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Staff

The OGP Support Unit is a small, permanent secretariat that works closely with the Steering Committee to advance the goals of the Open Government Partnership. The Support Unit is designed to maintain institutional memory, manage OGP’s external communications, ensure the continuity of organizational relationships with OGP’s partners, and support the broader membership. The Support Unit serves as a neutral, third-party between governments and civil society organizations, ensuring that OGP maintains the productive balance between the two constituencies.

Leadership

Sanjay Pradhan

Chief Executive Officer

Paul Maassen

Chief, Country Support

Denisse Miranda

Chief Finance & Operations Officer, SU/IRM

Joe Powell

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Global

Meghan Wallace

Senior Events Officer

Jaime Mercado

Senior Governance Officer

Diana Leckie

Executive Assistant

Aidan Harris

Senior Advocacy Officer

Bianca Nelson

Senior Program Officer

Katrina Galang Campos

Events Officer

Country Support

Paul Maassen

Chief, Country Support

Alonso Cerdan

Acting Director, Country Support

Rosario Pavese

Acting Regional Lead, South America

Pepe García

Senior Regional Coordinator, Americas

Shreya Basu

Deputy Director, Country Support

Ivy Ong

Acting Regional Lead, Asia-Pacific Alan Wu

Alan Wu

Senior Regional Coordinator, Asia and the Pacific

Theo Chiviru

Regional Lead, Africa and the Middle East

Maureen Kariuki

Senior Regional Coordinator, Africa and the Middle East

Tarik Nesh-Nash

Senior Regional Coordinator, Africa and the Middle East

Helen Turek

Regional Lead, Europe

Sandra Pernar

Senior Regional Coordinator, Europe

Paul Braithwaite

Senior Regional Coordinator, Europe

Carina Paju

Senior Regional Coordinator, Europe

Peter Varga

Program Manager, EaP

Anastasiya Kozlovtseva

Program Officer, Eastern Partnership

Patrycja Pańczyk

Program Associate, Eastern Partnership

Maria Koomen

Lead, Open Governance Network for Europe

Maia Koytcheva

Senior Project Officer

Carolina Cornejo

Americas Country Support Consultant

Kyende Kinoti

Project Officer, OGLC Program

OGP Local

Rudi Borrmann

Deputy Director, OGP Local

José María Marín

Senior Program Officer, OGP Local

Clorinda Romo

Program Officer, OGP Local

Mercedes Nasiff

Program Assistant

Thematic Policy Areas

Tonusree Basu

Deputy Director

Adna Karamehic-Oates

Acting Lead, Thematics

Aidan Harris

Senior Advocacy Officer

Tim Hughes

Lead, Democracy and Participation

Allison Merchant

Senior Gender Advisor

Paula Perez

Program Officer

Vivien Suerte-Cortez

Consultant, Thematic Policy Areas

Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)

Tinatin Ninua

Acting Director, Independent Reporting Mechanism

Gustavo Perez Ara

Research Manager

Juan Collazos

Research Officer

Andreas Pavlou

Senior Research Officer, Europe

Matthew Tramonti

Research Officer

Sarah Jacobs

Research Officer

Mia Katan

Research Officer

Analytics & Insights

Joseph Foti

Chief Research Officer

Renzo Falla

Senior Research Officer

Kristen Rose

Research Associate

Christina Socci

Research Officer

Operations

Denisse Miranda

Chief Finance & Operations Officer, SU/IRM

Judith McCormack

Director of Finance

Jon Welsh

Director of Human Resources

Sandy Arce

Senior Operations Officer

Emma Arcos

Human Resources Associate

Munyema Hasan

Deputy Director, Learning & Innovation

Bianca Nelson

Senior Program Officer

Asfia Tareen

Senior Grants Officer

Fanny Udin

Human Resources Manager

Brittany Williams

Finance and Accounting Officer

Communications

Jose Perez Escotto

Acting Lead, Communications

Jessica Monaco

Web Content Officer

Marco Consalvo

Communications Officer

Blair McQueen

Communications Associate
Open Government Partnership