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 Partnerships
Lisa D’Annunzio
Development and Communications Director
Paniti Tiengtrong
Deputy Director, Asylum Access Thailand
Bahati Kanyamanza
Associate Director of Partnerships
he/him | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn
Elizabeth Otto-Wallace
Chief Operating Officer
Luisa Sotelo
Global Finance Director
Sana Ali Mustafa
Chief Executive Officer
Daniela Reinoso
Associate Director of Human Resources
she/her | 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
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, monitoring and evaluation, and the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative (RRLI).
Abeer Benbuk
Media and Development Lead
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter | Based in the USA
Graham Kembo
RRLI Communications Coordinator
he/him | Full Bio | Based in Zimbabwe
María Adelaida Hernández
Finance Operations Associate Director
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Colombia
Miguel Angel Santibáñez
Grants Accountant
he/him | Full Bio | Based in Mexico
Rahul Balasundaram
RRLI Research and Advocacy Officer
he/him | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn | Based in Canada
Valeria Campos
Development and Communications Assistant
Carolina Meneses
Executive Assistant
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Colombia
Hane Alrstum
RRLI Director of Programs
he/him | Full Bio | Based in Belgium
María Fernanda Viteri
Operations and Strategy Lead
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Ecuador
Miriam Zamarripa
Operations and HR Coordinator
she/her | Based in the USA
Salwa Mukoda
Policy Officer
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Uganda
Xili Fernández
Special Projects Manager
Gabriella Kallas
RRLI Director of Operations and Strategy
they/them | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in the USA
Julius Oyugi
RRLI Finance Manager
he/him | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Kenya
María Rebeca Ortiz
RRLI Program Officer
she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Mexico
Mohammad Entezari
Accounting Manager
he/him | LinkedIn | Based in the USA
Simon McDonagh
Communications and Creative Manager
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.
Carolina Jiménez Sandoval
Board Member
she/her | Full Bio
Leah Zamore
Vice-Chair
she/her | Full Bio
Michael Diedring
Co-Chair
he/him | Full Bio
Rachel Gordon
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.