Meet the staff

ICLEI has more than 260 staff in 22 offices around the world, offering expertise that positions local and regional governments to advance sustainable urban development along our five pathways.

Gino Van Begin
ICLEI Secretary General
Gino Van Begin

Gino Van Begin has been the distinguished Secretary General of ICLEI since 2013. Before that, he served as ICLEI Regional Director for Europe and as Deputy Secretary General. He has ensured ICLEI performs as a responsible, forward-looking, not-for-profit local and regional government organization serving its Members worldwide. Gino Van Begin graduated with a law degree from the University of Brussels as a lawyer and speaks Dutch, French, English, German and Russian. For more information, please visit his full profile here.

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Emani Kumar
ICLEI Deputy Secretary General Regional Director, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat
Emani Kumar

Emani works with all the offices in Asia, to ensure cohesion in implementation of ICLEI’s agendas and spearhead advocacy activities in the region. Emani has a background in environmental management and planning and more than twenty years of experience in climate change policy and planning, local governance, renewable energy, systems management and auditing.

Gino Van Begin
ICLEI Secretary General
Gino Van Begin

Gino Van Begin has been the distinguished Secretary General of ICLEI since 2013. Before that, he served as ICLEI Regional Director for Europe and as Deputy Secretary General. He has ensured ICLEI performs as a responsible, forward-looking, not-for-profit local and regional government organization serving its Members worldwide. Gino Van Begin graduated with a law degree from the University of Brussels as a lawyer and speaks Dutch, French, English, German and Russian. For more information, please visit his full profile here.

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León Díaz-Bone
Executive Assistant to the Secretary General
León Díaz-Bone

León assists the ICLEI Secretary General. He is charged with maintaining Secretary General’s schedule, booking meetings and appointments, and serving as a gatekeeper, screening calls and prioritizing daily tasks and responsibilities.

secretary.general@iclei.org
Yunus Arikan
Head of Global Advocacy & Policy
Yunus Arikan

Yunus leads the global policy and advocacy team at ICLEI. Since 2013, he has led global advocacy towards international bodies and multilateral agreements. Yunus helped establish the Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting – carbonn – and served as the Director of the Secretariat for the World Mayors Council on Climate Change. He has a background in environmental engineering.

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Head of Global Advocacy & Policy

The global advocacy and policy team seeks to build an international policy environment that strengthens subnational government capacity and supports urban sustainability and climate action. Through their efforts, the team has helped reshape the global sustainability landscape where subnational governments are recognized, engaged and resourced.

Contact us at: iclei@iclei.org
Eva Madeira
Head of Global Membership and Governance
Eva Madeira

Eva leads membership and governance at ICLEI, guiding membership policy and communications and supporting engagement with ICLEI governance bodies. Eva has experience in human resources and talent management, conference planning and training facilitation. She has a background in economics and business management.

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Head of Global Membership and Governance

The global membership and governance team engages direct outreach to Members and Members‐to‐be and leads the development and implementation of membership plans for current Members and prospective Members. The team coordinates of all details of membership meetings and receptions.

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Philippe Romero
Officer, Global Membership and Governance
Philippe Romero
Ariel Dekovic
Head of Global Communications
Ariel Dekovic

Ariel Dekovic is a nonprofit marketing and program development expert with a strong track record of organizational management and community engagement. For over 15 years, she has worked strategically to raise the impact and brand awareness for global organizations in such diverse fields as sustainability, food policy, water management, arts and education. Ariel has an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a BA from Vassar College.

media@iclei.org

Head of Global Communications

The global communications team is responsible for leading and coordinating communications across ICLEI offices. The team plays a key role in strategic communications alongside the global advocacy and policy team. The team uses communications to reach a diverse global audience and is responsible for brand positioning, multimedia production and media relations.

Contact us at: media@iclei.org
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Dana Vigran
Senior Officer, Communications
Dana Vigran
Angelo Ngugi Becker UI/UX Designer, Communications
Angelo Ngugi Becker
UI/UX Designer, Communications
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angelo.becker@iclei.org
Matteo Bizzotto
Officer, Communications
Matteo Bizzotto
Joseph Wladkowski
Head of Knowledge Management & Global Events
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Joseph Wladkowski
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Joseph leads the ICLEI Knowledge Management & Global Events team. He manages the strategic development of data and knowledge management systems used by the global organization, and advises on the development and use of sustainability indicators and performance reporting systems. Joseph has also coordinated several of global conferences at ICLEI. He has a background in environmental governance.

events@iclei.org

Head of Knowledge Management & Global Events

The ICLEI Knowledge Management & Global Events serves key organizational functions for the World Secretariat and the entire global organization, including global data and knowledge management and research. The Knowledge Management & Global Events also coordinates local ICT services to all offices and organizes key global events.

