Members Overview - ACE Practitioners' Network

The list below contains the names of the registered members of the ACE Practitioners Network. Here you can find information relating to each members' regional and thematic areas of interest and expertise. The search function will allow you to quickly identify members with specific country, thematic and language skills. By clicking on a members name below, you will be able to see a short biography as well as a photo of the person (if available). Additionally, members of the network are also able to contact their peers individually by clicking the members name.

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Expert Name:

Full Name	Nationality / Languages	Thematic Areas of Expertise	Regions/Countries of Expertise
Dr. Matthias Catón	Nationality Germany Languages English Spanish French	Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates	Americas , Europe
Vinnie Kearns	Nationality Australia	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation	Algeria
Richard W. Soudriette	Nationality United States of America Languages English Spanish French German	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Out of Country Voting, Vote Counting, Voting Operations	Ghana , Guinea , Liberia , Mali , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Argentina , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Dominican Republic , El Salvador , Haiti , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Puerto Rico , Turks and Caicos Islands , United States of America , Uruguay , Venezuela , Azerbaijan , China , India , Indonesia , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Philippines , Singapore , Turkmenistan , Albania , Armenia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , France , Georgia , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russian Federation , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Ukraine , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , Jordan , Yemen , Timor-Leste
Kees Aarts	Nationality Netherlands	Elections And Technology, Electoral Participation, Parties And Candidates, Voter Turnout	Europe , Netherlands
Carlo F. Accame	Nationality Italy Languages English Spanish French	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Training	Cambodia , Sri Lanka , Iraq , Fiji
Clément Aganahi	Nationality Benin Languages English French	Boundary Delimitation, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Africa , Belgium , France , Romania , Switzerland
Isaiah Aire	Nationality Papua New Guinea	Elections And Technology, Vote Counting, Voter Registration	Papua New Guinea
Ezzedin Al-Asbahi	Nationality Yemen Languages Spanish Russian	Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Media And Elections, Youth Participation	Algeria , Morocco , Sudan , Tunisia , Armenia , Denmark , Germany , Italy , Turkey , Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Ammar Al-Dwaik	Nationality Palestine Languages English Arabic	Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Legal Framework, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration	Sudan , Middle East , Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Tadjoudine Ali-Diabacte	Nationality Togo Languages English Spanish French Hausa	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Benin , Burkina Faso , Chad , Comoros , Congo (Brazzaville) , Congo (Kinshasa), the Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Madagascar , Malawi , Mali , Mayotte , Niger , Togo , Haiti , France , Germany
Ali Sawi	Nationality Egypt Languages English Arabic German	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation	Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Palestine , Qatar , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Ali Al-Jarbawi	Nationality Palestine Languages English Arabic	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Media And Elections, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Algeria , Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , Mauritania , Morocco , Somalia , Sudan , Tunisia , Western Sahara , Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Maria Helena Alves	Nationality Portugal Languages English Spanish French Portuguese	Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Angola , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cameroon , Cape Verde , Central African Republic , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Gabon , Guinea-Bissau , Liberia , Mozambique , Rwanda , Sao Tome and Principe , Sierra Leone , Brazil , Cuba , Ecuador , Guyana , Mexico , Paraguay , Peru , Venezuela , Philippines , Viet Nam , Bulgaria , France , Portugal , United Arab Emirates
Armineh Arakelian	Nationality France Languages English French	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Gender and Elections, Parties And Candidates	Africa , Burundi , Rwanda , Iran, Islamic Republic of , Armenia , France , Georgia
José Maria Aranaz	Languages English Spanish French	Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework	Afghanistan , Iraq , Timor-Leste
Almaz Atnafu	Nationality Ethiopia Languages English French	Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Gender and Elections	Africa , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Gambia , Ghana , Liberia , Mozambique , Niger , Rwanda , Tanzania, United Republic of , Uganda
Ross Attrill	Nationality Australia	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation	Bangladesh , Bhutan , Indonesia , Armenia , Georgia , Yemen , Australia , Fiji , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Timor-Leste , Vanuatu
Richard Atwood	Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Languages English Spanish Portuguese Russian	Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Kenya , Nigeria , Americas , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Guatemala , Nicaragua , Peru , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Russian Federation , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine
Reg Austin	Nationality Zimbabwe	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout	Botswana , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Ghana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania, United Republic of , Uganda , Zambia , Zanzibar , Zimbabwe , Barbados , Guyana , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Cambodia , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , Nepal , Pakistan , Philippines , Thailand , Bahrain , Israel , Kuwait , United Arab Emirates , Australia , Fiji , Papua New Guinea , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Timor-Leste
