Our Team

Regional Bureau for Arab States, New York

The Directorate

Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator, and Regional Director 
Marina Walter, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director 
Mohamed Bchir, Strategic Initiatives Adviser 
Fay Daoud, Special Assistant to the Directorate 
Andrée Antoun, Executive Associate to the Regional Director 
Mary Jreidini, Executive and Administrative Associate 
Richard Cores, Executive Associate to the Deputy Regional Director

Strategy and Analysis Team

Tehmina Akhtar, Senior Strategic Adviser and Team Leader 
Ghida Ismail, Research and Policy Specialist 

Partnerships and Communications Team

Olga Aleshina, Senior Partnerships Advisor, Team Leader
Noeman Alsayyad, Strategic Communications Adviser 
Mohammad Allahou, Private Sector Partnership Specialist 
Muni Ahlawat, Regional Partnership Adviser  
Olivier Pierre Louveaux, Senior Partnerships Adviser – EU /EC and Europe-based Institutions (Brussels based) 
Farah Alsweel, GCC Partnership Specialist (Saudi Arabia based) 

Country Support Team

Manal Fouani, Country Support Team Leader, Senior Adviser 
Aurelie Boukobza, Regional Adviser 
Fadi Abilmona, Regional Adviser 
Ahmad Alhammal, Regional Adviser 
Thouraya Bahri, Regional Specialist, Gulf Countries 
Anna Vitkova, Regional Specialist 
Polixenia Calagi, Regional Specialist 
Anas Abdulmoumen, Regional Specialist 
Zeina El-Barrage, Coordination Associate 

Operations, Planning and Oversight Team

Yuna Badaker, Operations, Planning and Oversight Team Leader 
Abusabeeb Elsadig, Risk Management Adviser  
Sergelen Dambadarjaa, Operations Adviser 
Rima El Hassani, Strategic Planning Adviser 
Pierre Hamouche, Business Management and Information Specialist 
Irina Khomyakova, Finance and Operations Analyst 
Fernando Ortiz, Operations Associate 
Aikan Mukanbetova, Oversight and Management Specialist 
Ernesto Maio, Oversight and Management Specialist 
Rania El Azem, Oversight and Management Specialist 

Regional Hub in Amman

Management

Mary Kawar, Regional Hub Director

Country Operations Support

Susanne Dam-Hansen, Chief/Deputy Regional Hub Director

Country Programme Support

Noha Mohamed, Regional RBM & Evaluation Specialist 

Programme & Policy Support

Environment and Energy Team

Thomas Pitaud, Regional Team Leader 

Inclusive Growth Team

Vito Intini, Regional Lead Economist, and Regional Team Leader

Gender

Rania Tarazi, Regional Team Leader

Governance, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Team

Giordano Segneri, Regional Team Leader

Health

Elfatih Abdelraheem, Policy Specialist

Innovation

Jennifer Colville, Regional Team Leader

SDG Integration

Justus Okoko, Regional Team Leader a.i.

Syria Sub-Regional Facility

Abdallah Al-Laham, SRF Coordinator

Regional Operations

Operations and Resource Management – Amman Hub

Huda Khattab, Operations Manager