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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 Operations Committee (OpCom), has an oversight role for IofC International's management and executive activities. It plays an important liaison role between the IC governance and operational management levels. Currently it consists of four members responsible for these management areas:

  • Operational Oversight
  • Financial Services
  • Communications Oversight
  • IT Services & Data 

The Management Team consists of staff and volunteers who are engaged by IofC International to oversee daily activities in areas of Communications and Marketing, Events, Partnerships, Fundraising, Knowledge Management, Programme and executive operational support.

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
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
Assaad Emile Chaftari
Assaad Emile Chaftari
International Council Member
Tapan Parekh
Tapan Parekh
International Council Member
Camilla Nelson
Camilla Nelson
International Council Member
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
International Council Member
Marienne Makoudem Tene
International Council Member
Yeonyuk Jeong
Yeonyuk Jeong
International Council Member

Regional Coordination

Mohlaodi Cleopadia
Cleopadia Mohlaodi
ACG Member
Mohammad Rantisi
ARCG Member
Iman Alghafari
ARCG Member
Raoudha Omrane
ARCG Member
Roweida Saleh
Roweida Saleh
ARCG Member
Mayur Milan
APCG Member
Aparna Khatri
APCG Member
Kamal Kandel
Kamal Kandel
APCG Member
Alex Leung
Alex Leung
APCG Member
Tuan Anh Nguyen
Tuan Anh Nguyen
APCG Member
OuYang HuiFang
OuYang HuiFang
APCG Member
Marienne Makoudem Tene
ACG Member
Opara Julius
Opara Julius
ACG Member
Nyanhete Victor Tatenda
Nyanhete Victor Tatenda
ACG Member
Deng Joseph
Deng Joseph
ACG Member

Operations Committee

Steven Greisdorf
Steven Greisdorf
Operations Oversight
Menso Fermin
Menso Fermin
Financial Services
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Communications Oversight
Tapan Parekh
Tapan Parekh
IT Services & Data

Management

Olga Merezhuk
Operations and Program Officer
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
Killy Sanchez
International Webmaster
Anne Rufaida
Brand Officer
Mary Lean
Editor

Secretariat

Edward Peters
Edward Peters
Secretary, IofC International

International Council

Gerald Pillay
Gerald Pillay
Pilar Griffin
Maria del Pilar Griffin
Yofrina Octika Gultom
Zachariah Karimi Muturi
Zacharia Muturi Karimi
Assaad Emile Chaftari
Assaad Emile Chaftari

Regional Coordination

Mohlaodi Cleopadia
Cleopadia Mohlaodi
Mohammad Rantisi
Iman Alghafari
Raoudha Omrane
Roweida Saleh
Roweida Saleh
Mayur Milan
Aparna Khatri
Kamal Kandel
Kamal Kandel

Operations Committee

Steven Greisdorf
Steven Greisdorf
Menso Fermin
Menso Fermin
Tapan Parekh
Tapan Parekh

Secretariat