Our Leadership

Right To Play is led by a diverse group of individuals, each with a passion to stand up for children so they can stand up for themselves.

• Elin Tvedt

  National Director

• Lars Erik Svanberg

  Consultant

• Thomas Breistein

  Senior Manager, Global Partnerships

• Thora Ingeborg Dystebakken

  Fundraising and Marketing Manager

• Anette Johansen

  None

• Casper Klenstrup

  Partnership Manager

• Crispin Williams

  None

National Office Board

• Ted Skattum

  Styreleder

• Aksel Lund Svindal

  Styremedlem

• Micahel Vollset

  Styremedlem

• Johann Olav Koss

  Styremedlem

• Jan Kvalheim

  Styremedlem

• Kristin Skauan Kleven

  Styremedlem

• Roger Solheim

  Styremedlem

• Gen Lukenda-Lund

  Board member

• Marianne Bekken

  None

Global Leadership Team

• Susan McIsaac

  Chief Executive Officer

• Mona Abu Shaban

  Director, Global Total Rewards

• Elizabeth Boonman-Salgado

  Chief People and Culture Officer

• Amadou Cisse

  Country Director, Rwanda

• James Custodero

  Director, Strategy and Planning

• David Danylewich

  Chief Financial Officer

• Yacouba Dena

  Country Director, Mali

• Michel Diatta

  Head of Office, Senegal

• Zoe Dibb

  Vice President, Impact and Quality

• Ross Edgeworth

  Vice President, Global Partnerships

• Tracey Evans

  Director, Global Partnerships

• Lindsay Groves

  Chief Development Officer

• Abeer Hilaneh

  Director, Program Finance and Compliance

• Rola Hodeib

  Global Director, Country Operations

• Ali Khayam

  Country Director, Pakistan

• Zania Mauricette

  Global Director, People & Culture

• Gillian McMahon

  National Director, United Kingdom

• Maria Mongi

  Country Director, Tanzania

• Audrey Mugisha

  Global Field Director, People & Culture

• Josephine Mukakalisa

  Country Director, Ghana

• Tedla Mulatu

  Country Director, Ethiopia

• Daina Mutindi

  Country Director, Mozambique

• Racha Nasreddine

  Country Director, Lebanon

• Parvin Ngala

  Vice President, Country Offices

• Arnaud Niyongabo

  Country Director, Burundi

• Heather Ochalski

  Executive Director, Indigenous Programs

• Eric Opoku

  Director, Impact

• Christina Palassio

  Vice President, Marketing and Communications

• Amy Parker

  Interim Director, Program Quality

• Rachel Pell

  Director, Gender Equality and Wellbeing

• Mike Prime

  Vice President, Information Technology

• Chelcey Remstad

  Director, Donor Engagement and Stewardship

• Sven Schroeder

  National Director, Germany

• Sherazade Shafiq

  Director, Finance

• Jennifer Slawich

  Director, Policy & Stakeholder Engagement

• ANNETTE SYZ

  Designated National Director, Switzerland

• Rosemary Trent

  National Director, United States

• Titus Tumusiime

  Country Director, Uganda

• Elin Margrethe Tvedt

  National Director, Norway

• Marjanne van der Helm

  National Director, Netherlands

• Susan Vardon

  National Director, Canada

International Board of Directors

• Kate McGilvray

  Chair

• Johann Olav Koss, C.M.

  Founder

• Mireille Abujawdeh

  Board Member

• Martin Bidermann

  Board Member

• Dr Kristina Brovig

  Board Member

• Rehmah Kasule

  Board Member

• Kristin Skauan Kleven

  Board Member

• Mehrdad Noorani

  Board member

• ANDREW PICKERSGILL

  Board Member

• LARRY TANENBAUM

  Board Member

• Matt Tedford

  Treasurer

• Garrick Tiplady

  Board Member

• Aissa Traore

  Board Member

• REBECCA WINTHROP

  Board Member

Global Leadership Council

• JOHANN OLAV KOSS

  Norway

• MARTIN BIDERMANN

  Switzerland

• Rainer-Marc Frey

  Switzerland

• Tatjana Frey

  Switzerland

• Mark Hantho

  United States

• Deborah and John Harris

  Canada

• Ragnar Horn

  Norway and United Kingdom

• Wilco Jiskoot & Alexandra Schaapveld

  Netherlands

• ADRIAN KELLER

  Switzerland

• BARBARA KELLER

  Switzerland

• ANONYMOUS DONORS

  None

• ROB MACLELLAN

  Canada

• Meridee Moore

  United States

• Mehrdad Noorani

  United States

• Dwight Poler

  United States

• Rob Pulford

  United States

• Michael Siefke

  Germany

• Dag Skattum

  None

• Lawrence M. (Larry) Tanenbaum, O.C.

  Canada

• Florian Wendelstadt

  Germany

• Urs & Simone Wietlisbach

  Switzerland