Our team

Annabel is based in Valencia, Spain. A strong communicator and storyteller, she brings a wealth of experience executing powerful network-driven strategic communications and advocacy campaigns for NGOs internationally. Her last position was Social Mobilisation consultant at World Vision International, where she worked to inspire people to take action worldwide with creative messaging and engaging content. She has notably also worked for Save the Children UK, where she was coordinating supporters’ journey and content strategy, and Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK where she was coordinating a network of partner organisations and led a flagship campaign. She holds a MA degree in Human Rights Policy and Practice.

Aroa joined PWYP in July 2021. She has 12 years’ experience working with civil society on extractive industries governance, energy and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), including through research, advocacy campaigns, coalition building and project management. From 2014 to 2017 Aroa coordinated the Latin America Network on extractive Industries (RLIE), and represented Latin America on the PWYP Global Council and board. Aroa holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology and a master’s degree in International Cooperation for Development from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. She also holds a Diploma on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development from the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Perú.

After working for four years for Revenue Watch (now called NRGI) supporting its Eurasia Regional Director, Emil joined PWYP in 2016 with extensive prior knowledge of our campaign and coalitions in the region. At Revenue Watch, he contributed to strategy and programme development, before working as a consultant to the World Bank on EITI development in Azerbaijan. Emil coordinates PWYP’s work in the Eurasia region, including strategy development and implementation, advocacy, communications and fundraising.

Ernest Ekurot joined PWYP in November 2019 as the Project Officer for East & Southern Africa, and became Sub-grants coordinator in 2021. He is an experienced Finance professional with over eight years of comprehensive hands-on experience that he gained working with international non-governmental organisations. Throughout this experience, Ernest has been implementing development projects in partnership with multi-donor agencies, and has extensive experience working with partners and different stakeholders. Prior to joining PWYP included providing oversight to all financial, logistical and administrative matters, capacity building of sub grantees and implementing partners. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from Makerere University, Kampala and CPA Uganda certification.

Irene has over 15 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) functions in governance and advocacy programmes. She has designed, developed and implemented living MEL systems that are able to: capture and demonstrate contributions to outcomes, respond to emerging contextual issues, promote stakeholder accountability, facilitate learning and adaptation; and support fundraising. Her previous roles have allowed Irene to hone in her skills in building the capacity of different stakeholders on MEL. In addition, Irene holds a Masters Degree in Demography from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. In her role at PWYP, Irene will be supporting the PWYP team on the organisation’s learning and reflection so that PWYP delivers responsive interventions, strengthen the skills of stakeholders on MEL, and increase the team’s skills to collect and showcase results.

Jenny has more than 15 years of experience having previously worked for Moorfield’s Eye charity and Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. In these roles she covered finance, introduction of databases and helped to generate income, focusing mainly with Gift Aid while working with fundraisers. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, and a Postgraduate in International finance and Investment.

As Director of Communications and Campaigns , Joe works with the secretariat and across our member network to conceive and execute powerful advocacy campaigns driven by strategic communications. Joe brings experience in delivering strategic communications, network-driven campaigns and corporate accountability. Prior to joining PWYP in 2020, Joe led communications at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre for six years. He holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights.

Ketakandriana (“Ke”) is a respected political scientist, researcher, activist, and Human Rights Defender. She has been the Coordinator of PWYP Madagascar since 2020 and previously was the Executive Director of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar. Ke is the Vice Chair of Transparency International’s Board of Directors, a member of the International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), and of the African Women Against Corruption Network’s Advisory Board. With extensive experience in the energy and the governance (anti corruption, transparency, accountability) sectors, Ke has also been engaged within national, regional and international civil society for almost 20 years. She holds a doctoral degree in Political Science from IEP Madagascar, and a doctoral degree in Sociology Applied to Development from the Catholic University of Madagascar, where she is lecturing on local democracy and citizens’ engagement.

Laura is a lawyer with a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the Universidad de los Andes, where she has also been a professor of the Business and Human Rights course. For 5 years she worked as a researcher and coordinator of the la Asociacion Ambiente y Sociedad, focusing her work on socio-environmental conflicts in Colombia and LAC caused by the impacts of the oil industry in the Amazon, the investments of international financial institutions in LAC, and the risks and threats  faced by environmental defenders in Colombia. Since she was a student she has been part of several social activist groups for peace, human rights, and people with disabilities.

As Senior Policy Coordinator, Luc convenes and supports PWYP members to develop joint policy positions and respond to advocacy opportunities. Luc is a trained lawyer who has specialized in anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability. Prior to PWYP, he has spent several years based in the DRC, focusing on mining industry governance. He then worked as a consultant with a diverse range of clients, including the Carter Centre, where he produced an anti-SLAPPs guide for Congolese CSOs, and global accountancy consultancy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he evaluated and designed donor’s anti-corruption policies. Luc has also played a significant role in the EU elections campaign in France.

Naila is responsible for supporting the Executive Director, Senior Management Team, and PWYP’s legally constituted bodies, as well as providing administrative assistance to the wider secretariat team. As a group coordinator and grassroots campaigner, Naila has extensive experience in supporting and managing operations working with socio-environmental groups on climate and social justice, refugees rights and democracy reforms.

