Staff List

• Office of the Executive Secretary
• Technical Support for Implementation
• Science, Assessment and Monitoring
• Mainstreaming, Partnerships and Outreach
• Biosafety Protocol
• Nagoya Protocol
• Resource Management and Conference Services
• Japan Biodiversity Fund

Office of the Executive Secretary

 Braulio.Dias@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7002Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Executive Secretary

 worku.yifru@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7006Mr. Worku Damena Yifru
Senior Legal Officer

 yulburm.lee@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7022Mr. Yulburn Lee
Programme Management Officer

 ailis.rego@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8710Ms. Ailis Rego
Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary

 maria.crespo@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7040Ms. Maria Ofelia Crespo
Programme Assistant

 anastasia.beliaeva@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8713Ms. Anastasia Beliaeva
Information Assistant

 florence.blot@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7020Ms. Florence Blot
Senior Staff Assistant

Technical Support for Implementation

 ravi.sharma@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7018Mr. Ravi Sharma
Principal Officer

 yibin.xiang@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7017Mr. Yibin Xiang
Programme Analyst

 markus.lehmann@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8711Mr. Markus Lehmann
Economist

 olivier.demunck@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7012Mr. Olivier de Munck
Programme Officer, Clearing-House Mechanism

 ponggyun.park@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6347Mr. Ponggyun Park
Programme Officer

 frederic.vogel@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7047Mr Frédéric Vogel
Information Systems Officer

 alexandre.rafalovitch@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7048Mr. Alexandre Rafalovitch
Website Officer

 quang.nguyen@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7059Mr. Quang Nguyen
Computer Systems Officer

 kristina.neumann@cbd.int
 +1 514 764-6344Ms. Kristina Neumann
Junior Programme Officer, Business and Biodiversity

 kata.koppel@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6345Ms. Kata Koppel
Documentation Officer

 sandra.meehan@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7008Ms. Sandra Meehan
Programme Assistant, Web Content

 monique.chiasson@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7019Ms. Monique Chiasson
Programme Assistant, National Reports

 gordana.dosen@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7014Ms. Gordana Dosen
Programme Assistant, Economics

 vince.gopez@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7000Mr. Vincent Gopez
Computer Operations Assistant

 nancy.liang@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7055Ms. Nancy Liang
Programme Assistant

 lydia.zemke@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6349Ms. Lydia Zemke
Staff Assistant

 laura.allain@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8708Ms. Laura Allain
Information Clerk

Science, Assessment and Monitoring

 david.cooper@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8709Mr. David Cooper
Principal Officer

 sarat.gidda@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7026Mr. Sarat Babu Gidda
Programme Officer

 robert.hoft@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7028Mr. Robert Höft
Environmental Affairs Officer, Scientific Assessment

 david.coates@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8715Mr. David Coates
Environmental Affairs Officer, Inland Waters

 jihyun.lee@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7035Ms Jihyun Lee
Environment Affairs Officer, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

 sakhile.koketso@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6696Ms. Sakhile Koketso
Programme Officer, Dry and Subhumid Lands

 junko.shimura@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8706Ms. Junko Shimura
Programme Officer, Taxonomy and Invasive Alien Species

 charles.besancon@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6348Mr. Charles Besancon
Programme Officer, Lifeweb

 catalina.santamaria@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6673Ms. Catalina Santamaria
Programme Officer, Forests

 lijie.cai@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7016Mr. Lijie Cai
Programme Officer, National Reports

 jiyoun.kim@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 8701Ms. Ji-Youn Kim
Expert on Mission

 joseph.appiott@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6683Mr. Joseph Appiott
Associate Programme Officer

 simone.schiele@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7036Ms. Simone Schiele
Junior Professional Officer

 aleke.stoefenobrien@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6362Ms. Aleke Stofen O'Brien
Junior Programme Officer

 veronique.allain@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7056Ms. Véronique Allain
Secretary to Principal Officer

 jacqueline.grekin@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8705Ms. Jacqueline Grekin
Programme Assistant

 lisa.janishevski@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7013Ms. Lisa Janishevski
Programme Assistant

 annie.cung@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7045Ms. Annie Cung
Programme Assistant

 kieran.mooney@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8721Mr. Kieran Noonan Mooney
Programme Assistant

 johany.martinez@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7052Ms. Johany Martinez
Programme Assistant

 christine.estrada@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6688Ms. Christine Estrada
Programme Assistant

Mainstreaming, Partnerships and Outreach

 amy.fraenkel@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6343Ms. Amy Ann Fraenkel
Principal Officer

 neil.pratt@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7007Mr. Neil Pratt
Senior Environmental Affairs Officer

 nandhini.krishna@cbd.int
 +1 917 367 2806Ms. Nandhini Krishna
Liaison Officer, United Nations (CBD & UNCCD)

 john.scott@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7042Mr. John Scott
Programme Officer, Traditional Knowledge

 david.ainsworth@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7025Mr. David Ainsworth
Information Officer

 oliver.hillel@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7009Mr. Oliver Hillel
Programme Officer, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Island Biodiversity

 andre.mader@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6365Mr. Andre Mader
Programme Officer, Local Authorities and Biodiversity

 arnaud.comolet@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7037Mr. Arnaud Comolet
Senior Programme Officier

 viviana.figueroa@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6685Ms. Viviana Figueroa
Associate Programme Officer

 franca.damico@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7011Ms. Franca D'Amico
Programme Assistant

 chantal.robichaud@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7039Ms. Chantal Robichaud
Programme Assistant

 johan.hedlund@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6670Mr. Johan Hedlund
Programme Assistant

 djessy.monnier@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 4712Mr. Djessy Monnier
Programme Assistant 8J

 mateusz.banski@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6676Mr. Mateusz Banski
Programme Assistant

 dildora.ibragimova@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7015Ms. Dildora Ibragimova
Staff Assistant

Biosafety Protocol

 charles.gbedemah@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7032Mr. Charles Gbedemah
Principal Officer, Biosafety

 erie.tamale@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7050Mr. Erie Tamale
Programme Officer, Capacity-building and Outreach

 manoela.miranda@cbd.int
 +1-514-287 8703Ms Manoela Miranda
Environmental Affairs Officer

 philippe.leblond@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8717Mr. Philippe Leblond
Computer Information Systems Officer

 ulrika.nilsson@cbd.int
 +1-514 287 8720Ms. Ulrika Nilsson
Associate Public Information Officer

 andrew.bowers@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7021Mr. Andrew Bowers
Programme Assistant

 stephane.bilodeau@cbd.int
 +1514 287 6678Mr. Stéphane Bilodeau
Programme Assistant

 dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6355Ms. Dina Abdelhakim
Programme Assistant

 paola.scarone@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8702Ms. Paola Scarone
Programme Assistant

 melissa.willey@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6689Ms. Melissa Willey
Administrative Assistant

Nagoya Protocol

 valerie.normand@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7033Ms. Valérie Normand
Senior Programme Officer, Access & Benefit Sharing

 kathryn.garforth@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7030Ms. Kathryn Garforth
Programme Officer

 matthew.dias@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6682Mr. Matthew Dias
Information Management Officer

 beatriz.gomez@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6686Ms. Beatriz Gómez-Castro
Programme Officer

 blaise.fonseca@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6354Mr. Blaise Fonseca
Associate Information Systems Officer

 johanne.huppe@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7049Ms. Johanne Huppé
Programme Assistant

 april.bateman@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6674Ms. April Bateman
Programme Assistant

Resource Management and Conference Services

 michele.rattray@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7004Ms. Michèle Rattray-Huish
Chief, Financial Resources Management Service

 orestes.plasencia@cbd.int
 +1-514-287-7051Mr. Orestes Plasencia
Editor

 Victor.Ogbuneke@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7010Mr. Victor Ogbuneke
Administrative Officer

 ide.ahmed@cbd.int
 +1-514 287 7024Mr. Ide Ahmed
Fund Management Officer

 martine.christin@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 2220Ms. Martine Christin
Finance and Budget Officer

 paulo.tagliari@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7046Mr. Paulo Tagliari Silva
Meeting Services Officer

 ruth.alum@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7005Ms. Ruth Alum
Finance Assistant

 veronique.lefebvre@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7044Ms. Veronique Lefebvre
Editorial Assistant

 nader.ibrahim@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8724Mr. Nader Ibrahim
Meeting Services Assistant

 tatiana.zavarzina@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7023Ms. Tatiana Zavarzina
Documents Assistant

 marcelle.lefebvre@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7053Ms. Marcelle Lefebvre
Administrative Assistant

 lynda.piscopo@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8723Ms. Lynda Piscopo
Administrative Assistant

 nada.alsaheb@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8716Ms. Nada Al Saheb
Travel Assistant

 giovanna.sabatini@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6360Ms. Giovanna Sabatini
Travel Assistant

 lisa.pedicelli@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7058Ms. Lisa Pedicelli
Meetings Service Assistant

 teresa.mazza@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8719Ms. Teresa Mazza
Administrative Assistant

 xuehe.yan@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8712Ms. Angela Xue He Yan
Financial Assistant

 gloria.alexandre@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 0917Ms. Gloria Alexandre
Human Resource Assistant

 gianina.delcarpio@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6342Ms. Gianina Del Carpio
Human Resources Assistant

 lahcene.rekik@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 2403Mr. Lahcene Rekik
Administrative Clerk

 nicolas.diallo@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6363Mr. Nicolas Diallo
Fund Management Assistant

 julieta.machado@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 2220Ms. Julieta Machado
Team Assistant, RMCS

Japan Biodiversity Fund

 atsuhiro.yoshinaka@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7054Mr. Atsuhiro Yoshinaka
Global Coordinator

 david.duthie@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6695Mr. David Duthie
Senior Programme Officer

 nadine.saad@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7027Ms. Nadine Saad
Programme Officer

 nicolaas.vanderwerf@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8718Mr. Nicolaas Van Der Werf
Programme Officer

 seishu.okuda@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 4352Mr. Seishu Okuda
Junior Programme Officer

 gisela.talamas@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6690Ms. Gisela Talamas
Programme Assistant

 maroun.abichahine@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 0142Mr. Maroun Abi-Chahine
Programme Assistant

 claudia.paguaga@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6698Ms. Claudia Paguaga
Programme Assistant