Our staff in London
Tahir Aziz India, Pakistan and Kashmir Projects Manager
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Tahir Aziz previously worked for five years as a Senior Associate with the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, an NGO based in Washington DC where he was closely involved in conflict transformation activities in Kashmir. Previously he was Director of the Human Rights Commission of the Government of Pakistan–administered Kashmir and a Visiting Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London, under its South Asia Programme. Tahir holds two Masters degrees – one in Anthropology awarded by the Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan (with a thesis based on field research with the Kashmiri community in England) and the second in International Peace and Conflict Studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Tahir has written papers on Kashmir for international organizations including IISS London, the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Washington D.C. and Voices, a US-based online journal.
Marc Behrendt Caucasus Programme Manager
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Marc joined Conciliation Resources in March 2011 as the Caucasus Programme Manager. He has worked on peacebuilding, governance and human rights for more than 15 years. His previous experience includes five years based in Georgia, where he worked for Internews and later for the OSCE, where he headed the Mission to Georgia’s Human Dimension Office. Since 2005, he has been based in London, managing International Alert’s Eurasia Programme and more recently as an independent consultant providing support to organisations engaged in peacebuilding, governance and human rights issues.
Sarah Bradford Communications Manager
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Sarah joined Conciliation Resources in June 2010 as Communications Manager, with responsibility for all Conciliation Resources’s communications including the website, publications and press. Prior to this she worked for nearly three years as Communications Manager for international humanitarian charity, RedR. Sarah’s first marketing and communications role was with Projects Abroad – an international volunteering organisation – where she worked for four years. This followed two overseas placements as Project Abroad’s Assistant Country Manager in China, where she also worked as a freelance journalist, and a teaching volunteer in India. Sarah holds a CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing from Cambridge Marketing College and a BA (Hons) in Design. Other than English, she speaks German and basic French and Spanish.
Laurence Broers Caucasus Programme Projects Manager
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Laurence joined Conciliation Resources as Projects Manager for the Caucasus programme in November 2008. Before this he worked for two-and-half years at Amnesty International as a researcher on Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 2006 Laurence was issue editor for our Accord publication on the Nagorny Karabakh peace process. He has also previously published articles in scholarly journals relating to themes of ethnicity, democratization and conflict in the South Caucasus and worked as one of the editors of the first comprehensive Georgian-English dictionary to be published since Georgian independence. Laurence completed his doctoral studies on the post-Soviet republic of Georgia in 2004 and has participated in numerous NGO projects in Georgia. He is fluent in Russian, Georgian, Spanish and French.
Andy Carl Executive Director
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Andy co-founded Conciliation Resources in 1995 with David Lord and now heads the organization. He led the development of Conciliation Resources’s programme work in Fiji and Bougainville/PNG and in northern Uganda, Somaliland and Sri Lanka, and established Conciliation Resources’s Accord publication series. Before this he worked for International Alert (London) from 1989–94 as its original programme staff on peace initiatives in Southern Africa, Europe, Liberia, the Philippines, Colombia, Iraqi-Kurdistan and elsewhere. Before that, he was national coordinator of the Central America Human Rights Committee, UK (1986–89). He has degrees in literature from the University of California at Berkeley (BA) and Trinity College, Dublin (MPhil). Andy represents Conciliation Resources in various national and international policy forums on conflict transformation practice, acts as a resource person for Conciliation Resources’s programmes and develops new areas of work.
Rachel Clogg Caucasus
Programme Director
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Rachel joined Conciliation Resources full time in July 2001, after working since 1999 as a Caucasus programme associate. Prior to this she held the Max Hayward Research Fellowship at St.Antony's College, Oxford (2000–01) and worked as a lecturer in Russian at the University of North Wales, Bangor. For several years Rachel worked as a part-time volunteer/consultant for local and international organizations in the Caucasus. She has served on Quaker Peace and Social Witness committees concerning work in the former Soviet Union and placements and training. She has a degree in Russian and Spanish from the University of Cambridge, and a doctorate (DPhil) from the University of Oxford on the politics of literature and identity in Abkhazia. Languages other than English: Russian, German, Spanish.
