People
The CAN International Secretariat coordinates and steers the network to achieve the network’s strategic objectives.
Executive Team
Tasneem Essop
Executive Director
Danni Taaffe
Head of Communications
Jana Merkelbach
Director of Strategic Management
Muhammed Lamin Saidykhan
Head of Building Movement Power
Nkatya Kafuli
Head of Operations
Anabella Rosemberg
Interim Head of Global Political Strategy and Senior Advisor on Just Transition
Director’s Office
Amira Al Lakki
Senior Executive Assistant
Leanna Dakik
Executive and Governance Liaison
Sandhya Lakshmi Chellapilla
Senior Manager: Resource Mobilisation
Building Movement Power
Erin Ruth Palomares
Network Development Officer
Francesca Dattesi
Coordinator: Just Transition
Janet Kachinga
Global Lead: Network Development and Movement Building
Sophie Richmond
Big Shift Global Coordinator
Global Political Strategy
Koaile Monaheng
Expert on Renewable Energy for the Global Platform of Action
Rebecca Thissen
Global Lead on Multilateral Processes
Shreeshan Venkatesh
Global Policy Lead
Dara Snead
Communications Officer
Julie Ducasse
Renewable Energy Data Specialist
Pooja Dave
Policy Coordinator
Stephan Singer
Senior Global Specialist: Climate Science and Energy
Janet Milongo
Senior Officer: Global Platform of Action
Operations and Finance
Immaculate Wanjohi
Senior Finance and Grants Officer
Michael Carr
Senior Finance Manager