Meet our staff
Riyong Kim
Board Member
Jan-Gunnar Winther
Chair
Trista Patterson
Principal Expert, Economics
Richard Dacosta
Senior Expert in Marine Governance
Christina Tofte
Romain Langeard
Expert, Marine Governance
Ramia Al Khaldi
Assistant
Helena Rodrigues
Intern, Ecosystems and Communities Programme
Alicia Medina Villanueva
Intern
Lucas Plummer
Magnus Tannerfeldt
Louis Dorémus
Intern, Polar and Mountain Programme
Heidi Pearson
Fulbright Scholar working with the Blue Carbon
Jock Martin
Marita Dahl
Administration Coordinator
Nicole Rokicki
Rob Barnes
Creative Lead
Ieva Rucevska
Senior Expert, Deputy Staff elected Board member
Oda Bortheim Mulelid
Research Assistant, Polar and Climate
Lars Stordal
Strategic Lead External Relations and Policy
Paige Eikeland
Expert (Polar & Climate)
Clever Mafuta
Impact Lead - Pollution
Louis Pille-Schneider
Mochamad Septiono
Expert
Olivia Rempel
Videographer
Akvile Rusteikaite
Procurement Coordinator
Cecilie Mauritzen
Mona Edvardsen
Project Financial Controller
Per-Ståle Edvardsen
Chief Financial Officer
Guri Enodd Hope
Sabrina Heerema
Senior Expert
Edward Hinkle
Content Producer
Helga Kleiven
Deputy Chair to the board
Thomas Maes
Senior Scientist (Consultant)
Karen Martinez-Swatson
Senior Expert Climate Impact
Gro Njølstad Slotsvik
Impact Lead - Nature
Beate Nossum
Janet Skaalvik
Lead Project Support Office
Anette Sørensen
Human Resources Lead
Kristina Thygesen
Senior Expert, Geological Resources and Ocean Governance
Hasan Abbas
Art Lead
Kristal Ambrose
Patricia Arenas
Elaine Baker
Senior Expert, Marine Sciences (Consultant, University of Sydney)
Yannick Beaudoin
Maria Dalby
Strategic Lead Communication and Media
Kaja Fjærtoft
Georgios Fylakis
GIS and Cartography
Lucile Génin
Intern, Environmental Crime
Thirze Hermans
Malena Hesping
Kari Johansen
Lars Kullerud
President of the University of the Arctic (UArctic)
Tiina Kurvits
Senior Specialist, Ecosystem Management
Karen Landmark
Managing Director
Louise Lieberknecht
Senior Expert, Marine Sustainability (Consultant)
Steven Lutz
Strategic Lead Fundraising Lead
Miles Macmillan-Lawler
Chief Scientific Officer
Natalie Mangondo
Sustainable Finance for Nature Lead, Staff elected Board member
Nienke Meeuwissen
Elodie Melanie
Laura Puikkonen
Swati Sambyal
Principal Expert - Pollution
Otto Simonett
Tom Skarning
Carina Thomassen
Associate Expert, Waste and Marine Litter
Maria Tsakona
Senior Expert, Waste and Marine Litter (Consultant)
Elena van Doorn
Project Communications Officer
Juliane Vatter
Jacqueline Vervik
Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez