Staff List

• Office of the Executive Secretary
• Social, Economic and Legal Matters
• Scientific, Technical and Technological Matters
• Biosafety
• Implementation and Technical Support
• Resource Management and Conference Services

Office of the Executive Secretary

Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
Executive Secretary

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

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

 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

 therese.karim@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7001Ms. Therese Karim
Secretary to the Executive Secretary

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

Social, Economic and Legal Matters

 olivier.jalbert@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7057Mr. Olivier Jalbert
Principal Officer

 lyle.glowka@cbd.int
 +1-514-287-7022Mr. Lyle Glowka
Senior Legal Advisor

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

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

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

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

 byoung-hwa.lee@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6672Mr. Byounghwa Lee
Programme Officer

 olivier.rukundo@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6679Mr. Olivier Rukundo
Programme Officer - ABS Capacity Building

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

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

 viviana.figueroa@cbd.int
 Ms. Viviana Figueroa
Associate Programme Officer

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

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

 sonia.gautreau@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7048Ms. Sonia Gautreau
Programme Assistant

 djessy.monnier@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6683Mr. Djessy Monnier
Programme Assistant 8J

 lise.boutin@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7015Ms. Lise Boutin
Secretary to Principal Officer

 alicia.speratti@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6692Ms. Alicia Speratti
Programme Assistant

 april.bateman@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6699Ms. April Bateman
Programme Assistant

 fabiana.spinelli@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6699Ms. Fabiana Spinelli
Programme Assistant

Scientific, Technical and Technological Matters

 david.cooper@cbd.int
 +1 514 287-8709Mr. David Cooper
Principal Officer, Strategic Plan and NBSAPs

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

 sarat.gidda@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7026Mr. Sarat Babu Gidda
Programme Officer, In-situ & Ex-situ Conservation

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

 jaime.webbe@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 8718Ms. Jaime Alexandra Webbe
Programme Officer, Dry and Sub-Humid Lands

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

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

 tim.christophersen@cbd.int
 1-514-287-7036Mr. Tim Christophersen
Environmental Affairs Officer, Forest Biodiversity

 kathryn.campbell@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6673Ms. Kathryn Campbell
Programme Officer

 kyoko.noda@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 4352Ms. Kyoko Noda
Programme Officer

 matthew.dias@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6682Mr. Matthew Dias
Associate Programme Officer

 johannes.stahl@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6683Mr. Johannes Stahl
Junior Professional Officer

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

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

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

 claudia.paguaga@cbd.int
 (514) 287-6698Ms. Claudia Paguaga
Programme Assistant

 veronica.lo@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6366Ms. Veronica Lo
Programme Assistant

 cristina.romanelli@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 6288Ms. Cristina Romanelli
Programme Assistant

 luke.harrison@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6359Mr. Luke Harrison
Programme Assistant

 annie.webb@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6357Ms. Annie Webb
Programme Assistant

Biosafety

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

 giovanni.ferraiolo@cbd.int
 1-514-287-7029Mr. Giovanni Ferraiolo
Programme Officer, Biosafety Clearing-House

 worku.yifru@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7006Mr. Worku Damena Yifru
Programme Officer, Biosafety Policy and Law

 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

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

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

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

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

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

Implementation and Technical Support

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

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

 neil.pratt@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7007Mr. Neil Pratt
Senior Environmental Affairs Officer, Outreach and Major Groups

 didier.babin@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7037Mr. Didier Babin
Programme Officer, Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Eradication

 david.steuerman@cbd.int
 +1 514 287-8707Mr. David Steuerman
Programme Officer

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

 sakhile.koketso@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6696Ms. Sakhile Koketso
Programme Officer

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

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

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

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

 alexandre.rafalovitch@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7043Mr. Alexander Rafalovitch
Website Officer

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

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

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

 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

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

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

 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

 natalia.chalaeva@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6694Ms. Natalia Chalaeva
Programme Assistant

 florence.blot@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7020Ms. Florence Blot
Secretary

 edjigayehu.seyoum@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6362Ms. Edjigayehu Seyoum-Edjigu
Programme Assistant

 natasha.mcquaid@cbd.int
 +1 514 764-6364Ms. Natasha McQuaid
Programme Assistant

 oscar.arriagada@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6689Mr. Oscar Arriagada
Information Assistant

 sara-ann.amaya@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6689Ms. Sara-Ann Amaya
Administrative Clerk

 salim.daccache@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 2220Mr. Salim Daccache
Documentation Assistant

Resource Management and Conference Services

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

 theodor.kapiga@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6687Mr. Theodor Kapiga
Senior Programme Management Officer

 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

 tzechen.fonsing@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7041Ms. Tzechen Fon Sing
Associate Finance Officer

 john.fry@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7051Mr. John Fry
Editor

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

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

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

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

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

 rita.rabbath@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7003Ms. Rita Rabbath
Travel Assistant

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

 roberta.boyle@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 6684Ms. Roberta Boyle
Editorial Assistant

 magdalena.burgess@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 4963Ms. Magdalena Burgess
Editorial Assistant

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

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

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

 cynthia.conlon@cbd.int
 +1 514 287 7046Ms. Cynthia Conlon
Finance Assistant

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

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

 gloria.alexandre@cbd.int
 +1 514 288-2220Ms. Gloria Alexandre
Receptionist

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

 rosa.martinez@cbd.int
 +1-514-287-6677Ms. Rosa Soto Martinez
Spanish Translator

 raphael.goulet@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 6689Mr. Raphäel Goulet
French Translator

 amelie.nappert@cbd.int
 +1 514 288 6677Ms. Amélie Nappert
French Translator

 rana.elcharabati@cbd.int
 +1 514 764 6361Ms Rana El Charabati
Arabic Translator