Independent consultant advising EU DG DEVCO and building capacities of EU Delegations on Freedom of Expression. I have worked 18 years with Non-Profits on media development, freedom of expression & human rights. Previously I have coordinated the International Secretariat of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), the network of 200 media assistance non-profits. In the part I have worked for the Global Investigative Network (US), Internews (US), International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (France), Reporters Without Borders, The Conversation (Australia), Memorial (Russia), Alternatives Economiques (France).
I am a sponsored Mckinsey's Remarkable Woman Program (2015) and an accredited in partnership brokering. Highly networked and diplomatic.
Skills include : Fundraising, Facilitation, Policy formulation, Advocacy/campaigning, Mediation, Community Management/Social Media, Partnerships, Program Formulation, Engagement with Civil Society, Evaluation, Mentoring.
Bilingual French-English. Italian excellent level. Rusty Russian, German, Portuguese.
Memberships: Association Française des Fundraisers, a SciencesPo Alumni, Partnership Brokers Association, CSO Brussels Women, Brussels League of Badass Women.
Other interests : Digital Rights, Democracy, Women Leadership, Harp playing, Fiction/Poetry writing.
I have been a spokesperson several times in the media for FIDH (on death penalty in Uzbekistan) and Reporters Without Borders. I have created and curated numerous websites and social media handles of organisations or projects : www.media4democracy.eu, www.gfmd.info , freeales @FIDH, @InternewsEurope @medigfmd @freeales @media4dem.
Recent conference participation includes :
- RightsCon 2017 (moderator) on media and Countering/ Prevention Violent Extremism closed session
- Debate on Women refugees with Taslima Nasreen and MEP Mary Honeyball @Parliamentarium (2016)
- Deutsche Well Global Media Forum (2015) - Animation of a Role play on Access to Information and SDGs created for the GFMD
- Moderation of numerous coordination meeting on media assistance for the GFMD on Syria, Burundi, Middle East. Mid-term Conference.
- The Sakharov Prize Network for stronger human rights action 23-24 May 2016
- Funding your investigation at the GIJN2017 conference