The work of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is coordinated by a Global Coordination Unit (GCU) hosted by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and composed of a team with diverse expertise in resource mobilisation, capacity building, project management, communications and monitoring and evaluation, as well as individual experts and secondees.
Our team

Gemedo Dalle Tussie
Knowledge and Learning Lead

Waltraud Ederer
Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor

Devonne Goad
MatchMaking Mechanism Lead

Blanche Gomez
Senior Technical Advisor for Francophone Countries

Eva H. Gurria
Partnerships and External Relations Lead

Olga Iakhina
Country Engagement Specialist

Nicole Lantz
Technical Specialist - MatchMaking Mechanism

Melissa Laverde Ramírez
Governance and Membership Lead

Katherine Madden
Global Coordinator

Johany Martinez Quinto
Senior Programme Management Assistant

Diego Ochoa
Communications & Advocacy Lead

Gabriela Ordaz
Communications Associate

Erika Rubiano Alvarado
Technical Senior Officer - MatchMaking Mechanism

Alexandra Said
Country Engagement Coordinator
