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Members of the ACE Practitioners’ Network

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Disclaimer: The members of the Practitioners’ Network contribute to the network and participate in network activities on their own time and in their individual capacity and should not be seen as representing the views of the ACE partner organisations or any organisation with which they may be affiliated.





Members of the Practitioner’s Network
149 found.

Serge Nanourou

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Languages
English
French

Amadou Ndiaye
Amadou NDIAYE, né le 05 novembre 1956 à Dakar, Sénégal. Juriste de formation titulaire de la maîtrise en droit privé de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar depuis 1995. Directeur fondateur de (MC&A), un Cabinet de Conseil et d'Assistance ju [...]
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Nationality
Senegal

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Harry Neufeld
Currently independent electoral management consultant based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Formerly Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia, Canada. Formerly British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commissioner, 2005 - 2008. Formerly Director of [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Electoral Management
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Middle East

Magnus Ohman
Dr Magnus Ohman is the IFES Senior Political Finance Advisor and Director, Regional Europe Office. He has worked with political party and campaign finance issues since the 1990s, with focus on disclosure processes, public funding systems and sustaina [...]
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Nationality
Sweden

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Voting Operations
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East

Olumide Ojelabi
Staff of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission and and aspiring Election Administrator. An ardent believer in the integrity of the electoral process. Willing to learn and grow.
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Nationality
Nigeria

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Management
Participation
Electoral Systems
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Youth Participation

Obehi Okojie

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Oscar Nuñez

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Nationality
Mexico

Languages
Spanish
English
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections

Ian Parenteau
Dr. Ian Parenteau is a professor of political science at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Québec, Canada and is a returning officer for the Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ) (Quebec chief electoral officer). His research i [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe

Therese Pearce Laanela
Therese Pearce Laanela has been working in the field of electoral administration for 17 years in many capacities and on numerous continents. She continues to be deeply involved in the development of tools to support election administrators and electo [...]
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Nationality
Sweden

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Participation
Electoral Standards
Electoral Training
Gender and Elections
Voter Education
Voter Education
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Participation
Participation

Prabhat Kumar
I have over seventeen years of progressive experience with the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), UNDP Electoral Support Project (ESP), UNOCHA, WFP, UN RCO, Election Commission of Nepal, Government, and INGOs in planning and implementation of p [...]
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Nationality
Nepal

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Voting from Abroad
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Asia

Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Florida International University in Miami, FL. Her research focuses on democratization issues in Latin America, including the study of electoral systems, executive-legislative rela [...]
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Nationality
Venezuela

Languages
English
Spanish
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Voter Turnout
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas

Vladimir Pran
transitional political processes
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Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Middle East

Pascale Roussy

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Languages
English
French
Russian

Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf is responsible for the technical development of the ACE website. In addition to ACE, he worked on Elections and Technology projects at International IDEA. Before joining IDEA and ACE Peter worked with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herz [...]
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Nationality
Austria

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Croatian
German
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Albania
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Estonia

Peter Yates

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Nationality
Australia

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Parties and Candidates
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Asia
Pacific

Paloma Biglino Campos
Paloma Biglino is full professor of Constitutional Law at Valladolid University. She is sustitute member of the European Commission for Democracy thorough Law (Venice Commission, Council of Europe) and of the Council for Democratic Elections. In Spai [...]
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Languages
Spanish
English
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Direct Democracy
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Legal Framework
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Europe

Mmapitsi Raphala

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Nationality
South Africa

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems

Ramona Canaan
CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Family name: CANAAN 2. First names: Ramona 3. Date of birth: 20 March 1972 4. Passport Holder: Lebanese/Egyptian 5. Education: Institution, Date Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: American University in Egypt (October 2 [...]
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Nationality
Lebanon

Languages
English
French
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Electoral Management
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Middle East

Jhank N Regmi

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Robin Ludwig

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Robert Sampson
I am a Canadian lawyer trained in English and in French, in common law and civil law at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. While I began my career as a litigation associate at a large New York law firm, I have worked for the Canadian government f [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas

Aram Jamal

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Languages
Spanish
Russian

Herschell Sax
I was Elections Canada's subject matter expert for redistribution (boundary delimitation) for eighteen years (1993-2011) until my retirement. My responsibilities included the operational planning for the redistribution process, the provision of al [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Electoral Management
Voting from Abroad
Vote Counting
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Canada

