MHPSS Hub Staff

Director of the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support since 2006. MSc in psychology, specialization in psychotraumatology

Head of centre

Nana Wiedemann

Sarah is the Team Leader for the MHPSS Advisors team within the IFRC PS Centre. She also has responsibility for humanitarian diplomacy with Movement partners, Government actors and with other humanitarian agencies/ organisations. She supports strategic processes within the PS Centre and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement more broadly, and externally represents the PS Centre in various forums and meetings.

Head of MHPSS Technical Unit

Sarah Harrison

Pia is leading the MHPSS Operations team within the IFRC PS Centre. She oversees operational activities at all levels of the organization. She holds the responsibility for the portfolio of donor funded projects and all support functions. Pia has +15 years of experience from the humanitarian sector, with a background in project management, donor compliance, coaching and facilitation.

Head of Operations

Pia Tingsted Blum

Carmen is the Co-Chair for the IASC Reference Group for MHPSS in Emergencies, dedicated to the global Inter-Agency coordination of MHPSS response in humanitarian emergencies. In this role, she supports all organisations delivering MHPSS in emergencies as they collaborate to coordinate efforts, develop joint resources, and advocate. She also provides technical advice to country level coordination teams. Carmen is also responsible for Humanitarian Diplomacy, Policy, and Advocacy at the PS Centre.

Co-Chair IASC RG on MHPSS in Emergency Settings

Carmen Valle-Trabadelo

Eliza is the technical advisor mainly supporting the Asia Pacific (AP) region. She leads the Asia Pacific MHPSS Training and Learning Collaborative, a tripartite establishment by the PS centre, IFRC AP Regional Office, and the Hong Kong Red Cross branch. The Collaborative also serves as the secretariat of the AP MHPSS Network, a platform for national societies in the region to learn and exchange from the peers.

Technical Advisor

Eliza Yee Lai Cheung

Ahlem is a clinical psychologist and has a background in providing direct MHPSS in humanitarian settings (for refugees and people on the move and in emergency maternal and new-born child health contexts (MNCH)). Ahlem is the IFRC PS Centre technical advisor for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). Ahlem is currently the focal person for Community-based mental health care and the Thinking Healthy training curricula. Ahlem speaks Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

Technical Advisor

Ahlem Cheffi

Guleed is the technical advisor for the African Region and the Psychological First Aid focal point. He has 10 years’ experience in providing MHPSS coordination in humanitarian settings in the African region and Asia Pacific as well as staff health. He is the PS Centre representative of Working Group 3 in the MHPSS Roadmap project focusing on ensuring staff and volunteer wellbeing. He provides training and supervision on key approaches in the PS Centre. Guleed speaks Danish, English, Somali and German.

Technical Advisor

Guleed Dualeh

Ganna is the Technical Advisor working on the EU4health project. In this role she is capacitating the National Societies of Ukraine’s neighboring countries in PFA and Caring for staff and volunteers. She is a focal point for the Scalable Psychological Interventions. Her background is Social Sciences with extensive experience in MHPSS in emergency and development settings in conflict and post-conflict areas.

Technical Advisor

Ganna Goloktionova

Shona is the Technical Adviser and PS Centre focal point for emergencies, climate change, protection, gender, and inclusion (PGI), and monitoring and evaluation. She is also the Co-chair of Working Group 1 in the MHPSS Roadmap project which is focusing on ensuring, and integrating, basic PSS across the RCRC Movement. Shona has background in disaster management and psychology and joined the PS Centre following more than 10 years with Australian Red Cross.

Technical Advisor

Shona Whitton

Cátia has a clinical background in providing direct and psychosocial support to humanitarian staff, locally and in the field, as well as training, and individual and team supervision. At the PS Centre, she is a Technical Advisor in the Integrated Model of Supervision project and the focal point for the Americas Regions. Additionally, Catia has over 15 years of experience working as a Clinical Psychologist and Regional Staff Counsellor in respectively Portugal and Sudan.

Technical Advisor

Cátia Matos

Arz is the MHPSS Adviser and PS Centre focal point for EU4Health programme and he is the portfolio lead on youth mental health and child focused MHPSS. He speaks English, Arabic and French with some Spanish and Dutch. He joined the PS Centre following more than 10 years’ experience in child and youth focused programming in conflict affected areas.

Technical Advisor

Arz Stephan

Joshua is the MHPSS Technical Advisor working on the EU4Health programme. He comes with humanitarian and MHPSS experience in Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, and Ukraine, working with conflict-affected and displaced populations. Joshua has a background in clinical social work and brings a focus on community-based MHPSS.

