People
The CAN International Secretariat coordinates and steers the network to achieve the network’s strategic objectives.
Executive Team
Tasneem Essop
Executive Director
Jana Merkelbach
Director of Strategic Management
Jacobo Ocharan
Head of Political Strategies
Muhammed Lamin Saidykhan
Head of Building Movement Power
Nkatya Kafuli
Head of Operations
Global Political Strategy
Anabella Rosemberg
Senior Advisor on Just Transition
Rebecca Thissen
Global Lead on Multilateral Processes
Shreeshan Venkatesh
Global Policy Lead
Mediatrix Recella
Policy Assistant
Koaile Monaheng
Expert on Renewable Energy for the Global Platform of Action
Francesca Dattesi
Coordinator: Just Transition
Julie Ducasse
Coordinator on Renewable Energy Data Specialist
Pooja Dave
Policy Coordinator
Janet Milongo
Senior Manager - Energy Transition
Director’s Office
Adela Sandu
Governance Liaison & Support Officer
Amira Al Lakki
Senior Executive Assistant
Sandhya Lakshmi Chellapilla
Senior Manager: Resource Mobilisation
Stephan Singer
Senior Global Specialist: Climate Science and Energy
Building Movement Power
Fiza Naz Qureshi
Big Shift Global Gas Campaigner
Catherine Vowles
Campaign Assistant – Big Shift Campaign
Erin Ruth Palomares
Network Development Officer
Janet Kachinga
Global Lead: Network Development and Movement Building
Sophie Richmond
Global Lead - Big Shift Campaign
Communication
Danni Taaffe
Head of Communications
Attila Kulcsár
Strategic Communications Lead
Dara Snead
Renewable Communications Officer
Lerato Balendran
Digital Strategy Lead
Operations
Oana Duda
Events & Operations Officer
Finance
Immaculate Wanjohi
Head of Finance
Alice Muzulu
Finance & Grants Officer