About

InterAction Staff

Executive Office

Sam Worthington
President & CEO
Luisa Cordoba
Manager, InterAction Business Council
William Merrow
Special Assistant to the President & CEO
wmerrow@interaction.org

Policy & Communications

Lindsay Coates
Executive Vice President
Mark Lotwis
Senior Director of Public Policy
Sue Pleming
Senior Director, Communications
Chad Brobst
Creative Director
John Ruthrauff
Director of International Advocacy
Ken Forsberg
Senior Policy Manager
Kari Fuglesten
Legislative Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs
kfuglesten@interaction.org
Jeremy Kadden
Senior Legislative Manager
jkadden@interaction.org
Erin Jeffery
Advocacy and International Development Coordinator
ejeffery@interaction.org
Melissa Kaplan
Advocacy manager for aid reform and effectiveness
mkaplan@interaction.org
Katie Lee
Advocacy & Policy Coordinator for International Development
klee@interaction.org
Margaret Christoph
Communications Coordinator
Caitlin Carr
Policy and Advocacy Associate
Zoe Plaugher
Marketing Coordinator
Ney Flores
Website and Multimedia Specialist
Jeanne Paradis
Communications Associate
Erin Stock
Online Coordinator
estock@interaction.org

Humanitarian Policy & Practice

Joel Charny
Vice President
Patricia McIlreavy
Senior Director, Humanitarian Policy
Basile Pissalidis
Director of Security
bpissalidis@interaction.org
Jenny McAvoy
Director of Protection
Julien Schopp
Director for Humanitarian Practice
Mohamed Hilmi
Senior Coordinator and Technical Specialist for Shelter and Settlements
mhilmi@interaction.org
Elizabeth Bellardo
Senior Program Manager, Humanitarian Practice & Protection
Caroline Nichols
Senior Manager for Humanitarian Policy
cnichols@interaction.org
Nora Malikin
Program Manager for Humanitarian Practice
Margot Bokanga
Project Coordinator, Sexual Exploitation & Abuse
mbokanga@interaction.org
Lauren Rajczak
Security Coordinator
lrajczak@interaction.org
Andrea Aramburu
Program Associate
aaramburu@interaction.org
Abby Bruell
Senior Program Associate, Humanitarian Policy & Practice

Strategic Impact

Suzanne Kindervatter
Vice President
Brian Greenberg
Director, Sustainable Development
Julie Montgomery
Director, Innovation and Learning
Danielle Heiberg
Senior Program Associate
Laia Grino
Manager, Transparency, Accountability and Results
Sarah Sladen
Senior Manager for International Youth Development

Membership & Standards

Barbara Wallace
Vice President
Taina Alexander
Program Manager
Laura Brogan
Human Resources Coordinator
Matt Lorch
Program Associate
mlorch@interaction.org

Finance & Administration

Peter Engebretson
Vice President
Jeff Garland
Director, Information technology
Mariam Ehsanyar
Accountant & Human Resources Coordinator
mehsanyar@interaction.org
Hernan Cibello
System Administrator