Ayman Ayoub	Nationality Spain Languages English Spanish Arabic	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Algeria , Equatorial Guinea , Morocco , Sudan , Romania , Spain , Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine , Qatar , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , Solomon Islands
Marija Babic	Nationality Serbia Languages English Russian	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Youth Participation	Mauritania , South Africa , United States of America , Asia , Afghanistan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Europe , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Germany , Holy See (Vatican City State) , Italy , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Netherlands , Serbia , Slovenia , Ukraine , Iraq , Jordan , Palestine
Dickson Bailey	Nationality Canada	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Canada , United States of America , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Montenegro , Serbia , Slovenia , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mette Bakken	Nationality Norway	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Africa , Europe
Julie Ballington		Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Parties And Candidates, Youth Participation	Africa , Americas , Asia , Europe , Middle East , Pacific
Angela Bargellini	Nationality Italy Languages English Spanish French	Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Legal Framework	Americas , Azerbaijan , Uzbekistan , Europe
Fabio Bargiacchi	Nationality Italy Languages English Spanish French Portuguese	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Voter Registration	Angola , Benin , Burkina Faso , Cape Verde , Central African Republic , Chad , Comoros , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya , Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritania , Mozambique , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania, United Republic of , Togo , Zambia , Zanzibar , Zimbabwe , Brazil , Haiti , Suriname , Indonesia , Europe , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Estonia , France , Italy , Portugal , Palestine , Timor-Leste
Riccardo Barranca	Nationality Italy Languages English Spanish French	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation	Africa , Kenya , Mauritania , Mozambique , Nigeria , Americas , Peru , Asia , Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Cambodia , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Europe , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Georgia , Italy , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Romania , Serbia , Slovakia , Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of
Tihana Bartulac Blanc	Nationality Croatia Languages English Spanish	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Ghana , Nigeria , Guyana , Afghanistan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Georgia , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Montenegro , Serbia , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Palestine , Qatar , Yemen
Guido Bertucci	Nationality Italy Languages English Spanish French	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy	Italy
Mathieu Bile	Nationality Cote d'Ivoire Languages English French	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Parties And Candidates, Voting Operations	Africa , Burundi , Central African Republic , Chad , Côte d'Ivoire , Liberia , Madagascar , Mauritania , Togo
Francesca Binda	Nationality Canada	Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations	Mauritania , Canada , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Romania , Egypt , Iraq
Sarah Birch	Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Languages English Spanish French Russian	Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout	Albania , Armenia , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Estonia , Georgia , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Poland , Romania , Russian Federation , Serbia , Slovenia , Ukraine , Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of
Eric Bjornlund	Nationality United States of America	Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Legal Framework, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting	Namibia , South Africa , Zambia , United States of America , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Pakistan , Albania , Serbia , Palestine
Jarrett Blanc	Nationality United States of America	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations	Africa , Americas , Asia , Europe , Middle East , Oceania
Delphine Blanchet	Nationality France Languages English Spanish French Portuguese	Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training	Madagascar , Morocco , Rwanda , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Zambia , Brazil , Canada , Ecuador , Haiti , Nicaragua , Peru , United States of America , Azerbaijan , Cambodia , Sri Lanka , Turkmenistan , Bulgaria , Italy , Ukraine , Timor-Leste
Fredrik Blanck	Nationality Sweden	Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting	Liberia , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , Zambia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia , Sweden , Iraq , Lebanon
Michael Boda	Nationality Canada Languages English French	Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations	Ghana , Canada , United States of America , Albania , France , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , Australia , New Zealand
Jeannette Bolenga	Nationality Vanuatu	Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Elections Security, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations	Cook Islands , Fiji , Kiribati , Marshall Islands , Nauru , Niue , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu , Vanuatu
Michelle R. Boling		None	United States of America
Horacio Boneo	Nationality Argentina Languages English Spanish French Portuguese Italian	Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations	Benin , Congo (Kinshasa), the Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Gambia , Malawi , Mozambique , Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador

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