Secretariat Staff

FunctionFull Name
Executive Office
Executive SecretaryMr Andy Raine
Personal AssistantMs Barbara Schönberg
Legal Officer (also head of Conference Services Team)Ms María José Ortiz
Scientific AdvisorMs Dagmar Zikova
Fundraising & Partnerships Programme OfficerMs Laura Cerasi
Adminstrative AssistantMs Tatiana Pomelnikova
 
TAXA TEAMS
Aquatic Species 
Head, Aquatic Species TeamMs Melanie Virtue
Programme Management Officer (IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU)Ms Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma
Programme Management Officer (Sharks MOU)Ms Andrea Pauly
Programme Management Officer (ASCOBANS)Ms Jenny Renell
Programme Management Assistant (ASCOBANS)     Ms Melanie Jakuttek
  
Avian Species 
Head, Avian Species TeamMr Iván Ramírez Paredes
Associate Programme Management OfficerMr Tilman Carlo Schneider
  
Terrestrial Species 
Head, Terrestrial Species TeamMs Clara Nobbe
Associate Programme Management Officer (Central Asian Mammals Initiative)Ms Polina Orlinskiy
Associate Programme Management Officer (IKI Project)Ms Fariza Adilbekova
Associate Programme Management OfficerMr Nathan Mesnildrey
  
 
Joint Information Management, Communications and Awareness-raising Unit
Coordinator, Public Information OfficerMr Aydin Bahramlouian
Senior Public Information AssistantMr Fernando Neda
Associate Programme Management Officer (AEWA)Mr Florian Keil
Public Information Assistant (AEWA)Ms Dunia Sforzin
Team Assistant vacant
  
Conference Services Team
Head, Conference Service TeamMs María José Ortiz
Meeting Services Assistant (also support to Aquatic Team)Ms Tine Lindberg-Roncari
Programme Management Assistant (also support to Avian Team)Ms Ximena Cancino
Programme Management Assistant (also support to Terrestrial Team)Ms Catherine Brückner
Programme Management Assistant Ms Paola Quesada
Programme Management Assistant vacant
 
Administration and Fund Management Team (AFMU)
Head, AFMUMs Enkhtuya Sereenen
Finance Assistant Ms Leah Kirangu
Administrative Assistant (Travel and Procurement)Ms Jeanybeth Mina
Finance AssistantMs Thi Thanh Nga Pham
Finance Assistant (IKI Project)Ms Angeliki Mikelatou
 
Staff in Outposted Office- Abu Dhabi 
Executive CoordinatorMs Rouba Abou-Atieh
Programme Management Officer (Dugongs MOU)Mr Abdelmenam Mohamed
Programme Management Officer (Raptors MOU)Mr Umberto Gallo-Orsi 
Administrative & Finance AssistantMs Rima Almubarak
Associate Programme Management OfficerMs Alexandra Caron-Strehlow
Programme Management Officer (IKI Project)Ms Philippa Loates