Jonathan Cohen Director of Programmes
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Jonathan joined Conciliation Resources in December 1997 and developed the Caucasus programme. In September 2008 he became Director of Programmes overseeing the regional programmes. Previously he was deputy director of the Foundation on Inter-Ethnic Relations in The Hague, working with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Before that he worked for International Alert and the Peace Research Institute Oslo. He has been a board member of the DFID/CAF Partnerships in the Non-Profit Sector Programme for Russia; acted as a consultant to United Nations Volunteers, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, the Berghof Foundation and taught at the London School of Economics. He has degrees from the universities of Bristol, London and Oxford. Languages other than English: Russian.
Felix Colchester Policy, Practice and Communications Programme Assistant
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Felix joined Conciliation Resources in August 2010, initially as an intern with the Policy and Comparative Learning team. Having worked on short-term development projects in Senegal and Mongolia during his undergraduate degree, Felix completed his Masters in Human Rights Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in September 2009. Since then, he has gained experience at Index on Censorship in London, and returned in June from a four-month consultancy in Central African Republic, where he worked on a human rights protection programme with Mercy Corps UK. Other than English, he speaks fluent French.
Teresa Dumasy People's Peacemaking Perspectives Project Manager
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Teresa joined Conciliation Resources in November 2010 as manager of the People's Peacemaking Perspectives project, an EC-funded initiative carried out in partnership with Saferworld. Prior to joining Conciliation Resources, she worked as a consultant to NGOs working in the field of peacebuilding, advising on monitoring and evaluation and conducting project reviews. Teresa worked for a number of years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development, including four years as adviser to the UK Government's Russia-CIS Conflict Prevention Pool, and four years in the British Embassy in Paris covering Sub-Sarahan Africa and aid and development issues. Teresa has a PhD in History and a Masters in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in European Studies (French and Russian) from Bath University. Languages: English and French (fluent), Russian (good), German (basic).
Elena Franklin Finance Officer
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Elena joined Conciliation Resources in September 2009. She previously worked as a PR Officer and Campaign Coordinator with Amnesty International in Moscow and as a Project Assistant with Saferworld in London, where she supported local partner organizations in Russia in their activities on small arms control. She holds a BA in Philosophy and Theology, as well as two Masters degrees in Human Rights and in Political Science. Languages other than English: Russian.
Gemma Galloway Executive Assistant
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Gemma joined Conciliation Resources in January 2011 as Executive Assistant to Andy Carl and Jonathan Cohen. She has a background in the humanitarian sector, working at The British Red Cross supporting health and social care programmes in Central Asia and carrying out deployment administration for ICRC delegates. Prior to joining Conciliation Resources, Gemma worked at Conscience: Taxes for Peace not War. Previous voluntary experience includes roles with the student support service Nightline and at a landmine museum in Cambodia. Gemma has a Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development from the Open University.
Giulia Girardi Fundraiser
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Giulia joined Conciliation Resources in July 2011 as Fundraiser, after working as Programmes Officer with One World Action, an international development organisation protecting women’s rights worldwide. Previously she had worked as Programme Officer with Women Living Under Muslim Laws, an international solidarity network for women whose lives are subject to laws derived from Islam. Giulia’s voluntary experience includes roles with the United Nations Associations, Save the Children, War on Want and Emergency UK. Prior to attending an MA in Human Rights, she participated in a community development project in India, where she organised vocational trainings for women and girls. Languages other than English: Spanish and Italian.
Sarah Hamilton Senior Finance Officer
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Sarah joined Conciliation Resources in February 2009 after working as an assistant accountant for The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. Previously she travelled extensively after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in European Studies and Italian from the University of Western Australia. She is currently studying towards a CAT qualification in accounting. Languages other than English: Italian.
Sophie Haspeslagh Policy Analyst
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Sophie joined Conciliation Resources in February 2010. She previously managed the advocacy platform of leading British and Irish non-governmental organisations with programmes in Colombia, ABColombia. Before that Sophie worked for the United Nations Development Programme in Algeria on governance and human rights issues. She also worked as an early warning consultant for the World Food Programme in Rome and for the International Crisis Group in Colombia and Brussels. Sophie holds a Masters degree in International Relations and International Economics with a specialization in Conflict Management from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University in the USA, and a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol, UK. Languages: English and French (fluent) Spanish (good) Dutch and Italian (basic).
