Ed Schenkenberg – Chief Executive
Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop joined DARA as Chief Executive in January 2013. He was previously Executive Director of ICVA, a position he held over 12 years, developing the organisation into the world leading NGO network in humanitarian action it is today. Mr. Schenkenberg has policy expertise in humanitarian principles, protection, coordination and humanitarian-military relations.
As part of ICVA, Mr. Schenkenberg participated in international humanitarian coordination mechanisms like the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and in many high-level UN, Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement and government meetings. He was also involved in analysing the humanitarian response in countries like Pakistan and Zimbabwe. He co-authored the chapter on protection principles in the Sphere Handbook 2011, which sets standards to ensure a minimum level of quality in operations.
Mr. Schenkenberg has also been closely related to DARA’s work as a member of DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index Peer Review Committee, since its inception in 2007.
Director’s office
Lucía Fernández - Chief of Staff / Head of Administration and Finance
Humanitarian Aid Accountability Initiative
Fernando Espada - Manager of the Humanitarian Response Index
Marybeth Redheffer – Policy Research Officer
Quantitative Analysis
Daniela Ruegenberg – Senior Quantitative Analysis Officer
Covadonga Canteli – Quantitative Analysis Officer
Beatriz Asensio – Quantitative Analysis Officer
Climate Vulnerability Initiative (CVI)
Matthew McKinnon – Head of the Climate Vulnerability Initiative
Daniel Barnes – External Relations Officer
Cristian Conteduca – Quantitative Analysis Officer
Evaluations
Riccardo Polastro – Head of Evaluations
Nicolai Steen – Senior Evaluator
Soledad Posada – Evaluator
Belén Díaz - Evaluation Officer
Jock Baker – DARA Associate
John Cosgrave – DARA Associate
Risk Reduction Index (RRI)
Nicolai Steen – Head of RRI
Belén Camacho – Research Officer
Belén Paley – Research Officer
Communications
Fiona Guy – Senior Communications Officer
Tina Samson – Communications Officer
Development & Fundraising
Valentina Ferrara – Development & Fundraising Officer
Stacey White – US Representative
Operations
Eva Cervantes – Administration and Finance Manager
Kerstin Maier – Area Financial Controller
Susana Vicario / Begoña Yagüe - Support Officers
Ignacio Wilhelmi – Logistics and Web Officer
