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Our Team

The building blocks of IofC’s vision and action are thousands of individuals around the world who live out its mission and message

BUILDING TRUST ACROSS THE WORLD'S DIVIDES

The International Council is the governing body of IofC and provides the overall leadership in line with the goals of Initiatives of Change International and the decisions of the annual Global Assembly. The Council is made up of nine to eleven members including the President.

The Management Team consists of staff and volunteers who are engaged by IofC International to oversee daily activities in areas of Communications, Training, Partnerships, Finance, Knowledge Management and operational support. It is led by the Executive Director and its activities are governed by the International Council.

The Regional Coordination Groups are teams who facilitate and support local, national and regional initiatives and cooperation in:

International Council

Gerald Pillay
Gerald Pillay
President
Mounir Beltaifa
Mounir Beltaifa
Vice-President
Cecilia (Thembi) Silundika
Cecilia (Thembi) Silundika
International Council Member
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Marta Dabrowska
International Council Member
Pilar Griffin
Maria del Pilar Griffin
International Council Member
Yofrina Octika Gultom
International Council Member
Patrick McNamara
Patrick McNamara
International Council Member
Zachariah Karimi Muturi
Zacharia Muturi Karimi
International Council Member

Regional Coordination

Roy Ncube
ACG Member
Victoria Kumkayatcha
ACG Member
Francis Acquah
ACG Member
Cleopadia Mohlaodi
ACG Member
Marc Bukuru
ACG Member
Stephen Kimaru
Stephen Kimaru
ACG Member
Mohammad Rantisi
ARCG Member
Iman Alghafari
ARCG Member
Raoudha Omrane
ARCG Member
Roweida Saleh
Roweida Saleh
ARCG Member
Anvita Bisaria
APCG Member
Mayur Milan
APCG Member
Aparna Khatri
APCG Member
Yeonyuk Jeong
APCG Member
Yofrina Gultom
APCG Member
Nigel Heywood
APCG Member

Management

Imad Karam
Executive Director
Alena Vasilyeva
Executive Assistant
Steven Greisdorf
Steven Greisdorf
Secretary of IofC International
Igor Ene
Communications Manager
Talia Smith
Trustbuilding Program Manager
Christoph Spreng
IofC International Representative to the Council of Europe
Manon Monhemius
Trustbuilding Program Communications Officer
Emma Tozer
Emma Tozer
Content Coordinator
Killy Sanchez
International Webmaster
Anne Rufaida
Brand Officer
Ulrike Ott Chanu
Webmaster German Language
Mary Lean
Editor
Nahom Haile
Graphic Designer

International Council

Gerald Pillay
Gerald Pillay
Mounir Beltaifa
Mounir Beltaifa
Cecilia (Thembi) Silundika
Cecilia (Thembi) Silundika
Pilar Griffin
Maria del Pilar Griffin
Yofrina Octika Gultom
Zachariah Karimi Muturi
Zacharia Muturi Karimi

Regional Coordination

Roy Ncube
Victoria Kumkayatcha
Francis Acquah
Cleopadia Mohlaodi
Marc Bukuru
Stephen Kimaru
Stephen Kimaru
Mohammad Rantisi
Iman Alghafari