Kristian Herbolzheimer Director of Philippines and Colombia Programmes
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Kristian joined Conciliation Resources full time in June 2009. He is the Director of the Philippines and Colombia Programmes, as well as Adviser on Peace Processes and Gender Focal Person. He earned a Masters degree in International Peacebuilding from the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame, in May 2009. Previously he worked for seven years as Program Director of the School for a Culture of Peace, Autonomous University of Barcelona, supporting peace processes and conducting track-two diplomacy in Colombia, Philippines, Western Sahara, Basque Country and elsewhere. He also holds a degree in Agriculture Engineering and a Diploma in Peace Culture. Kristian has long been active in Catalan grassroots environmental and development organizations. Languages other than English: Catalan, Spanish, Swedish, German, French.
Priscilla Hon Development Manager
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Priscilla joined Conciliation Resources in April 2008 after working as a fundraiser at Media Trust and YWCA England and Wales, both UK-based charities. Previously she had worked as a project consultant in Indonesia and was a TV producer and reporter based in Singapore. She holds a Masters degree in International Politics from The School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London.
Graham Knight Caucasus Programme Officer
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Graham joined Conciliation Resources in November 2011 as Programme Officer for the Caucasus Programme. Prior to this he spent a summer working for the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in New York and interned at Oxford Research Group. From 2008 until 2010, Graham worked in the private sector delivering a number of large-scale IT projects for Crossrail. He also worked as an English Teacher in St Petersburg for a year and has travelled extensively in the country. Graham recently completed an MSc in International Public Policy from UCL receiving a Distinction for his qualitative analysis of the Russian media’s portrayal of the war in Georgia in 2008. Languages spoken other than English: Russian (fluent), French (basic).
Sharon Langridge IT Support Officer
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Sharon joined Conciliation Resources as IT Support Officer in 2011. She began her IT career as a database developer at Blue Kite Software. Before this, she worked in hostels supporting vulnerable people for the Kaleidoscope Project and Places for People, and in administrative roles for Places for People. She serves in a variety of voluntary roles for her Quaker meeting and for bisexual community organisations. Sharon is a certified FileMaker Developer and holds a BA in English and Philosophy.
Rhona Miller Caucasus
Programme Projects Manager
Rhona joined Conciliation Resources in 2004 after gaining a Masters in International Studies from the University of Reading. She has a BA in Modern Languages from the University of Durham and from 2000–02 worked in Moscow as a school director for an English Language school chain. Before this she worked at the Royal Society, administering grants to support collaboration between scientists from the former Soviet Union and the UK, and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she arranged visits for official guests to the UK. Languages other than English: Russian, French and German.
Janet Adama Mohammed West
Africa Programme Director
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Janet Adama joined Conciliation Resources in September 2010 after working for IBIS in Ghana as Director for West Africa Human Rights and Democratization Project since July 2006. Prior to this Janet was director of the Christian Council of Ghana and worked as a high school tutor in the Social Sciences (Geography and Economics) in Tamale, Northern Ghana. Janet Adama has over 15 years work experience on governance, peace and security issues in West Africa. She holds a MSc in Agricultural Education and Training from Reading University UK, BA in Geography and Diploma in Education, Cape Coast University Ghana, postgraduate Qualifying Diploma in Management and Administration, IPMA, UK. She received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice in 2010.
See also Conciliation Resources staff and consultants in Sierra Leone.
David Newton Director of Policy, Practice and Communications
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David joined Conciliation Resources in February 2011, after working for four years as a conflict adviser in the UK’s Department for International Development. Prior to that he spent three years as the QPSW Representative in Uganda, managing a team working on the LRA conflict. He had previously worked at the Centre for International Cooperation at the University of Bradford, and for a variety of NGOs and the Swiss Development Agency in Central Asia and the north Caucasus. He holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution and a BA in Russian & Politics. Languages other than English: Russian and French.
Ciaran O'Toole Fiji Projects Manager
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Ciaran joined Conciliation Resources as Fiji Projects Manager in March 2011, after nine months working on a contract basis as our Fiji Programme Associate. Previously, Ciaran was the Programme Manager for one of our local Fiji partners, the Citizens' Constitutional Forum. Up to this point he worked in the private sector, in senior people and programme management positions in the Middle East and Australia. Ciaran holds a Masters in International Development from RMIT university, Melbourne, Australia.
