| Nina Suomalainen Executive Director  |
Ms. Nina Suomalainen of Finland is an international crisis management and institutional development professional with 22 years of experience working in international organizations, including Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), United Nations Development Program as well as with civil society. Most recently, Ms. Suomalainen held positions of Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje from 2015 to April 2018 and Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2012 to 2015. She has extensive experience working in conflict-affected countries and regions, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and the Palestinian Territories. From 2005 to 2010 Ms. Suomalainen worked as a senior adviser to Finn Church Aid in Finland. She is seconded by the Government of Finland and has been Executive Director of JRR since May 2018. |
| Samuel Emonet Director of Operations  |
Samuel Emonet is the Director of Operations of Justice Rapid Response. He oversees the activities of the organization. He began his career in the humanitarian sector with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) where he developed extensive experience in people and project management. His areas of expertise are applied international humanitarian and human rights law. He has developed strategies and coordinated activities to assist and protect persons affected by armed conflicts in long-term field missions in various countries, such as Afghanistan, Rwanda, Iraq, Georgia, Lebanon and Mali. Samuel is a lawyer in Switzerland, has a LLM in International and European Law from the University of Bremen and a Diploma in the Management of Social Institutions from the University of Geneva. |
| Heather Preuss Director of Finance  |
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| Beatrix Adhiambo Operations Assistant  |
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| Tatiana Chemali National Justice Programme Officer & Senior Deployment Advisor  |
Tatiana Chemali, National Justice Programme Officer and Senior Deployment Advisor at Justice Rapid Response, where she carries out programmatic activities in support of national justice processes. She also ensures the overall coordination of expert deployments among the different programmes. Her experience includes working at INTERPOL’s Capacity-building and Training Directorate in Lyon; at the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States in Lebanon on a Trade Facilitation project in the MENA region; and at the Kosovar Center for Security Studies in Pristina on a research paper relating to NATO’s KFOR. Tatiana holds an MSc in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding from Durham University in the UK, and a BA in Political Science and International Affairs from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut. She is fluent in Arabic, French, English and Spanish. |
| Mary Diaz Marquez National Justice Programme Associate  |
Mary Diaz is a Programme Associate in JRR’s National Justice Programme where she carries out programmatic activities in support of national justice processes. She has experience in transitional justice, human rights and international criminal law. Prior to joining JRR, Mary worked as an advisor in the General Attorney’s Office in Colombia and as a lawyer at the Constitutional Affairs office. She also worked for several years at an NGO called the Colombian Commission of Jurists in advocacy. Mary was a Human Rights professor at the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia. Mary is a lawyer and has an LLM in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law from the National University of Colombia. She also holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law from The Geneva Academy in Switzerland. |
| Clarisse Douaud Communications Officer  |
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| Nilusha Goonetilleke Civil Society Programme Officer & Deployment Advisor  |
Nilusha Goonetilleke is a Programme Officer and Deployment Advisor at JRR in charge of identifying experts for deployment all over the world. Prior to joining JRR she worked in Geneva with the World Intellectual Property Organisation and with various Geneva-based companies in the financial sector such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. Nilusha was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Switzerland and studied in the Netherlands. She holds a BA in International Relations and International Organisations from Groningen University, where she minored in Human Rights and Transitional Justice. |
| Nina Joyce Communications Officer |
Nina Joyce promotes the public visibility, positioning and reach of Justice Rapid Response. Her expertise is in international affairs, strategic communications and advocacy. Previous experience includes the Financial Times newspaper, Banyan Tree Hotels in Singapore and the World Economic Forum where she managed its website team. Before joining JRR, Nina was a government liaison officer and UN representative in the civil society sector where she acquired broad expertise in education, gender, girls’ rights, maternal mortality and the international weapons trade. Nina has a BA in International Studies from Emory University, an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent and a CAS in Advocacy in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. |
| Kate McFarland International Justice Programme Associate  |
Kate McFarland is the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Programme Associate at JRR. Her expertise is in international criminal law. Prior to joining JRR, she worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, assisting with the judgment that convicted Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity, including rape and other sexual crimes. She also has experience in international litigation and arbitration, having worked for the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP in its Paris office. Kate holds joint law degrees in common and civil laws from McGill University in Montreal. |
| Rebecca Murphy Civil Society Programme Officer  |