Contact us at: events@iclei.org
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Marcelo Lampkowski
Officer, Data & Knowledge Management
Marcelo Lampkowski
Giulia Salvaterra
Officer, Process and Knowledge Management
Giulia Salvaterra
Pedro Martins
Officer, Data & Knowledge Management
Pedro Martins
Tu My Tran
Senior Officer, Sustainable Mobility and Events
Tu My Tran
Ayan Huseynova
Officer, Resilient Cities, Events
Ayan Huseynova
Sunandan Tiwari
Senior Manager, Global Projects
Sunandan Tiwari

Sunandan leads the global projects team and coordinates the biodiversity work. He manages and supports the implementation of key projects funded by the International Climate Initiative run by the German government. He previously worked in the ICLEI South Asia Secretariat and developed the urban resilience program. Sunandan has a background in ecology with over 20 years of experience across a range of sectors from rural to urban domains.

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Senior Manager, Global Projects

The Global Projects team supports, raises funding for, manages, and implements multi-office projects with the aim of profiling ICLEI globally as a hub of expertise. In addition, it explores and develops new, cross-cutting, emerging thematic areas and related fund raising opportunities.

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Isabelle Tanangco
Officer, Project Administration, Global Projects
Isabelle Tanangco
Thibault Renoux
Legal Officer, Global Projects
Thibault Renoux
Jiwon Lee
Senior Officer, Global Projects
Jiwon Lee
Salomé Bravo Ortega
Officer, Global Projects
Salomé Bravo Ortega
Jan-Albrecht Harrs
Junior Officer, Global Projects
Jan-Albrecht Harrs
Resilient Development Team
Resilient Development Team
resilient.cities@iclei.org

Resilient Development

The Resilient Development team manages and connects to a variety of topics that fall under the broader umbrella of resilience. This includes urban risk, resilient urban logistics, financing the resilient city, climate insurance urban agriculture and food, smart infrastructure and other issues, in coordination with other World Secretariat and worldwide teams.

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Victoria Vital Estrada
Officer, Resilient Cities
Victoria Vital Estrada
Ayan Huseynova
Officer, Resilient Cities, Events
Ayan Huseynova
Maryke van Staden
Program Manager, Low Carbon Cities
Maryke van Staden

Maryke directs the global low carbon strategy at ICLEI and is the Director of the Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting (carbonn Center). She oversees global programs and projects, working closely with national and subnational governments on integrated climate action. Linked to this, Maryke also supports ICLEI’s global climate advocacy work. Specializing in local climate action, sustainable energy and energy security, she has over 20 years of experience in the field.

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Cesar Carreño
Senior Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Cesar Carreño
Pourya Salehi
Research Officer,
Pourya Salehi
Chang Deng-Beck
Senior Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Chang Deng-Beck
Evgenia Mitroliou
Senior Officer, Integrated Climate Action
Evgenia Mitroliou
Carla Mariño Viteri
Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Carla Mariño Viteri
Felix Akrofi-Atitianti
Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Felix Akrofi-Atitianti
Laura Maria Noriega Gamarra
Junior Officer, Low Carbon Cities
Laura Maria Noriega Gamarra
Eszter Mogyorósy
Manager, Climate Finance
Eszter Mogyorósy
Rohit Sen
Senior Officer, Renewable Energy
Rohit Sen
Circular Development Team
Circular Development
Circular Development Team
circular.development@iclei.org

Circular Development

ICLEI’s Circular Development team guides local governments in to embrace circular and sustainable development and shift away from resource-intense models. By prioritizing regenerative resources, preserving what is already made, using waste as a resource and generating new business models, the circular economy helps operationalize sustainable urban development. From policy recommendations and knowledge exchange activities to the development of monitoring and planning tools, we support local circular-focused efforts in an inclusive and practice-oriented manner. The team focuses on collaborative governance, urban metabolism studies, nature-based solutions, city-business engagement and social equity as key entry points to local circular transitions. Learn more

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Olga Horn
Officer, Nature-based Solutions, Circular Development
Olga Horn
Hannah Rothschild
Officer, City-Business Collaboration, Circular Development
Hannah Rothschild
Rebecca Wessinghage
Officer, Transition Concepts, Circular Development
Rebecca Wessinghage
Marion Guénard
Officer, Circular Cities
Marion Guénard
Tsu-Jui Cheng
Program Manager, Sustainable Mobility
Tsu-Jui Cheng

