Our Leadership

Right To Play is led by a diverse group of individuals, each with a passion to stand up for children so they can stand up for themselves.

Right To Play UK team

• Gillian McMahon

  Executive Director

• Tom Urpeth

  Head of Communications and Engagement

• Maider Lacalle Clemente

  Head of Partnerships

• Louise McGuire Tanner

  Digital Lead

• Rebecca Sibley

  Communications and Engagement Officer

• Renice Morgan

  Individual Giving Officer

Right To Play UK Board

• Leslie McCormack Gathy

  Deputy Chair

• Chemmy Alcott

  Trustee

• Kjartan Rist

  Trustee

• Nancy Curtin

  Trustee

• Mireille Abujawdeh

  Trustee

• Sonal Dash

  Trustee

• Greg Lai

  Chair

• Alex Howell

  Trustee

• Kasase Kabwe

  Trustee

• Karyn Macdonald

  Trustee

• Douglas S. Smith

  Trustee

• Ben Kay

  Trustee

Our Playmakers

• Kris Tschischke

  Playmakers Committee Chair

Global Leadership Team

• Jessie Thomson

  President and CEO

• Lindsay Groves

  Chief Development Officer

• David Danylewich

  Chief Financial Officer

• Elizabeth Boonman-Salgado

  Chief People and Culture Officer

• Zoe Dibb

  Vice President, Impact and Quality

• Dwan Kaoukji

  Interim Vice President of Country Offices

• Ross Edgeworth

  Vice President, Global Partnerships

• Abeer Hilaneh

  Director, Program Finance and Compliance

• Andrea Diaz-Varela

  Director, Education

• Chelcey Remstad

  Director, Donor Engagement and Stewardship

• David Tsigoulis

  Director, Marketing & Communications

• Daoud Fawadleh

  Program Manager, Palestinian Territories

• Eric Opoku

  Director, Impact

• James Custodero

  Director, Strategy and Planning

• Mona Abu Shaban

  Director, Global Total Rewards

• Karen Ogidigben

  Director, People & Culture

• Rachel Pell

  Director, Gender Equality and Wellbeing

• Sherazade Shafiq

  Director, Finance

• Tracey Evans

  Director, Global Partnerships

• ANNETTE SYZ

  National Director, Switzerland

• Elin Margrethe Tvedt

  National Director, Norway

• Gillian McMahon

  National Director, United Kingdom

• Marjanne van der Helm

  National Director, Netherlands

• Susan Vardon

  National Director, Canada and United States

• Julian Lohaus

  National Director, Germany

• Ali Khayam

  Country Director, Pakistan

• Amadou Cisse

  Country Director, Rwanda

• Daina Mutindi

  Country Director, Mozambique

• Evans Sinkari

  Interim Country Director, Ghana

• Josephine Mukakalisa

  Global Director, Country Operations

• Maria Mongi

  Country Director, Tanzania

• Michel Diatta

  Head of Office, Senegal

• Racha Nasreddine

  Country Director, Lebanon

• Rola Hodeib

  Global Director, Country Operations

• Tedla Mulatu

  Country Director, Ethiopia

• Titus Tumusiime

  Country Director, Uganda

• Yacouba Dena

  Country Director, Mali

International Board

• Kate McGilvray

  Chair

• Matt Tedford

  Treasurer

• Mireille Abujawdeh

  Board Member

• Martin Bidermann

  Board Member

• Rehmah Kasule

  Board Member

• Kristin Skauan Kleven

  Board Member

• Mehrdad Noorani

  Board Member

• Maniza Ntekim

  Board Member

• ANDREW PICKERSGILL

  Board Member

• Jane Segal

  Board Member

• LARRY TANENBAUM

  Board Member

• Nancy Taussig

  Board Member

• Aissa Traore

  Board Member

• REBECCA WINTHROP

  Board Member

Global Leadership Council

• JOHANN OLAV KOSS

  Norway

• MARTIN BIDERMANN

  Switzerland

• Rainer-Marc Frey

  Switzerland

• Tatjana Frey

  Switzerland

• Ragnar Horn

  Norway and United Kingdom

• ADRIAN KELLER

  Switzerland

• Barbara Keller

  ** Honorary Board Member **

• Greg Lai

• ANONYMOUS DONORS

• ROB MACLELLAN

  Canada

• Meridee Moore

  United States

• Mehrdad Noorani

  United States

• Rob Pulford

  United States

• Michael Siefke

  Germany

• Dag Skattum

• Lawrence M. (Larry) Tanenbaum, O.C.

  Canada

• Florian Wendelstadt

  Germany

• Urs & Simone Wietlisbach

  Switzerland