Rebecca Murphy is a Programme Officer at Justice Rapid Response, working on capacity building for civil society organizations (CSOs) that do documentation work. Her area of focus is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Prior to joining JRR, while completing her master’s degree, Rebecca worked as a Research Assistant at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, where she performed research in both Arabic and English on the long-term impact that regime violence has on populations. In her work with CSOs, she is particularly invested in ensuring community ownership and local buy-in for transitional justice processes, and has done extensive research on this topic. Rebecca holds an MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a BA in History and Middle Eastern Studies from Colgate University. |
| Joyce Mutoka National Justice Programme Officer  |
Joyce Mutoka is a Programme Officer in JRR’s National Justice Programme where she carries out programmatic activities in support of national justice processes. She has experience in transitional justice, governance and monitoring and evaluation. Her previous experience includes work with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission in Kenya and with Oxfam GB’s Pan Africa programme where she was involved in a 10 country study on implementation of African union legal instruments. She also worked the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, South Africa conducting research on International Criminal Justice in Africa. Joyce holds a BA in International Law from the University College Roosevelt and an MA in Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame. |
| Daniel Mvogo Finance Officer  |
Daniel Mvogo joined JRR in October 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from a Swiss University (Geneva Business School) and a Master’s degree in Financial Management. He is currently aiming to obtain a Swiss Federal Certification of Expert in Finance and Controlling. Before joining the JRR, he worked in financial organizations, and then held financial management positions in different NGOs and non-profit organizations. |
| Philip Napolitano Finance Assistant |
Philip Napolitano, Finance Assistant, joined JRR in 2016 to maintain its general ledger and produce its financial statements. Philip holds a Bachelors in International Relations from Columbia University and is completing a Masters in Statistics at Baruch College. |
| Lieske Pott Hofstede Recruitment & Certification Manager  |
Lieske Pott Hofstede is JRR’s Recruitment and Certification Manager. She is an all-round human resources expert with extensive experience in recruiting and selecting legal and policy advisers, researchers, and field- and office-based experts for humanitarian and human rights organisations. Prior to joining JRR, she has worked with humanitarian organisations such as MSF, NRC and the ICRC as well as with global network organisations like ICVA and the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership. Lieske holds an LLM from the University of Amsterdam and has been working in the Netherlands and Switzerland with field missions in the DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Liberia, Ethiopia and Kenya. She speaks English, French and Dutch. |
| Margaux Tordoir International Justice Programme Officer   |
Margaux Tordoir is an International Justice Programme Officer, mainly ensuring the effective deployment of JRR experts. She has a broad experience in consolidation of human rights and conflict prevention. Previously, she worked in the Gender and Human Rights section of the NGO No Peace Without Justice and supported the Ban-Female Genital Mutilation campaign. She also worked on developing projects related to conflict mediation for a Swiss NGO. Margaux holds a MA in Political Science with a focus on conflict and peace studies from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a BA in Law focusing on International Law from the University of Sophia Antipolis, Nice. |
| Federica Tronchin Head of International Justice Programme, Senior Gender and Child Rights Advisor |
Federica Tronchin heads the International Justice Program for Justice Rapid Response, developing JRR strategies to foster accountability for mass atrocities in partnership with multilateral organizations and international initiatives. She also leads the SGBV Program and Children and Youth Rights Programs. She has expertise on gender justice, development, and justice processes in Syria and Iraq. Prior to joining JRR, Federica worked on indigenous people, immigrants and detainees’ rights. At Hands Off Cain, she contributed to the advocacy campaign that led the UN General Assembly to adopt Resolution A/RES/62/149, which called for a moratorium on the death penalty. Federica holds an MA in International Affairs from the University of Trieste and was awarded the Associazione Lorenzin Prize to conduct independent fieldwork research on aid management in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria. |
| Katrin Weilhammer Head of Programme, National Justice Programme  |
Katrin Weilhammer leads the JRR National Justice Programme which focuses on providing expertise to States. She first joined JRR on a secondment from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in April 2011. Her areas of focus and interests are international criminal law, human rights and international humanitarian law. Prior to joining JRR, Katrin worked for Directorate of International Law at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, focusing on international criminal justice. Past experience also includes the World Organisations Against Torture and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Katrin holds an LLM in International Law from University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Katrin speaks English, French, German and Italian. |
| Chris West Roster Manager  |
Chris West, Roster Manager, oversees the management of JRR’s roster of experts, as well as administrating the organization’s database. His previous experience includes working for an international organization and a national charity in the UK, before moving to Geneva to work for TRIAL International. In these roles he has built up expertise in database management, as well as experience in community engagement, communications and fundraising. Chris holds a BA in History and Economics from the University of York, UK. |