Philee Ang-Chen
Senior Program Officer
Meet our team
We are a diverse, motivated team of professionals with a passion for empowering children and youth around the world and advocating for their rights.
Esther Aoko
Marketing and Communications Associate
Nasra Ayub
Programs Officer
Alex Baker
Senior Database and Technology Officer
Rodrigo Barraza
Senior Regional Co-Director, Americas
Joseph Bednarek
Senior Director of Global Grantmaking
Steina Bjorgvinsdottir
Executive Director, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Christine Burkhart
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Nayara Castiglioni
Senior Program Officer, Americas
Indrani Chakraborty
Regional Co-Director, Asia
Tapiwa Chatora
Financial Controller, UK
Leila Conroy
Operations and Learning Associate, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Amé Atsu David
Regional Co-Director, Africa
Oksana Dmytriak
Ukraine Program Specialist
Titos Escueta
Capacity Development Adviser
Vicky Ferguson
Director of Global Safeguarding
Cara-Marie Findlay
US Safeguarding Advisor, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Nicole Flynn
Operations Associate
Conor Forker
Young Gamechangers Fund Project Officer
Mea Geizhals
Director of Major Gifts
Katherine Gilmour
Senior Regional Co-Director, Europe and Eurasia
Shivonne Graham
Senior Director of Marketing
Jo Griffin
Human Resources Consultant
John Hecklinger
Co-CEO
Remijus N. Iweobi
Programs Officer
Shristi Joshi
Nepal Program Officer
Bundie Kabanze
Regional Co-Director, Africa
Kulsoom Khan
Senior Regional Director, Asia
Dima Kulyk
Development Officer, Strategic Partnerships
Magda Majkowska-Tomkin
Deputy Regional Director, Europe and Eurasia
Kimberly McClain
Regional Co-Director, Americas
Ben McGarry
Development Operations Associate
Kate McNealey
Staff Accountant
Sylvia Morwabe
Programs Officer, Africa
Kondwani Msampha
Vice President of Finance
Victor Mugambi
Advocacy and Events Associate
Kelvin Muli
Learning and Evaluation Officer, Africa
Rituu B Nanda
Participatory Program Advisor, South Asia
Jemimah Olaniyi
Global Grants Officer
Ximena Ortiz
Program Officer
Corey Oser
Vice President, Programs
Arantxa Paniagua
Management Accountant
Sam Phillips-Corwin
Senior Learning and Evaluation Officer
Alisha Pomells
Young Gamechangers Fund Program Officer
Tyas Pusposari
Research and Learning Manager
Ashani Ratnayake
Marketing and Communications Manager (Interim)
Hayley Roffey
Co-CEO
Becca Rubenstein
Development Officer
Md. Shanawaz
Program Specialist, Bangladesh
Palmer Shepherd
Vice President, Operations and Governance
Vanessa Stevens
Director of Innovation and Influencing
Mohammed Taher
Senior Operations and Human Resources Associate
Suwandee (Beaw) Thatsanaprai
Spark Fund Specialist, Thailand
Anne-Marie Twumasi
Phoenix Way Grants Manager
Eugenia Vigil Escalera Sánchez
Program Officer
Lizeth Villegas
Program Coordinator
Loan Vuong
Spark Fund Specialist, Vietnam
Karen Walker-Simpson
Founder-Director, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Natasha Ward
Membership Officer, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Marta Xicay Gomez
Program Associate
Wanwarin (Nina) Yensuk
Thailand Partnerships Catalyst
Kelsi Young
Development Officer
Katherine Zavala
Deputy Vice President of Programs