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143 Members Found

Cristian-Alexandru Leahu Nationality Romania Cristian-Alexandru Leahu (b. 1980) graduated from the Faculty of Law, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Jassy, in 2002. He did his post-graduate studies at the same University during 2002-2003 and carried on a research project regarding the Europ [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Legal Framework, Countries of Expertise Americas Argentina Canada Mexico Panama United States of America Uruguay Indonesia Europe Armenia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova, Republic of Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Languages English, French,
Rebecca Lie
James Littleton Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Systems, Media and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Countries of Expertise Africa Asia Middle East
Beatriz Llanos Nationality Peru Thematic Areas of Expertise Electoral Observation, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Countries of Expertise Americas
Marc Lortie Nationality Canada Marc Lortie, B.A., CD, GEOGRAPHER; Canadian senior expert in Applied Electoral Geography Specialist of electoral territories and Precision geopositioning; Senior expert in Applied Electoral Geography; International Consultant in Geography of C [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Other, Countries of Expertise Americas
lawrence robertson
Banu Maarouf Nationality Denmark
Liqabang Macheli Nationality Lesotho I am a 50 year old woman. I work as a Civic and Voter Education Manager for Electoral Commission of Lesotho. I have over 25 years electoral experience at different sections in the Electoral Commission. I am a bridge facilitator. I have facilitated ge [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Gender and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other, Countries of Expertise Africa
Paolo Maligaya Nationality Philippines Paolo B. Maligaya has had more than 20 years of election experience in the Philippines and internationally. As volunteer and as member of the national secretariat team of the Philippines' National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), a na [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Electoral Observation, Participation, Media and Elections, Vote Counting, Youth Participation,
Dr. John Maphephe Nationality Lesotho Dr. John Maphephe is a researcher, policy analyst, and senior electoral administrator with over 25 years of experience in electoral governance, public sector reform, and digital innovation across Africa and internationally. He specializes in integrat [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, 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, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Countries of Expertise Africa Europe Middle East Languages English, Arabic,
Nicholas Matatu Nationality Zimbabwe Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Participation, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Vote Counting, Voting Operations, Youth Participation, Other, Countries of Expertise Africa Languages English, French,
AMADOU BA MBODJI Nationality Senegal Directeur adjoint des Opérations Électorales de la Direction Générale du Ministère de l'Interieur de 1999-2000 Directeur des opérations Électorales de la Direction Générale des Élections du Sénégal 2000-2002 . J'ai exercé les attribut [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Voting from Abroad, Countries of Expertise Africa Europe
Ronan McDermott Nationality Ireland It's all on my website. http://www.mcdis.com Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Countries of Expertise Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Pacific
MBEM Ariel Nationality Cameroon Je suis Dr MBEM Ariel, PhD et Chercheur spécialisé en Dynamiques Électorales Internationales. Je suis par ailleurs fondateur et coordonnateur du Think To Do MÉMOIRE ÉLECTORALE. En outre, je suis auteur de plusieurs publications scientifiques [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise 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, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Parties and Candidates, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Youth Participation, Languages English, French,
Mario Parra Huerta Thematic Areas of Expertise None, Languages Spanish, English,
Gregory Minjack Nationality United States of America Gregory Minjack began his international elections and political processes work in 1992 when he opened the National Democratic Institute’s first residential program office in Russia. Minjack has since built an international practice that has includ [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections Security, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Turnout, Countries of Expertise Asia Afghanistan Azerbaijan Pakistan Europe Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Ukraine
Dr. Noor Mohammad Nationality India I worked as a voting member of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) Afghanistan, wherein, working on the entire range of electoral issues in coordination with the Afghan and international members of the JEMB, drafted electoral law amendment pro [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections and Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Parties and Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Countries of Expertise Africa Asia
Mario Parra Nationality Mexico Thematic Areas of Expertise Elections and Technology, Languages Spanish, English,
Koki Muli Nationality Kenya I am a lawyer by training and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. I am a Lecturer at South Eastern University College, a constituent College of University of Nairobi. I am also a Certified Public Secretary. I specialised in human rights and refug [...] 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 Burundi Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mozambique Rwanda South Africa Sudan Uganda Zimbabwe Languages English, Swahili,
Raul Lucian Muresan Nationality Romania Electoral and governance expert with over 25 years of experience in electoral assistance and observation across 25 countries, including the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Held key roles with ODIHR, UN, OSCE, EU [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections and Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media and Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Voting from Abroad, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Countries of Expertise Africa Americas Asia Europe
Belinda Musanhu Nationality Zimbabwe I have been involved in the area of elections for the least ten years working mainly in the Southern African Region. My areas of expertise are domestic observation, regional and international observation as well as election administration, electoral [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Observation, Media and Elections, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Countries of Expertise Africa Languages English, French,
Takawira Musavengana Nationality Zimbabwe I have over 20 years working experience in national, international governmental and non-governmental settings, in a combination of high-level technical advice and policy analysis, programme design, management and evaluation in elections and political [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Parties and Candidates, Youth Participation, Countries of Expertise Africa
Amadou Ndiaye Nationality Senegal 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 [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Voter Education, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Countries of Expertise Africa
Harry Neufeld Nationality Canada 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 [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Boundary Delimitation, Electoral Management, Voter Registration, Countries of Expertise Africa Americas Middle East
Magnus Ohman Nationality Sweden 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 [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Parties and Candidates, Voting Operations, Other, Countries of Expertise Africa Asia Europe Middle East
Obehi Okojie
Oscar Nuñez Nationality Mexico Thematic Areas of Expertise Voter Education, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Languages Spanish, English,
Ian Parenteau Nationality Canada 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 [...] 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, Countries of Expertise Africa Americas Europe Languages English, French,
Therese Pearce Laanela Nationality Sweden 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 [...] 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 Nationality Nepal 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 [...] 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, Countries of Expertise Asia
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian Nationality Venezuela 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 [...] Thematic Areas of Expertise Electoral Assistance, Electoral Observation, Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Media and Elections, Voter Turnout, Countries of Expertise Americas Languages English, Spanish,
Vladimir Pran transitional political processes Thematic Areas of Expertise Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Countries of Expertise Middle East
Pascale Roussy
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 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 [...] 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,
Jhank N Regmi
Robin Ludwig
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
Shane Hogan
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,

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