Adrian Platt Administrative Officer
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Adrian joined Conciliation Resources in April 2007 after working in various campaigns roles at Christian Aid and the Howard League for Penal Reform and running a Fair Trade Café. He studied Peace & Development Studies at the University of Bradford. As part of Conciliation Resources's operations team Adrian is responsible for facilities management, IT support and recruitment/induction of new staff. He also volunteers and serves as a trustee for the Food Chain, a London-based HIV and nutrition charity. Languages other than English: Spanish.
Nyeko Caesar Poblicks East and Central Africa Programme Projects Manager
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Caesar previously worked as project officer for the northern Ugandan diaspora peace initiative Kacoke Madit between 1999 and August 2005. Before this he was programme coordinator for Hand in Hand Refugee and Homeless Support Group in the London Borough of Newham, and published a book, The Quest for Peaceful Coexistence in Uganda. Caesar has a BA in Accounting and Finance and trained with the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountant (ACCA) in Advanced Project Management. He also has a postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills from Lancaster University. Languages other than English: Swahili and Lwo.
Alexander Ramsbotham Accord Series Editor
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Alexander joined Conciliation Resources in August 2008 as Accord Series Editor. Before this he was a research fellow in the international programme at the Institute for Public Policy Research. He worked as specialist adviser to the House of Lords European Union (EU) Select Committee in its inquiry into the EU Strategy for Africa, before which he was head of the Peace and Security Programme at the United Nations Association-UK. He has also been an associate fellow in the International Security Programme at Chatham House.
Clare Richards Media and Communications Officer
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Clare joined Conciliation Resources in June 2011 after nearly six years working in the communications team at UNICEF UK. She previously gained campaigns and research experience with the Green Party in New Zealand, was Projects and Office Manager at a community media company in Yorkshire, and has also worked in the Information and Publicity team at Amnesty International UK. Clare holds a MA in Conflict, Development and Security from Leeds University and a BA in Politics and International Relations from Lancaster University.
Mira Sovakar Caucasus
Programme Projects Manager
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Mira joined Conciliation Resources in October 2008 after more than five years working in the South Caucasus. Most recently she was a consultant for the humanitarian organization Geneva Call to engage with policymakers in Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh and South Ossetia in drawing up policies on anti-personnel mines. Before this she worked in the Tbilisi-based South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, where she ran the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Democracy programme, and managed projects on conflict transformation, civic participation and minority rights. Mira holds a Master’s degree in English language and literature, Slavic studies and Philosophy from the University of Cologne, Germany. Languages other than English: German, Russian, Georgian (conversational).
Nicolas Tillon East and Central Africa Programme Projects Manager
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Nicolas Tillon joined Conciliation Resources in December 2010. He holds a Masters degree in Violence, Conflict and Development from the University of London (SOAS). Over the past six years, he has worked in several conflict-affected countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. His most recent position was with International Alert in eastern DRC coordinating research and working with community organisations to enhance community dialogue in conflict areas.
Kennedy Tumutegyereize East and Central Africa Programme Director
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Kennedy joined Conciliation Resources in October 2007 after working as a conflict specialist with USAID where he worked in the LRA-affected regions of Uganda, as well as on pastoral conflicts and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. Before this he worked as programme coordinator with DANIDA where he was a focal person for interventions in Karamoja, and in 2001–02 helped facilitate peace talks between the Ugandan government and the Uganda National Rescue Front II. He also has experience of helping strengthen organizational capacities of NGOs and networks in conflict-affected regions and has worked as a policy and research officer for the Uganda Debt Network. He holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford and an MSc in Agricultural Economics from Makerere University, Kampala.
Michael Waterson Director of Operations
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Michael joined Conciliation Resources in November 2011. He was previously Director of FInance and Support Services at the charity Reach Volunteering for more than three years. Prior to that he had been the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society's Director of Finance and Administration and US Treasurer for four years. This followed working at Barclays for 20 years in a number of roles across the bank. He has an MBA from the Open University and a keen interest in gardening.
Juliet Williams Finance Manager
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Before joining Conciliation Resources in December 1999, Juliet worked for 10 years as a finance administrator at a doctors' group practice. She is trained in business accounting and office management, and also serves on the board of Positively Women, a charity that provides peer support and advocacy for women in London.
