The Governing Board
We are delighted to announce the new Board, following the election by the CHS Alliance General Assembly in December 2024 – please see below. We also thank all the candidates who stood for election.
Lola Gostelow (Chair)
Carly Sheehan (Vice-Chair)
Accountability Advisor, Oxfam
Palwashay Arbab
Head of Communications, Community World Service Asia
Michael Barnett (independent)
University Professor, George Washington University
Brian Beckett
Director of Programme Quality and Accountability, British Red Cross
Marie-Claire Dejean-Pannier
Head of International HR Partnering; Compensation and Benefits, Danish Refugee Council
Nancy Etté (independent)
Anani Ghida
Founder and Director, ABAAD -Resource Centre for Gender Equality
Yegana Guliyeva (independent)
IDP / Humanitarian / Freelance Consultant
Coleen Heemskerk
Humanitarian Director, Act Church of Sweden
Nour Jarrouj (independent)
Person Affected by a Humanitarian Crisis, Moving Minds Alliance
Rehema Kajungu
Deputy Country Director, TPO Uganda
Anna Karoliina Muinonen
Senior Quality and Accountability Advisor, Finn Church Aid
Catherine Skehan
Head of Evaluation, Learning and Accountability, Action Against Hunger
Gloria Soma (independent)
Find below the minutes of previous Board Meetings.
Board Subcommittee
Each individual Board member’s term of office will last three years, renewable once. The Board is supported by three committees: i) Membership and Nominations Committee; ii) Finance, Risk and Audit Committee; iii) People, Culture Committee, and Complaints Committee.
| Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) |
| Lola Gostelow (Board member) |
| Coleen Heemskerk (Board member) |
| Anna Karoliina Muinonen (Board member) |
| Nancy Ette (Non-board member) – ACT Alliance |
| Membership and Nominations Committee (MNC) |
| Rehema Kajungu (Committee Chair and Board member) |
| Brian Beckett (Board member) |
| Yegana Guliyeva (Board member) |
| Carly Sheehan (Board member) |
| Catherine Skehan (Board member) |
| Shama Mall (Non-Board member) – Community World |
| People, Culture and Complaints Committee (PCCC) |
| Sarah Pelicaric (Committee Chair and Non Board member) |
| Carly Sheehan (Vice Chair Board member) |
| Palwashay Arbab (Board member) |
| Anani Ghida (Board member) |
| Lola Gostelow (Board member) |
| John Beverley (Non-Board member) Retired financial accountant |
| Michael Barnett (Board member) |
Secretariat
The CHS Alliance Secretariat facilitates and promotes cooperation and coordination between the members. The Secretariat is managed by the Executive Director who is appointed by the Governing Board.
The General Assembly
The General Assembly (GA) of members is the Alliance’s supreme authority. The quorum for the General Assembly is 40 percent of the voting membership of the CHS Alliance. In between assemblies, the Governing Board is authorised to carry out all acts that further the purposes of the Alliance. Find below the minutes of previous General Assemblies.