Experience matched to the work.

She holds an MA in Coaching with distinction from Leeds Beckett University and is an EMCC Senior Practitioner coach. Her practice includes leadership learning, individual and team coaching, and qualitative research into coaching and process consultancy in Syria. Feminist, relational and trauma-aware approaches inform how she works with power, relationships and organisational conditions.

Her previous experience includes senior roles with Save the Children, work on the Young Humanitarian Internship Programme and teaching with Deakin University’s Centre for Humanitarian Leadership. She works with organisations, teams and individual leaders, with attention to equity, collaboration and safer working environments.

She holds a Certificate in Professional Coaching from Haute École de Coaching, Paris, and a Masters in Human Resources Management. Her experience includes an ImagineLaw organisational review, work on ActionAid Federation’s HR arrangements through People in Aid/CHS Alliance, and multilingual learning partnerships with DisasterReady. She brings instructional design, peer learning and contextual adaptation into leadership development.

She places locally led leadership at the centre of her practice. Working with organisations and collaborative networks, she helps connect strategic choices with local knowledge, stronger systems and clear accountability. Her approach combines practical support for leaders with attention to how power and responsibility are shared.

He works with learners to develop resources, adapt content for different contexts and build blended learning pathways across languages and low-bandwidth settings. His contribution to the network is to make digital participation accessible and purposeful, with technology chosen around what the learning needs.

A former UN staff member, he holds a Masters in Executive Coaching from Leeds Beckett University. He supports leaders to work through complexity, understand their strengths and make considered choices. In 2023 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to humanitarian organisations and the community.

She holds an MA in Business & Executive Coaching, with a thesis on feminist leadership. Her practice connects leadership, talent development and institution-building with empathy and reflection. Earlier organisational roles inform her individual contribution to the independent network.

His practice combines active listening and reflective dialogue with tools including the Leadership Circle Profile. He works with attention to context, culture and the pressures people face, helping leaders clarify goals, test assumptions and draw on their strengths. His approach is trauma-aware and grounded in the realities of humanitarian work.

Her experience includes regional project coordination with Oxfam, focused on feminist local humanitarian leadership, and the development of education in emergencies courses with Save the Children and academic partners. She holds an MBA in Electronic Business Administration and has undertaken training in coaching, crisis coaching, resilience at work and safeguarding investigations.

Her experience includes multi-country learning reviews, needs assessments during emergency responses, and support for civil society organisations to strengthen monitoring, reporting and evidence use. She combines participatory research, feedback systems and learning exchanges with practical tools for programme teams. She holds a BA in Sociology from Moi University and a MEAL DPro qualification.

She holds an Erickson Professional Coach Diploma, a BA in Cultural Anthropology and an MA in Cultural Management. Her training includes psychoanalytical group consultancy, process consultancy, Eco-Leadership and Theory U. She works in English, German and Polish, bringing experience in organisational change, facilitation and the design of leadership learning.