Meet the team
The Management
Alison Holder
Director
Alison Holder
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
Head of Data and Insights
Albert Motivans
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
Amanda Austin
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Amanda Austin
Amanda leads on national, regional and global-level policy and advocacy for Equal Measures 2030, including overseeing partnerships with women’s rights organizations in our focus countries. She has worked for Save the Children, Oxfam, and Plan International.
Twitter: @AmandaRrae
Charlotte Minvielle
Head of Business Development
Charlotte Minvielle
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
David Stewart
Head of Finance and Operations
David Stewart
David has experience working on development and humanitarian assistance in Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Turkey. He has an MBA from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Saran Koly
Head of Communication
Saran Koly
Saran leads on strategic communications at Equal Measures 2030 and has extensive experience in the humanitarian sector, including social behaviour change communications. She has worked as Head of Communications and Advocacy for UNICEF in Burkina Faso.
Twitter: @SaranKoly
The Team
Esme Abbott
Communications Coordinator
Esme Abbott
Esme supports the communications team at Equal Measures 2030. She has experience supporting youth-focused organisations and leading on a project raising awareness about postcolonial issues.
Coretta Jonah
Senior Data Capacity Lead
Coretta Jonah
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
Aarushi Khanna
Regional Coordinator, Asia and the Pacific
Aarushi Khanna
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 Livingstone
Administrative Assistant
Alison Livingstone
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.
Anuja Patel
Data and Insights Team Coordinator
Anuja Patel
Anuja provides technical and project support to the Data and Insights team at Equal Measures. She has worked with Promundo-US, Plan International’s Asia Hub in Bangkok and Manila, Integra LLC, and Hanover Research in gender and youth-related roles.
Twitter: @AnujaMPatel
Cecilia García Ruiz
Regional Coordinator, Latin America and the Caribbean
Cecilia García Ruiz
Cecilia supports national partners and leads on regional influencing in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has worked at the Human Rights Commission for Mexico City, and has over 10 years’ experience working as a consultant on gender equality.
Twitter: @Cecigarciaruiz
Hellen Malinga Apila
Regional Coordinator, Africa
Hellen Malinga Apila
Hellen provides technical expertise to regional and national partners in Africa, linking policy and advocacy efforts at all levels. She has over 15 years’ experience with civil society organizations such as ActionAid, FEMNET, AWAN-Afrika, and SDGs Kenya Forum.
Twitter: @HellenMalinga
Ibrahima Beye
Senior Finance Manager
Ibrahima Beye
Ibrahima works for Plan International USA and supports Equal Measures 2030 in preparing financial reports and providing donor compliance regulatory support for US grants. He has worked for Abt Associates, Technoserve, FHI 360, and Chemonics.
Nadia Ahidjo
(Interim) Africa Programs and Partnerships Lead
Nadia Ahidjo
Nadia is a global development professional specializing in the application of gender analysis in philanthropy, advocacy and policy work. She has over 13 years’ experience supporting women’s rights organizations in numerous countries and across all regions of Africa and originally joined EM2030 in her previous role as Programme Manager Girls' Education in Emergencies.
Twitter: @Asmaaouu