MHPSS Technical Advisor

Joshua Lee

Teresa is the Co-Chair for the IASC Reference Group for MHPSS in Emergencies, dedicated to the global Inter-Agency coordination of MHPSS response in humanitarian emergencies. In this role, she supports all organisations delivering MHPSS in emergencies as they collaborate to coordinate efforts, develop joint resources, and advocate. She also provides technical advice to country level coordination teams.

IFRC Co-Chair of the IASC MHPSS Reference Group

Teresa Ombalo

In collaboration with communication colleague and management, Jesper supports the development and implementation of IFRC PS Centre communication strategies and visual brand guidelines. The main focus of Jespers work is graphic design, photos and videos. Jesper also writes and edits content for publications and social media and plan, produce and edit podcasts.

Senior Communications Officer

Jesper Guhle

In collaboration with communication colleague and management, Villads supports the development and implementation IFRC PS Centre communication strategies. The main focus of Villads work is writing and editing a variety of organisational outputs and manage social media accounts. Villads also plan, produce and edit podcasts.

Senior Communications Officer

Villads Zahle

The IFRC PS Centre will as January 2025 transform to the RCRC Movement MHPSS Hub. Shanna is supporting the Director of the PS Centre in this process as the Transformation Manager. In this role she works closely with a task force established with members from the IFRC, ICRC, Danish Red Cross and the Director of the PS Centre. Shanna is facilitating the process and ensures deliveries according to a well-developed timeline.

Transformation Manager

Shanna Jensen

Mark supports the PS Centre with fundraising and partnerships in close cooperation with the communications team. He has a background in global development studies, and he has worked with institutional fundraising and partnerships for global health research in the public sector, private sector and academia. Mark has worked with a wide range of topics including infectious diseases, WASH, chronic joint conditions, oncology, and medical devices.

Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Mark Latona

Adam plays a key role in the MHPSS Movement Hub’s partnership building and fundraising with current and new donors, and other strategic partners. A particular focus of his work is partnership within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and with other humanitarian stakeholders. Adam joins the Hub with 20 years’ experience within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, having worked with more than 35 National Societies.

Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Adam Johnston

Sabina is a Project Manager on the EU4Health project. Her responsibilities include coordination with internal and external project stakeholders, financial monitoring, reporting, project monitoring and evaluation, and information management. Sabina has a background in social science and international studies and brings with her 12 years of experience in project management, donor compliance, and monitoring and evaluation for a variety of donors.

Senior Project Manager

Sabina Dziadecka Gråbæk

Nathalie has the overall responsibility of coordinating the MHPSS Roadmap implementation internally in the Movement through the Interim Structure coordination, the five working groups and the Steering Committee. Further, the project manager has the responsibility to disseminate the MHPSS Policy, Resolution and Roadmap. Hence, Movement components are very welcome to request presentations on these topics.

Project Manager

Nathalie Helena Rigall

Anna is responsible for the management of the Sport Coach+ programme and the PS Centre’s Ukraine appeal, as well as other internal processes and new proposals development. She has a background in project management, humanitarian response, capacity building and education in emergencies.

Project Manager

Anna Tarsetti

Louise is coordinating and administratively supporting a variety of activities on donor-funded multi-annual projects ultimately related to capacity building of Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies globally. This is primarily around the MHPSS Roadmap Project and the Integrated Model of Supervision among other projects in close collaboration with the Project Managers of these projects. Louise has a background within International Development and Community Work and has worked in the Development and Humanitarian sector in Australia and Denmark.

Project Administrator

Louise Marie Thorlund Nielsen

Barbara supports the role of the IFRC co-chair in aspects related to communication, information management and coordination of events and trainings at both global and country level. This includes supporting the coordination and communication efforts of the interagency MHPSS Technical Working Groups, co-organising and planning MHPSS trainings and advocacy events, and disseminating the monthly IASC MHPSS Reference Group newsletters.

Communication and Coordination Officer

Barbara Levin

Shah has been working in financial management for various national and international organizations (HQ & field offices) for more than 12 years. At the PS Centre, Shah is responsible for supporting project managers with the financial management of a variety of donor-funded projects. Shah is also supporting the financial management of the entire PS Centre - including annual budgeting, annual financial statements, etc. Furthermore, Shah is coordinating recruitment processes and other HR-related tasks.

Global Finance Manager & Advisor

Shah Nawaz Khan

Administrative Coordinator

Lotte Bruhn Petersen

Frida is mainly focusing on Integrated Model for Supervision and additionally taking on administrative tasks. Frida is part of the Operations Unit.

Project Coordinator

Frida Maria W. Henriksen

Clara is supporting with office housekeeping in order to create a welcoming office environment for all staff and visitors. Clara is part of the Operations Unit.

Student Assistant

Clara Thi Thanh Heilmann Jensen

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