Sanita gives administrative, financial, and programs administration support for the implementation of the Southeast Asia Program’s work in Thailand. Rin works with group and civil society networks in Thailand to protect the Mekong River and advocate for larger accountability of investors in hydropower in the Mekong region. Before joining International Rivers in 2010, Pai spent 7 years working with a Thai NGO Living River Siam (SEARIN), to empower riverine communities to guard their rivers. Siziwe works to guard Africa’s rivers, marketing campaign against destructive dams and their damaging impacts on communities and promote sustainable vitality solutions. She has worked on environmental, social justice and human rights points in Africa, has supported communities impacted by extractives industries and engaged coverage-makers in pursuit of vitality justice. For over twenty years, Tanya has been part of civil society teams advocating on labor, women’s, environmental, local weather, power, resource and water justice issues, including in Canada, USA, Philippines, Thailand, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal and Palestine.
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Tanya works together with group rights defenders to bring attention to destructive dam developments, in addition to to the establishments and corporate pursuits that have to be held accountable for remedy and redress. Monti works as part of International Rivers’ Latin America program to assist local movements for the protection of rivers and to develop strategies for legally protecting rivers completely. Anake Lekkoon is in command of International Rivers’ accounting and financing throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America along with overseeing finances affecting your complete group. She collaborated on a money flow monitoring system to offer the organization a window into its cash circulate. He contributed to the drafting of several laws such as the Environmental Crimes Law and the Law on the Brazilian National System of Conservation Units. When he was Director of Environmental Protection at the Federal Environment Agency, he was co-creator and responsible for implementing the Plan for Preventing and Combating Deforestation within the Amazon, which contributed to the significant drop in the annual deforestation rates in the Amazon. He joined International Rivers in 2014 as Policy Director to lead the work targeting the world’s main financiers and corporations active in the dams sector.
Previous to joining International Rivers, Genny worked within the private sector as well because the NGO house. With a ardour for numbers and finance, Jib ventured into the funding sector at MSIG Service and Adjusting Company. Phanpaporn (Jib) coordinates and help handle financial reporting and processes. Ashish works with International Rivers’ Finance group coordinating financial reporting and annual processes. Since joining International Rivers, Josh has led successful efforts to usher the World Bank out of the business of funding dams and has helped forestall the Green Climate Fund from bankrolling hydropower. She helped organize the primary world Women and Rivers Congress in 2019. Up to now, she worked on wildlife dialog training and climate change motion building. Maureen works with people’s movements and civil society partners to protect very important transboundary rivers in the region from destructive dams and other developments. Meet our vibrant and powerful International Rivers Staff and Board!
Josh has a level in International Affairs from James Madison University. Genny holds bachelor levels in regulation and worldwide relations from the University of the Witwarersrand in South Africa. Previous to joining International Rivers, Gary was a policy advisor for Oxfam’s Mekong Water Governance Program. Based in Thailand, since 2002, Pai’s work focuses on Mainland Southeast Asia’s major rivers; the Mekong and Salween. He has over 13 years expertise offering technical and advocacy assist to – and strengthening collaborations between – civil society organizations and river networks in the Mekong region. Each member of our workforce brings a novel background and skill set to the work of river protection and human rights. He has worked straight with Chinese power and financial corporations whereas at KPMG, and also brings a strong background in sustainable agriculture and meals methods. Flávio brings 25 years of expertise working with civil society organizations and social movements in the protection of rainforests and conventional populations. Anake brings special abilities to the desk when offering financial advice and technical assistance to the co-government directors, board members, and staff. Gary has a Bachelor’s diploma in Political Economy with Honors in Geography from University of Sydney. Maureen holds Bachelors’ degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney and a Master of Laws (Human Rights and Social Justice) from the University of recent South Wales.