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Who's who

Carlos Lopes Director

Mr. Lopes career at the UN started in 1988. Prior to be appointed Director of the Staff College, in October 2007, he occupied several managerial positions, including UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe and Brazil, head of Policy for UNDP and Assistant Secretary General and Political Director in the Office of the UN Secretary General. He holds a PhD from the University of Paris 1, in History. Mr. Lopes is also the Executive Director of Unitar.

Malcolm Goodale Head, Development Cooperation - RCS Support

Mr. Goodale has over 30 years' experience as a teacher, trainer, instructional designer and faciliator - 25 of those years with the UN! He has also written educational materials and two of his books are still in print: "The Language of Meetings" and "Professional Presentations". He is currently Programme Head of the Development Cooperation: Resident Coordinator System Learning Support at the UNSSC.

Miguel Panadero Learning and Training Specialist

Focal point for technology-assisted learning issues, with particular attention to knowledge management initiatives, the development and continued growth of on-line communities, e-learning management and course design. Project manager for the “Welcome to the UN: A UN System Induction Course”. Provides advisory services on learning policies, learning methodologies, training strategies, as well as training and facilitation skills.

	Michele Ribotta Learning and Training Specialist
Support UN Country Teams in preparing their UN Development Assistance Framework (focal point for LAC and Francophone Africa); project manager for the UNCT Coordination and Leadership skills programme; design and deliver Human Rights-based Approach and Results-based Management learning events; co-facilitate other Inter Agency workshops as required.

	Melanie Wise Human Resources Assistant
Provides administrative and personnel related support to the Head of Human Resources and UNSSC staff.

	Jafar Javan Deputy Director, Programmes
As the Deputy Director, Dr. Javan is in charge of managing the development and the implementation of the UNSSC's Programmes. Prior to joining the College, he was the Director of the Policy Support & Programme Development of UNDP's Regional Centre for Europe and the CIS. He has a Ph.D. in Pyschology from North Carolina State University in the U.S.

Svenja Korth Head, Peace & Security Programme

Ms. Korth served with UNDP in Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, Suriname and Nicaragua prior to joining UNSSC in 1998. Her experience lies in managing projects and delivering training sessions, in the area of peace & security. She works and trains in English, Spanish & French. Ms Korth holds a BA from the University of London (UK) and a MA in Applied Anthropology from The American University, Washington DC (USA).

	Elisa  Pontini Resource Mobilization Officer, Associate Collaborator
Involved in managing relationships with UNSSC donors. Coordinates the preparation of funding proposals and reports to donors. Assists in the elaboration of budgets for projects benefitting from external funding. Ensures institutional memory with regards to donor relations.

	Robert Ferrara Finance Assistant
Records financial commitments, processes payments and manages the College's local bank accounts.

	Laurence Hermant Programme Assistant
Provides management and reference support to the Head of the Peace & Security Programme and other programme staff as required. Is responsible for the administrative and logistical organization of Peace & Security Projects/Activities.

Fabrizio Bilucaglia Project Officer

Participating in the SSAFE TOTs as facilitator, coordinating the updating of the training materials of the CPAA and SSAFE projects, liaising with national counterparts to organise practical field trainings, preparing draft fund raising documents and progress reports for local funding sources and for fund raising, compiling and preparing necessary conflict prevention training materials required for country specific workshops.

	Mauro Lorenzon IT Specialist - Associate Collaborator
Provides hardware and software assistance (Help Desk) for UNSSC staff.

	Giovanni Cruschelli General Services
Responsible for controlling and maintaining UNSSC premises; keeps inventory records for all UNSSC equipment and goods; acts as focal point for security matters; and provides assistance to staff members on proceedings with local authorities (i.e., tax refund, registration, etc.).

Paolo Ceratto Deputy Director, Administration

From May 2003 Paolo Ceratto leads UNSSC Administrative & Management division as D/D. Prior to that he worked with ITC-ILO and UNSCP (Turin), UNSO (New York), UNDP (Khartoum), UNV (Geneva) and UNDP (Lagos) in different capacities. Before joining the UN in 1981, he also worked in the private sector (Los Angeles and Caracas) and for the Italian Government (Rome). He holds a Masters Degree with distinction in Business Administration from the American Graduate School of International Management (Glendale, Az, USA).

Mariama Daramy-Lewis Head, Learning and Training Services Programme

Ms. Daramy-Lewis holds an MSc in Human Resources from the Fordham Univ., NY (USA) and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Executive Leadership at Fordham. Prior to joining the UNSSC management team, she held appointments at IFAD and UNDP in HR focussing on performance management. In addition, at UNDP she coordinated the UN Resident Coordinator Assessment Centre, Management Development Centre and was Programme Manager, TICAD, UNDP.

	Karine Sarajyan Head, Human Resources Unit
Fifteen years in public sector in the areas of education and training; fifteen years of field and headquarters experience within the UN System in the areas of programme and human resources management, training, capacity building and law. Qualifications: MA in Education and BA in Law.

	John Seav Head, Budget & Finance Unit
Prior to joining the UN system in 1994, Mr. Seav was a public accountant in Montreal and Washington. Mr. Seav is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner and has been with UNSSC since April 2002. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University (Montreal, Canada).

Gianpaolo Zaccaria Head, Information & Communication Technology

Mr. Zaccaria joined the College in 1997 and he is currently managing the information & communication technology unit. Although holding an academic background in the area of internet applications and, in particular, its use for education and training, he is interested in working in all areas of ICT. Mr. Zaccaria believes that changes in our life-style through more extensive use of computer facilities have just begun.

	Roberta Maggio Legal Officer, Associate Collaborator
Provides legal support and advice on contractual, institutional and procurement issues as well as assistance in the negotiations of agreements with States, international organisation, NGOs and other partners.

	Andrea Clemente Finance Assistant
Prepares accounting reports, checks and reconciles the accounts, records financial commitments, payments and receipts