Tsu-Jui leads the Sustainable Mobility Team and coordinates ICLEI interoffice cooperation. He oversees the implementation of the projects and guilds cities to provide liveable, accessible and equitable urban mobility for both citizens and freight through the EcoMobility Alliance and the Ecologistics initiative. Tsu-Jui has a background in transport and city planning. 

ecomobility@iclei.org

Program Manager, Sustainable Mobility

ICLEI’s EcoMobility team supports local and regional governments to provide safe, affordable, accessible, resilient, low-emission and overall sustainable mobility to fulfill the mobility needs of all people and securing a high quality of urban life while respecting the limits of one planet. EcoMobility gives priority to walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility and helps to reduce the dependency on privately-owned vehicles. EcoLogistics promotes the transportation of goods with minimized impacts on air quality, health, safety, and GHG emissions.

Contact us at: ecomobility@iclei.org
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Tu My Tran
Senior Officer, Sustainable Mobility and Events
Tu My Tran
Himanshu Raj
Officer, Sustainable Mobility
Himanshu Raj
Beatrice Ch’ng
Officer, Sustainable Mobility
Beatrice Ch’ng
Yiqian Zhang
Officer, Sustainable Mobility
Yiqian Zhang
Lothar Mildebrath
Head of Human Resources and Administration
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Karen Pallasigui
Officer, Administration
Karen Pallasigui
Jamie Walker
Officer, Administration
Jamie Walker
Carmen Gebauer
Senior Officer, Finance
Carmen Gebauer

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Anna-Katharina Kiefer
Officer, Finance
Anna-Katharina Kiefer
Edgar Villaseñor Franco
Regional Director ICLEI Mexico, Central America & Caribbean Secretariat
Edgar Villaseñor Franco

Central America & Caribbean Secretariat

 

Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas 13Building Miguel Abed, Floor 5 Of. 506 and 507,Col. Centro, CP 06050 Del.Cuauhtemoc,

Mexico City, Mexico

 

Email: iclei-mexico@iclei.org

Rodrigo de Oliveira Perpetuo
Regional Director ICLEI South America Secretariat
Rodrigo de Oliveira Perpetuo

South America Secretariat

 

Rua Marquês de Itu,

São Paulo, SP, Brasil

 

Email: iclei-sams@iclei.org

Kobie Brand
Regional Director ICLEI Africa Secretariat
Kobie Brand

Africa Secretariat

 

Knowledge park III Century City

Cape Town South Africa

 

Email: iclei-africa@iclei.org

Zhu Shu
Regional Director ICLEI East Asia Secretariat
Zhu Shu

p>East Asia Secretariat

 

14/F, Seoul Global Center Building 38 Jongno, Jongno-gu,

Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

Email: iclei-sea@iclei.org

Steve Gawler
Regional Director ICLEI Oceania Secretariat
Steve Gawler

Oceania Secretariat


Level 8, 225 Bourke StMelbourne,

VictoriaAustralia

 

Email: iclei-oceania@iclei.org

Victorino Aquitania
Regional Director ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat
Victorino Aquitania

Southeast Asia

Units 3-6, Manila Observatory
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights
Quezon City, 1108
Philippines

Email: iclei-sea@iclei.org

Wolfgang Teubner
Regional Director ICLEI European Secretariat
Wolfgang Teubner

European Secretariat

Leopoldring 379098

Freiburg, Germany

Email: iclei-europe@iclei.org

Togo Uchida
Executive Director ICLEI Japan Office
Togo Uchida

Japan Office

 

Shimbashi SY Building 4F 1-14-2 Nishi-Shimbashi Minato-ku

Tokyo 105-0003,Japan

 

Email: iclei-japan@iclei.org

Megan Meaney
Executive Director ICLEI Canada Office
Megan Meaney

Canada Office

 

401 Richmond St. W, Studio 204

Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3A8.Canadas

 

Email: iclei-canada@iclei.org

Yeonhee Park
Executive Director ICLEI Korea Office
Yeonhee Park

Korea Office

 

#320 Deoham Park, 126 Suin-ro,

Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do,Republic of Korea

 

Email: iclei.korea@iclei.org

Angie Fyfe
Executive Director ICLEI USA Office
Angie Fyfe

USA Office

 

1536 Wynkoop St., Suite 901

Denver, Colorado, 80202USA

 

Email: iclei-usa@iclei.org

Wan-Tien TSAI
Director, ICLEI Kaohsiung Capacity Center
Wan-Tien TSAI

Kaohsiung Capacity Center


Floor 6, Tower B, 834 Chengcing
Road, Niaosong District, Kaohsiung
83347, Chinese Taipei

Email: iclei-kaohsiung@iclei.org

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