As Operations Manager, Nyree oversees all aspects of PWYP’s operational support department. This involves ensuring that PWYP’s staff and key stakeholders across multiple countries are provided with the physical, logistical, and administrative support necessary for effective achievement of the organisation’s objectives.

Nyree is a results driven and dedicated operations professional within the global not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about operational excellence, creating high-performing and energised teams capable of working collaboratively across functions and geographies to achieve success.

Prior to joining PWYP, Nyree was Head of People, Systems and Culture at the Resource Alliance. As Head of People, Systems & Culture, Nyree was a key member of the senior management team and responsible for developing and driving the implementation of new systems and processes as well as the people and culture strategy across the organisation.

Ouley, based in Dakar, Senegal, is PWYP’s Africa Advocy Coordinator. She brings in her experience in implementing strategies for various human rights issues. Ouley has a background in advocacy and campaigns, public affairs and project management. She also has prior experience in organising events and conferences. Her role at PWYP involves designing, managing, and executing collaborative advocacy strategies across the network in Africa. Ouley holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa.

A former field officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Pierre was Programme Manager at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Beirut before joining PWYP in 2018. He oversaw activities with civil society partners covering issues such as youth participation, sustainable development, electoral reform, the environment, oil and gas governance, and small arms control. As the Senior Regional Coordinator for MENA, Pierre links and supports members in Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen and the wider region. Pierre holds BA and MA degrees in International Relations and Diplomacy from Notre Dame University in Lebanon, where he also works part-time as an instructor in the faculty of Law and Political Science. His PhD at the Lebanese University in Beirut analysed Lebanon’s oil and gas sector. He speaks English, Arabic and French.

Rami joined PWYP in June 2021 . He is a chartered accountant with over 10 years’ experience in the charity and international development sector. As well as finance, he has experience in roles covering operations, project management, governance, and risk management. Past employers include BBC Media Action, where he spent time delivering projects in Tunisia & Lebanon, and the Equal Rights Trust, where as Head of Operations he oversaw significant improvements to the Trust’s financial and operational management systems. Before joining PWYP he was CFO at Child’s i Foundation, a Ugandan charity working to build a community based child protection system. Rami holds a degree in Economics from the University of Exeter.

Sabrina joined PWYP in March 2024 and brings a wealth of experience in securing grants and managing projects focused on human rights, humanitarian efforts, and climate change. Prior to her role at PWYP, she led on securing new funding and managing grants at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, notably contributing to their first just transition workstream. Her background includes establishing and overseeing Street Child’s Ukraine crisis response program for children affected by war, as well as leading grant acquisition and management at Anti-Slavery International and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre. Sabrina is actively involved in the BEARR Trust, serving on its board and contributing to initiatives supporting vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Her dedication also extends to leading mental health and wellbeing initiatives across the organizations she has been part of. Sabrina speaks English, French, Russian and some Spanish.

Stephanie leads the international Secretariat’s work on movement building and regional advocacy in close collaboration with PWYP members and allies in more than 50 countries. She is also responsible for enabling and sharing learning across the global network. As a member of the Senior Management Team, Stephanie works with the Executive Director and other department directors to set PWYP’s strategic direction, lead fundraising efforts and further the Secretariat’s institutional development, working closely to do so with PWYP’s governing and strategic advisory bodies – the Board of Trustees, Global Council and Africa Steering Committee.

Before joining PWYP, Stephanie worked at a commercial think-tank where she led research projects for clients including the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the City of London Corporation. Stephanie also managed “Long Finance”, an initiative to engage the private sector, government and academics in identifying, researching and disseminating innovative solutions to financial sector governance challenges in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis.

Stephanie lived and worked in Paris from 2007 to 2009 and speaks French. She has a degree in English Literature (2005) and a Masters in Contemporary American Literature (2006), both from the University of Sheffield (UK).

Vincent Egoro is an organisational development and project management specialist who is passionate about finding ways to help civil societies achieve their mission and become sustainable. He has extensive experience in partnership building and providing capacity-strengthening interventions to NGOs and Government agencies in the areas of assessment to action planning, project cycle management, strategy development, and resource mobilization.

Before joining PWYP, he was in Caritas Nigeria as a Senior Institutional Capacity strengthening Specialist. He is a certified facilitator for Project Dpro, Program Dpro, Meal Dpro methodologies. Vincent is experienced in facilitating workshops for both large and small groups, in-person and virtually, conference speaking, and is also skilled in coaching and mentoring.

As PWYP’s Communications Coordinator, Zoé is responsible for integrating high-impact strategic communications across PWYP’s campaigns, programmes, and movement building. She joined PWYP in July 2021 after working 10 years at the Belgian francophone section of Amnesty International (AIBF). She started there as a Campaigner and became AIBF’s Campaigns & Advocacy Manager in 2020. Zoé brings a wealth of experience and expertise in strategic communications, campaigns, advocacy and mobilisation on a wide range of human rights issues, from sexual violence to the illegal arms trade. Zoé holds a masters degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Lille and a Complementary Master in Human Rights from the Université Saint-Louis of Brussels.