Climate Change Teaching Fellow

• Aug 2022 - Present

- Teaching fellow for “The Great Food Transformation”, "Environmental Politics", "Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy” and Teaching Assistant for “Arts of Communication” - Participation to the Harvard Bok Centre 2022 Fall Teaching Conference, Winter Teaching Week - Teaching fellow for “The Great Food Transformation”, "Environmental Politics", "Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy” and Teaching Assistant for “Arts of Communication” - Participation to the Harvard Bok Centre 2022 Fall Teaching Conference, Winter Teaching Week

Climate Change Course Designer and Coach

• May 2022 - Present

- Design of the climate change-related content for the Harvard Kennedy School's mid-career Master in Public Administration 2022 Summer Course "Policy Analysis and Communication Exercise" - Research and coaching on Climate Change Communication; Planetary Health and Food Systems; Geopolitics of the Energy Transition - Ongoing revision of “Boiling Point”, interactive climate negotiation simulation, using the En-ROADS climate simulator, in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Climate Pathways Project Show less

Research Assistant

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Research, coordination and grant work for Resilience Indicators for communities within Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, and collaboration with the Woodwell Climate Research Center and the Alaska Institute for Justice to the Permafrost Pathways project Research, coordination and grant work for Resilience Indicators for communities within Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, and collaboration with the Woodwell Climate Research Center and the Alaska Institute for Justice to the Permafrost Pathways project

Detention Coordinator

• Feb 2019 - Aug 2021

• Led 12 international and national specialized staff• Participated as an expert to the works for the first Rwanda Criminal Justice Policy and to stakeholders’ platforms, leveraging contributions of international donors to the Justice Sector• Coordinated ICRC support to national authorities for the preparedness and response for Ebola and COVID-19 in places of detention• Showcased internationally the success of biogas in Rwanda and gathered support for further projects. Anaerobic digestors empower detainees with technical training (workforce equity and rehabilitation), produce sustainable biogas for cooking, reduce carbon emissions (from avoided logging) and health impacts (from smoke and untreated waste water).• Co-led global consultations for LGBTQ+ workforce equity, culminating in the revision of human resources policies Show less

Protection Team Leader

• Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

• Managed 7 staff overseeing the ICRC Medical Evacuation Program from South Ossetia to Georgian hospitals, enabling life-saving care for more than 150 patients per year and the Family Links services, allowing families separated by conflicts to re-establish and maintain family links • Supervised work on the ex-Guantanamo detainees resettled in Georgia and their family links and the impact evaluation of ICRC in places of detention in Georgia, initiating the collaboration with the National Preventive Mechanism Show less

Head of Mission

• Dec 2015 - Sep 2017

• Represented officially the ICRC and managed operations, supervising 23 staff and 12 international humanitarian forensic experts• Led a communication strategy deepening the collaboration from stakeholders and citizens, with hundreds of new leads for the search of missing persons, and tripled the number of mortal remains identified and returned to families

Delegate

• Jun 2014 - Nov 2015

• Supervised 18 senior staff in 6 departments and 3 sites • Adapted the ICRC Family Visit Program to allow 200 more families per year to visit their relatives in prison • Facilitated negotiations for the passage of a humanitarian convoy to Eastern Ukraine and lead the escorting party • Visited captured Ukrainian soldiers treated in Russian hospitals and facilitated their transfer home• Supervised the Economic Security assessment of Ukrainians displaced in the Northern Caucasus and the ICRC-financed Assistance program, carried out together with the Russian Red Cross• Mapped the correctional stakeholders and NGOs working in Detention in Russia• Promoted ICRC Missing persons’ family accompaniment framework across the Northern Caucasus • Participated to the global ICRC Stress Working Group and the drafting of the ICRC Stress Policy Show less

Field Delegate

• Sep 2013 - May 2014

• Surveyed sites across 4 provinces, coordinating Water/Habitat and Economic Security interventions• Led dialogue based on International Humanitarian Law with national authorities, and followed up the fate of detainees transferred to the capital to prevent extra-judicial killings• Coordinated with the Central African Republic Red Cross Society for mass fatalities planning• Followed up family reunifications, including of minors recruited by armed forces

Protection Delegate

• Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

• Coordinated monitoring visits to places of detention, following up on conditions and treatment of detainees• Improved detention conditions for Life Sentenced detainees, previously affected by higher morbidity, with provisions introduced for communal detention and involvement in the management strategy of the new high security prison and the specialized tuberculosis correctional center• Drafted a comprehensive internal report on Life Sentenced detainees, used as reference for further action• Brought the ICRC monitoring expertise to the prison reform project, liaising with authorities, practitioners, local organizations, the EU and UNODC. Show less

Founder/ Learning and Linguistic Services Manager/ Conference Interpreter

• Sep 2000 - Dec 2011

• Worked as organizer of linguistic services and free-lance conference interpreter, from Russian, Bulgarian and Spanish into English, Italian and French • Carried out assignments internationally for more than 200 clients, including international institutions, Business and Sectors’ Associations, specializing in Development, Environment and Justice • Managed relations with clients + a global network of peers and logistic services • Worked as organizer of linguistic services and free-lance conference interpreter, from Russian, Bulgarian and Spanish into English, Italian and French • Carried out assignments internationally for more than 200 clients, including international institutions, Business and Sectors’ Associations, specializing in Development, Environment and Justice • Managed relations with clients + a global network of peers and logistic services

Finance and Human Resources Responsible

• Oct 2008 - May 2009

• Led the administration of a 150-bed hospital, including for supply chain, staff rotations, logistics • Supervised one accountant and carried out monthly financial forecast, monitoring and reconciliation • Managed human resources administration • Led the administration of a 150-bed hospital, including for supply chain, staff rotations, logistics • Supervised one accountant and carried out monthly financial forecast, monitoring and reconciliation • Managed human resources administration

Communication and Fundraising Officer

• Apr 2007 - Aug 2008

• Supervised 7 paid interns, coordinating outreaching initiatives and publications• Drafted 3 successful funding proposals, set up 2 fundraising campaigns and managed e-mail appeals, social networks and the press• Supervised events’ organization, including for 2 high-level conferences, 4 receptions, seminars, workshops and guests visits from the field

Communication Intern

• Feb 2007 - Mar 2007

International Development Intern

• Jan 2004 - May 2004

• Carried out an in-depth study for the new version of the Cooperation Agreement between Italy and Egypt and research on decentralized cooperation and project cycle management • Organized 7 fundraising events, conferences and field visits • Contact person for women empowerment and street children • Carried out an in-depth study for the new version of the Cooperation Agreement between Italy and Egypt and research on decentralized cooperation and project cycle management • Organized 7 fundraising events, conferences and field visits • Contact person for women empowerment and street children

Italian Instructor

• Oct 2002 - Jun 2003

Lecturer at the European Master in Conference Interpreting

• Nov 2002 - May 2003