The International Rescue Committee’s staff leadership board and senior leaders group manage the strategy and implementation of the IRC’s humanitarian work worldwide.
Europe Senior Management
Hans Van de Weerd
Interim Senior Vice President, Europe. Vice President Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration
Melanie Ward
Interim Executive Director, UK
Naima Siddiqi
Senior Director of Finance and Operations, Europe.
Imogen Sudbery
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Europe, and Head of Brussels Office
Aska Pickering
Deputy Vice President, Awards Management Unit
Matthew Doyle
Strategy Adviser, Communications
Sigrun Danielsson
Director of Human Resources, Europe
Ralph Achenbach
Managing Director, Germany
Therese Engstrom
Executive Director, Sweden
IRC Staff Leadership Board
President and CEO
Ciaran Donnelly
Senior Vice President, Crisis Response, Recovery and Development
Hans Van de Weerd
Interim Senior Vice President, Europe
Jeannie Annan
Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Airbel Impact Lab
Jennifer Sime
Senior Vice President, Resettlement, Asylum and Integration; Awards Management Unit; Measurement
Oscar Raposo
Chief Financial Officer
Madlin Sadler
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Sime
Senior Vice President, US Programs & Awards Management Unit
Ricardo Castro
General Counsel
Senior Leaders Group
Comprising the Leadership Board, plus:
Aaron Rippenkroeger
Executive Director, Arizona
Adnan Junaid
Country Director, Pakistan
Aissatou Balde
Country Director, Cote D’Ivoire
Alyoscia D'Onofrio
Vice President and Head of Technical Excellence
Aska Pickering
Deputy Vice President, Awards Management Unit
Avigail Ziv
Executive Director, New York
Barri Shorey
Senior Director, Economic Recovery and Development
Bill Schaffrath
Senior Director, Internal Audit, Finance
Bob Kitchen
Vice President, Emergencies and Humanitarian Action
Brian Johnson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chris Honsberger
Chief Global Supply Chain Officer
Cica Dadjo
Diversity Equality & Inclusion Lead
Colin McIlreavy
Chief Safety and Security Officer
Deirdre O’Brien
Director, Internal Communications
Elijah Okeyo
Country Director, Uganda
Elinor Raikes
Vice President and Head of Programme Delivery
Ellen Beattie
Senior Director of Programme Quality, United States Programmes
Em Fackler
Chief Information Officer; Vice President, Technology and Operations
Hans Van de Weerd
Interim Senior Vice President Europe. Vice President, United States Programmes.
Isabella De Mattia
Senior Director, Business Operations & Analytics, External Relations
Jeannie Annan
Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Airbel Impact Lab
Judson Flanagan
Vice President, International Operations
Kate Moger
Regional Vice President, Great Lakes
Kelly Moody
Vice President, U.S.A. Philanthropy
Kristin Kim-Bart
Senior Director, Gender Equality
Kurt Tjossem
Regional Vice President, East Africa
Martin Bratt
Chief Strategy Officer
Meghan Lopez
Regional Director, Latin America
Mesfin Teklu Tessema
Senior Health Director
Mireille Cronin Mather
Vice President, Awards Management Unit
Nazanin Ash
Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy
Nicole Behnam
Senior Technical Director, Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU)
Nicole Walden
Senior Director, Strategy and Performance
Ourania Dionysiou
Vice President, International Development
Patrick Poulin
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West - United States Programs
Paul Taylor
Regional Vice President, West Africa
Phil Woollam
Vice President, Strategic Growth
Barri Shorey
Acting Senior Tech Director, ERD
Robin Dunn Marcos
Senior Director, Resettlement and Processing
Sanna Johnson
Regional Vice President, Asia
Sarah Smith
Senior Technical Director, Education
Susan Ringler
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Suzanne H. Ambrogetti
Senior Director, Global Opportunities
Thomas Gensemer
Interim Vice President, Communications
Tracy Reines
Regional Director, United States – Atlantic