Asylum Access’s international team possesses decades of experience in legal services, advocacy and community empowerment.
Global Leadership Team | Global HQ | Board | National Organizations
Asylum Access is working to make our Global Leadership Team, Board and staff more representative of the communities we live in and serve. Learn more about our commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as well as Refugee Leadership.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Global Leadership Team is the executive committee of Asylum Access as a whole. Together, they set our global goals, priorities, programming and budgets.
Alejandra Macías Delgadillo
Executive Director, Asylum Access Mexico
she/her | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn
Deepa Nambiar
Director of Global Programs and Policy
Emily Arnold-Fernández
President and CEO
she/they | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn
Luisa Sotelo
Global Finance Director
Sana Mustafa
Director of Partnerships and Engagement
Bahati Kanyamanza
Associate Director of Institutional Engagement
he/him | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn
Diana Essex-Lettieri
Vice-President and COO
she/her | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn
Hui Ying Tham
Executive Director, Asylum Access Malaysia
Naiyana Thanawattho
Executive Director, Asylum Access Thailand
Vaishna Santhar
Deputy Director, Asylum Access Malaysia
she/her | LinkedIn
Daniel Berlin
Deputy Director, Asylum Access Mexico
Elizabeth Otto-Wallace
Operations Director
Lisa D’Annunzio
Development and Communications Director
Paniti Tiengtrong
Deputy Director, Asylum Access Thailand
she/her | LinkedIn
GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS
Our Global Headquarters in Oakland, California comprises many members of the Global Leadership Team. It also comprises staff working on global human resources, operations, finance, development, communications, global policy, and monitoring and evaluation.
Daniela Reinoso
Global Human Resources Manager
she/her | LinkedIn | Based in Ecuador
María Adelaida Hernández
Grants Financial and Compliance Manager
she/her | LinkedIn | Based in Colombia
Mohammad Entezari
Accounting Manager
he/him | LinkedIn | Based in the USA
Gabriella Kallas
Policy Officer
she/her | LinkedIn | Based in Mexico
María Fernanda Viteri
Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
she/her | LinkedIn | Based in Vietnam
Simon McDonagh
Development and Communications Lead
he/him | LinkedIn | Based in Mexico
Ghena Mostafa
Advocacy and Communications Intern
she/her | Based in Canada
Miriam Zamarripa
Operations and HR Assistant
she/her | Based in the USA
BOARD
The Board of Directors is Asylum Access’s primary oversight committee. All members are experts in their respective fields and fully independent from Asylum Access. The Board meets quarterly, with sub-committees meeting monthly or as appropriate.
Amir Ghowsi
Vice Chair
he/him | Full Bio
Joyce Song
Board Member
she/her | Full Bio
Mary Gardiner Huang
Board Member
she/her | Full Bio
Mohammed Badran
Board Member
he/him | Full Bio
Susan Lieu
Board Member
she/her | Full Bio
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
You can see the teams of Asylum Access’s national organizations by following the links below.
Want to join the team?
If you’re interested in working for Asylum Access, check out our Careers page for the latest open positions.