Meet the team

The Team

Aarushi Khanna

Aarushi Khanna

Asia Pacific Regional Lead

Aarushi provides project and technical support to national partners and leads on regional influencing in Asia. She has over seven years’ experience in advancing gender equality, including with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, ICRW and UNDP.

Twitter: @Aarushikhanna11

Alison Holder

Alison Holder

Executive Director

Alison is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of Equal Measures 2030. She has over 15 years’ experience in international development policy and advocacy, including with UNSDSN, ActionAid, Oxfam, Save the Children and Accenture.

Twitter: @alieholder 

Albert Motivans

Albert Motivans

Head of Data & Insights

Albert leads on data strategy for Equal Measures 2030, ensuring our results and insights are accessible to all. He has more than 20 years’ experience, including with UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UNICEF Office of Research, and the US Census Bureau.

Twitter: @AlbertMotivans

Alison Livingstone

Alison Livingstone

Finance & Operations Coordinator

Alison provides support on operations, finance and events for Equal Measures 2030. She has worked for the British Council as project manager on development programmes in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Amanda Austin

Amanda Austin

Head of Global Engagement

Amanda Austin leads the EM2030 coalition’s work to influence global actors and institutions, leveraging the SDG Gender Index and curating thought leadership across the partnership. She has worked with EM2030 since its founding and previously led advocacy and programme partnerships. Amanda has worked across the social justice, humanitarian and development sectors for more than 13 years, including with Oxfam, Save the Children, and Plan International.

Twitter: @AmandaRrae 

Amanda Kobeissi

Amanda Kobeissi

HR Manager

Amanda is responsible for development of policies & procedures in EM2030 and managing all HR functions. She has solid experience in setting up HR departments similar to her experience in Plan International.

Aminah Jasho

Aminah Jasho

Head of Strategic Communications

Aminah leads the implementation of the communication strategy in EM2030. With 15 years of experience, she combines her roles as a storyteller, gender activist, and communications expert to promote sustainable development and strategic communications. She is also the founder of the "Unmothering the Woman" digital story campaign.

Charlotte Minvielle

Charlotte Minvielle

Head of Business Development

Charlotte has worked as Head of Development for the Human Dignity Trust and as Senior Business Development Manager at WaterAid. She has over 12 years’ fundraising experience, including with War Child, Save the Children, Plan International and Mercy Corps.

Twitter: @Cha_Minvielle

Coretta Jonah

Coretta Jonah

Senior Data Capacity Lead

Coretta is the data capacity development lead at Equal Measures 2030. She has over a decade of experience in research and capacity development for research within the higher education and international development sectors.

Twitter: @Nana_Kory

Donnelly Mwachi

Donnelly Mwachi

Evaluation, Learning & Impact Lead

Donnelly leads the Evaluation, Learning and Impact unit at Equal Measures 2030. He has over 18 years’ experience leading on advocacy and policy influencing Impact measurement with the Advocacy Accelerator, IDRC, Frontline AIDS, Save the Children and HelpAge International, in over 40 countries globally.

Esme Abbott

Esme Abbott

Communications Lead

Esme supports the development and implementation of Equal Measures 2030's communications and advocacy strategy. She has experience supporting youth-focused organisations, SDG-focused journalism, and leading on a project raising awareness about postcolonial issues.

Ester Pinheiro

Ester Pinheiro

Communications Officer - Spanish Speaking

Ester supports the implementation of EM2030's communications and advocacy strategy. She has experience as a multimedia journalist and was a Pulitzer grantee on gender equality. She has worked as a podcaster for UNESCO, and on communications for IOM. Ester will strengthen EM2030 voice in Spanish.

Gabrielle Leite

Gabrielle Leite

Gender Data & Insights Analyst

Gabrielle supports the Data & Insights Head and colleagues across the EM2030 Secretariat team and EM2030 regional partners to connect data and evidence with advocacy and action to advance gender equality. She has over 6 years of experience working with UN Women, including with the Women Count programme, mainly providing research and data analysis support for flagship publications and monitoring progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Hamid Mahamat

Hamid Mahamat

Web Development Lead

Hamid is the central point of contact regarding EM2030’s website, related digital platforms, and app development. He collaborates closely with colleagues across the EM2030 team to provide the best user experience on EM230's websites and apps. He has over 9 years of experience as a web developer & UX/UI Designer, in both business and development sectors, covering several countries of Central and West Africa.

Marisa Miodosky

Marisa Miodosky

LAC Senior Advisor

Marisa provides technical support to national partners on the use of data for feminist advocacy and leads on regional influencing on datactivism for gender equality in Latin America. She has over twenty years of experience advancing gender equality through evidence and data, including with the World Bank, the IADB, the FCDO, the Carter Center, and the Buenos Aires City Government. 

Twitter: @marisamiodosky 

Julisa Tambunan

Julisa Tambunan

Deputy Executive Director & Head of Partnerships and Learning

Julisa leads EM2030’s cross-region team in working and learning with partners to connect data and advocacy actions. She has a strong intersectional gender justice activism background and 15 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector, including with Mercy Corps, UNICEF, and Malala Fund. She is also the co-founder of GirlSPARKS initiative.

Twitter: @nocturnelle

Paula Becerra

Paula Becerra

Business Development Manager

Paula works with our business development team securing funders and donors. She has experience working alongside the communication departments of several international organizations including UN Women, WHO and ILO. She also actively supports cultural diversity in her local community.

Sinéad Nolan

Sinéad Nolan

Programme and Partnerships Officer

Sinéad works with our programme and partnerships team supporting partner organisations. She has over 7 years experience working to advance gender equality, including leading youth leadership and engagement at MenEngage Alliance.

Suzanne N’Gouandi

Suzanne N’Gouandi

Communications Officer - French Speaking

Suzanne works with our communications team supporting the development and implementation of EM2030’s communications and advocacy strategy. She has over six years of experience in business and development sectors working on projects advancing gender equality in West Africa. Suzanne will strengthen EM2030 voice in French.

Tity Agbahey

Tity Agbahey

Africa Regional Lead

Tity provides project and technical support to national partners and leads on regional influencing in Africa. She has over ten years’ experience in human rights advocacy, gender equality and development including with Girls Not Brides, Amnesty International and the Coalition for human rights in development.

Twitter: @tityagb