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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

Kate Lasso

Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Paul Maassen

Chief, Country Support

Denisse Miranda

Chief, 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 Coordinator

Bianca Nelson

Senior Project Officer

Learning & Innovation

Munyema Hasan

Deputy Director

Katherine Wikrent

Senior Learning Officer

Asfia Tareen

Senior Grants Officer

Katrina Galang Campos

Program Officer

Country Support

Paul Maassen

Chief, Country Support

Alonso Cerdan

Deputy Director and Regional Lead, Americas

Rosario Pavese

Regional Lead South America (acting); Senior Parliamentary Advisor, Global

Pepe García

Senior Regional Coordinator, Americas

Shreya Basu

Deputy Director and Regional Lead, Asia and the Pacific

Ivy Ong

Senior Regional Coordinator, Asia and the 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 Lead – Eastern Partnership / EU for Integrity

Anastasiya Kozlovtseva

Program Officer, Eastern Partnership

Patrycja Pańczyk

Program Assistant, 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

Phaedra Vakouli

Intern, OGLC Programme

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

Tim Hughes

Lead, Democracy and Participation

Adna Karamehic-Oates

Senior Program Officer

Allison Merchant

Senior Gender Advisor

Paula Perez

Program Officer

Vivien Suerte-Cortez

Consultant, Thematic Policy Areas

Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)

Denisse Miranda

Chief, IRM

Tinatin Ninua

Deputy Director

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

Sandy Arce

Senior Project Officer

Renzo Falla

Senior Research Officer

Paulina Ornelas

Research Associate

Kristen Rose

Research Associate

Christina Socci

Research Officer

Operations

Kate Lasso

Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Judith McCormack

Director of Finance

Jon Welsh

Director of Human Resources

Emma Arcos

Human Resources Associate

Fanny Udin

Human Resources Manager

Communications

Jose Perez Escotto

Senior Communications Officer

Jessica Monaco

Web Content Officer

Marco Consalvo

Communications Officer

Blair McQueen

Communications Associate
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