York

Lacerda Lipangue
TIPS Project Coordinator
Mozambique

Camilla Petra
Program Coordinator, Global & Sub-Saharan Africa
Helsinki

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

Philip Gassert
ALLY Project Coordinator
Bangkok

Jason Yabal
SOAR Project Coordinator
Helsinki

Fivos Pantotis
SOAR Finance Coordinator
Helsinki

Said Omar
Reconciliation Project Manager
Mogadishu

Siam Tooran
UN Coordinator
New York

Sarah Tyler
Communications Coordinator
Washington, D.C.

Triss Yap
Communications & Digital Media Associate
Washington, D.C.

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

Bishal Adhikari
Finance Coordinator
Bangkok

Kopila Thapa
Finance & Events Officer
Bangkok

Susanna Leppäkorpi
Coordination Officer, Asia
Helsinki

Hirondina Tavasse Casimiro Mondlane
Project Coordinator, ID-PEACE Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique

Jane Johnson
Finance Assistant
Helsinki

Chutamas (Ying) Phanyapornsuk
Finance and Administration Officer | iDove
Thailand

Rasmas Maradza
Finance and Administrative Specialist | TIPS Project
Mozambique

Susanna Kujanpää
Capacity-building and Development Officer | PAVE Project
Helsinki
Staff on Leave

Mahdi Abdile
Former Head of the Secretariat
On sabbatical

Edla Puoskari
Program Manager, Asia
Bangkok
On maternity leave