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144 Members Found

Peter Wolf

Nationality
Austria

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Estonia

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Croatian, German,
Peter Yates

Nationality
Australia


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Observation, Parties and Candidates,

Countries of Expertise
Asia Pacific

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Europe

Languages
Spanish, English,
Mmapitsi Raphala

Nationality
South Africa


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems,
Ramona Canaan

Nationality
Lebanon

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 [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Electoral Management, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections,

Countries of Expertise
Middle East

Languages
English, French, Arabic,
Robert Sampson

Nationality
Canada

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas

Languages
English, French,
Alexander Wyeth Ruthven

Nationality
United States of America

Ruthven spent more than a decade in politics as a speechwriter, communications director and campaign strategist. Ruthven served as a short-term observer to the 1994 and 2000 presidential elections in Mexico. Ruthven is a veteran of more than t [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout,

Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese,
Rupesh Sah

Nationality
Nepal

I am civil servant and recently I worked as Returning officer for the Local Government Election.

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Vote Counting,
Herschell Sax

Nationality
Canada

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 [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Electoral Management, Voting from Abroad, Vote Counting, Voting Operations,

Countries of Expertise
Canada
Erica Shein

Nationality
United States of America


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution,

Countries of Expertise
Asia Europe
Nchimunya Michelo Silenga

Nationality
Zambia

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Asia Europe Middle East

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese,
Armen Smbatyan

Nationality
Armenia

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Pacific

Languages
English, Russian,
Antonio Spinelli

Nationality
Italy


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,

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

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,
Lori Steele

Nationality
United States of America

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 [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Systems,
Kate Sullivan

Nationality
Australia

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Europe Middle East Pacific
Jusong Kim

Nationality
United States of America


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,

Countries of Expertise
Americas Asia Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Europe

Languages
English, Spanish, French,
Monica Threlfall

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Systems, Minority and Refugee Voting,

Countries of Expertise
Europe

Languages
English, Spanish, French,
Toby James

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Electoral Management, Participation, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations,

Countries of Expertise
Europe
Víctor Hugo Ajila Mora

Nationality
Ecuador

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Americas Europe Middle East

Languages
Spanish, English, Portuguese,
Alan Wall

Nationality
Australia

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 [...]

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Asia Europe
Manuel Wally

Nationality
Austria

Has served with IFES, UNDP, UNWomen, The Carter Center, the European Union, The Venice Commission, the African Union, the OAS, European Parliament, ABA Rule-of-Law Initiative, EISA, and International IDEA in the following countries: Sudan, South Suda [...]

Thematic Areas of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, 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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Republic Comoros Cote d'Ivoire Ethiopia Gabon Libya Malawi Morocco Niger Senegal Sierra Leone South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Americas United States of America Pakistan Thailand Middle East Egypt Yemen Pacific Fiji Solomon Islands

Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese,
Peter Wardle

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Thematic Areas of Expertise
Voter Education, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Media and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Other,

Countries of Expertise
Europe
Michael Yard

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,

Countries of Expertise
Africa Americas Europe Middle East Pacific