Javier Gustavo Schunk
After two years passed in a field experience in Senegal, on 1990 he became project manager in the headquarters of an Italian NGO. In 1994 assumed the role of general coordinator of the programs sector, role covered until 2003. In 1995 he attended the [...]
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Nationality
Italy

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Observation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Morocco
Senegal
Tunisia
Zambia
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Guatemala
Mexico
Albania
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Kosovo
Montenegro
Poland
Lebanon

Salma Sharif
Experienced legal and policy analyst with a strong academic foundation focusing on International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and protection mechanisms, with particular attention to migration, governance, and transitional process [...]
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Nationality
Egypt

Languages
English
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Libya
Nepal
Egypt

Erica Shein

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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Asia
Europe

Shane Hogan

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Nchimunya Michelo Silenga
Electoral Operations Expert with a bias to civic and voter education, increasing the participation of women and minorities, training of election officials, operational planning and logistics, voter registration, and electoral dispute resolution. A st [...]
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Nationality
Zambia

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East

Y P Singh
I am Principal in Govt. Polytechnic College, Sagar (M.P.), India. I'm also a National Level Master Trainer of Election Commission of India. I had prepared more than 200 videos on various topics of election.
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Nationality
India

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Elections and Technology
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations

Armen Smbatyan
Armen Smbatyan Secretary of the CEC Armen Smbatyan was born on September 26th, 1977 in Eghegnadzor. 1994-1999 - studied in Yerevan State University of National Economy/ Bachelor’s degree in Economics. 2001-2003 - studied in the National Academy [...]
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Nationality
Armenia

Languages
English
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Antonio Spinelli

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Nationality
Italy

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Italian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Legal Framework
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Ethiopia
Gambia
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Mexico
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Indonesia
Maldives
Nepal
Thailand
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Georgia
Hungary
Italy
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Montenegro
Serbia
Sweden
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Palestine
Yemen

Sahar Rawas

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Salma Sharif
Experienced legal and policy analyst with a strong academic foundation focusing on International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and protection mechanisms, with particular attention to migration, governance, and transitional process [...]
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Nationality
Egypt

Languages
English
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Libya
Tunisia
Nepal
Egypt

Lori Steele
Lori Steele is the world's top expert in election modernization, pioneering the adoption of software as a service and bringing proven state of the art technologies, already proven in other mission–critical industries, to make elections more accessi [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Systems

Kate Sullivan
Kate has recently finished an assignment as Electoral CTA for UNDP Myanmar, supporting the 2015 elections. She was previously the Electoral CTA for UNDP Yemen after an appointment as the Deputy Chief Electoral Advisor in the UN Electoral Support Team [...]
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Nationality
Australia

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Jusong Kim

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Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas
Asia
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Europe

Thomas Barker

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Monica Threlfall

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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Systems
Minority and Refugee Voting
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Europe

Toby James
Dr. Toby S. James is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Toby joined UEA in 2012 having previously been a Lecturer at Swansea University. He holds a PhD from the University of York and has been a visiting schola [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Management
Participation
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Europe

Kate Upshon

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Víctor Hugo Ajila Mora
Abogado en libre práctica profesional. Ha escrito artículos y ha integrado misiones de observación electoral en Nicaragua, El Salvador, Perú, Uruguay, y Bolivia. Fue asesor de los organismos electorales del Ecuador (CNE y TCE). Miembro de la Asoc [...]
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Nationality
Ecuador

Languages
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas
Europe
Middle East

Chad Vickery

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Viliame Ledua Vuiyanuca

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Languages
English
French
Portuguese

Alan Wall
Alan Wall is an electoral and democracy development consultant. He is a co-author of International IDEA’s Handbook of Electoral Management Design, one of the initial lead writers for the ACE Project, and a contributor to the current Electoral Mana [...]
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Nationality
Australia

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe

Michael Yard

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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Anis Zahraz

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Dalia Zakhary
Key qualifications: - Lawyer, from 1998 – till present. - Regional expert and trainer (MENA) in the fields of: Electoral process (Election systems- Election management- Election observation), Women’s Political Participation. - Have an extend [...]
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Nationality
Egypt

Languages
English
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Libya
Tunisia
Middle East
Egypt
Lebanon

Khalil Zerargui
Khalil ZERARGUI is the president of Elections-Experts NGO, created in 2005 and based in Paris, France. (www.election-expert.org), an important electoral experience have marked his professional steps. After a Master’s Degree on International Law an [...]
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Nationality
France

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East