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.

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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

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Daniela Reinoso

Associate Director of Human Resources

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Elizabeth Otto-Wallace

Operations Director

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Lisa D’Annunzio

Development and Communications Director

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Paniti Tiengtrong

Deputy Director, Asylum Access Thailand

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Bahati Kanyamanza

Associate Director of Institutional Engagement

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Deepa Nambiar

Director of Global Programs and Policy

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Emily Arnold-Fernández

President and CEO

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Luisa Sotelo

Global Finance Director

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Sana Mustafa

Director of Partnerships and Engagement

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Daniel Berlin

Deputy Director, Asylum Access Mexico

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Diana Essex-Lettieri

Vice-President and COO

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Hui Ying Tham

Executive Director, Asylum Access Malaysia

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Naiyana Thanawattho

Executive Director, Asylum Access Thailand

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Vaishna Santhar

Deputy Director, Asylum Access Malaysia

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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.

María Adelaida Hernández

Grants Financial and Compliance Manager

she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Colombia

Mohammad Entezari

Accounting Manager

he/him | LinkedIn | Based in the USA

María Fernanda Viteri

Operations and Strategy Lead

she/her | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Vietnam

Rahul Balasundaram

Partnerships Coordinator

he/him | Full Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn | Based in Canada

Miriam Zamarripa

Operations and HR Assistant

she/her | Based in the USA

Simon McDonagh

Development and Communications Lead

he/him | Full Bio | LinkedIn | Based in Mexico

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.