Board Elections – 22-26 March 2021
Many thanks to our members who have voted for the Board elections.
We are glad to share with you the names of the successful candidates:
- Allan Calma, Global Humanitarian Coordinator, LWF
- Matthew Carter, Humanitarian Director, CAFOD/Caritas
- Shama Mall, Deputy Regional Director – Programs & Organizational Development, CWS
- Hana Abul Husn, Global Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, War Child Holland
- Susan Otieno, Executive Director, ActionAid International Kenya
- Aimee Wielechowski, Head of HR Partnering and Development, Danish Refugee Council
- Michael Barnett, University Professor, George Washington University (Independent)
- Meg Sattler, Director, Ground Truth Solutions (Independent)
Robert Sweatman has also been extended in his role of interim Chair for a maximum period up to 31 December 2021.
The Governing Board
Please find below the current composition of the Board. Each individual Board member’s term of office will last three years, renewable once. The Board is supported by three Standing Committees: i) Membership and Nominations Committee; ii) Finance, Risk and Audit Committee; and, iii) Complaints Committee. Find below the minutes of previous Board Meetings.
Robert Sweatman (interim Chair)
British Red Cross, Director of Performance and Accountability
Shama Mall (Vice-Chair)
Deputy Regional Director, Programs & Organizational Development, Community World Service Asia (CWSA)
John E. Beverley (Treasurer, independent)
Coleen Heemskerk
International Director of Strategic Planning, Act Church of Sweden
Rehema Kajungu
Deputy Country Director, TPO Uganda
Allan Calma
Global Humanitarian Coordinator, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Yegana Guliyeva (independent)
Cofounder & Former Institutional Development Adviser, Agra Information Centre (AIM-Azerbaijan)
Matthew Carter
Humanitarian Director, CAFOD/Caritas
Jacqueline Koster
Deputy Director, Disaster Response & Preparedness, World Renew
Hana Abul Husn
Global Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, War Child Holland
Susan Otieno
Executive Director, ActionAid International Kenya
Aimee Wielechowski
Head of HR Partnering and Development, Danish Refugee Council
Mohamed Zahid Almasri (independent)
Director of International Coordination and Missions, Physicians Across Continents
Marina Skuric Prodanovic
Chief, System-wide Approaches and Practices Section, Coordination Division, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Michael Barnett (independent)
University Professor, George Washington University
Meg Sattler (independent)
Director, Ground Truth Solutions
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.