Hearts and minds for young people worldwide

Introducing the terre des hommes schweiz team

The terre des hommes schweiz team consists of around 60 motivated and skilled employees in Africa, Latin America and Switzerland who work closely with our partner organisations to bring about sustainable change. Each team member contributes individual strengths and skills to jointly empower young people and create long-term prospects.

Go to: Management Board, Finance and Administration, Development Policy, Communication and Fundraising, Programmes, Board of Directors.

Management Board

Franziska Lauper
Executive Director

Gabriela Wichser
Head of Programmes

Reto Mischler
Head of Communication and Fundraising

Finances and Administration

Nurcan Sarica
Finance and Human Resources

Sascha Tankerville
Assistant to the Management Board, Safeguarding and Anti-Corruption

Sven Brogli
Administration and Organisation

Valentin Thalmann
Commercial Administration

Development Policy

Andrea Zellhuber
Development Policy and responsibility for the topic of the culture of peace

Annette Mokler
Development Policy, Programme Coordinator for Western Sahara

Sylvia Valentin
Development Policy Campaigns

Valentina Darbellay
Advocacy Alliance terre des hommes schweiz/suisse

Programme

Andreas Hugentobler
Programme Coordinator for El Salvador and responsible for the topic of sustainable livelihoods

Anette Homlicher
Programme Coordinator for Nicaragua, Security

Catherine Brunold
Projects in Switzerland and Psychosocial Support Department PSS

Elisa Diaz
National Coordinator for Colombia and Cooperation on the Topic of the Culture of Peace

Fabiana Kuriki
Programme Coordinator for Brazil and Colombia, Monitoring + Evaluation

Hafid Derbal
Co-Programme Coordinator for Southern Africa, jointly responsible for the topic of sexual and reproductive health and rights

Jorge Contreras
Technical Advisor for PSS and Youth Participation in Nicaragua

Julia Garcia
National Coordinator for Brazil

Lilieth Hernandez
National Coordinator for Nicaragua

Mlungisi Nyathi
Technical Advisor for PSS and Youth Participation in Zimbabwe and South Africa

Nicolas Staehelin
Assistant for the Programmes

Nodumo Ndhlovu
National Coordinator for Zimbabwe and South Africa

Paula Macave
National Coordinator for Mozambique

Sandra Ramirez
National Coordinator for El Salvador

Sonia Dubón
Technical Advisor for PSS and Youth Participation in El Salvador

Tayson Mudarikiri
Co-Programme Coordinator for Southern Africa, jointly responsible for the topic of sexual and reproductive health and rights

Communication and Fundraising

Deborah Mortier
Digital Communication and Institutional Fundraising

Dominique Schmid
Fundraising and Communication, Data Protection

Erich Rudin
Donation Administration

Jasmin Schraner
Media and Communication

Loredana Engler
Fundraising, Communication and Corporate Cooperation

Michèle Minet
Visual Communication

Mira Agostinis
Institutional Fundraising

Peter Chan
Data Management and CRM

Sheila Glasz
Digital Communication

Susanne Buri
Fundraising and Communication

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors complements the work of terre des hommes schweiz with a clear strategic focus. The members of the Board of Directors bring in-depth expertise and many years of experience in the areas of development cooperation, social justice and sustainability. They are responsible for ensuring that our organisation not only works effectively, but also consistently implements its values and vision.