STAFF
International Secretariat
The International Secretariat is based in Japan, Kenya, Peru, Spain, and the United States and serves the World Council to enact our Strategic Plan. An Organogram of the International Secretariat is available here.
Secretary General
Dr. Francis Kuria*
Secretary General, Religions for Peace International; Secretary General – African Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace
Deputy Secretary General
Ms. Deepika Singh
Deputy Secretary General; Director of Programmes
Regional Secretaries Generals
Rev. Dr. Yoshinori Shinohara
Secretary General – Asian Conference of Religions for Peace
Secretary General – Religions for Peace-Japan
Mr. Elias Szczytnicki
Secretary General & Regional Director – Religions for Peace Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru
Rev. Dr. Maria Leppäkari
Secretary General of Religions for Peace Europe, Reverend Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan, and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), Reverend Archdiocese of Turku, Finland.
Christian, Finland
International Secretariat
Mr. Zaid Mohammed
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Natalya Shnipova
Controller
Ms. Mahmuda Noor
Staff Accountant
Ms. Alyssa Fread
Assistant, Office of the Secretary General
Ms. Emma Jackson
Executive Office Manager and Peace Program Officer
Ms. Lily Solomon
Program Officer for Knowledge Management
Ms. Simone Margareta Forssell
Programme Associate
Mr. Joseph Lamport
Communications Director
Ms. Alexa Mamoulides
Communications Associate
Ms. Áine Beattie
Development Associate
Mr. Siam Tooran
Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Manager