Ayesha Ali, Campaigns and Communications Manager has a background in campaigning on health issues, including on the Rights of Older Persons for HelpAge International and on HIV/AIDS for a network of community based organisations in Pune, India. She has worked in India and Egypt as well as the UK.
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Peer Baneke, CEO whose father had MS, joined MSIF in 2007 after 8 years as General Secretary of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. Before that he worked with Amnesty International in the Netherlands. In 1983 he moved to London to join the organisation’s global headquarters. He was Head of Campaigning and later managed the organisation’s responses to human rights crises. He has an MA in sociology and speaks Dutch and English, and a reasonable level of French and German.
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Paul Browne, Medical and Scientific Research Officer is MSIF’s Medical and Scientific Research Officer, covering Dr Dhia Chandraratna’s maternity leave. Dr Browne previously worked at the European Bioinformatics Institute, and before that he completed his PhD studying diabetes at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. Whilst at MSIF he will continue to develop the program to support international Multiple Sclerosis research.
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Zoe Burr, Head of International Development joined MSIF in September 2006. She has a BA in Hispanic Studies and Politics and has spent time teaching in Peru and Portugal. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Prior to joining MSIF, she worked in both the Events and Campaigns and Communications Office at the mental health charity, Rethink, for two years.
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Dhia Chandraratna, Head of International Scientific and Medical Research joined MSIF in February 2008 with six years experience in scientific and medical research. She has a BA and PhD in Genetics and prior to joining the Federation worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research on Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Chandraratna is taking maternity leave in 2011.
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Barnaby Dumbell, IT Manager first joined the Federation in May 1997 as Online Editorial Assistant to the Managing Editor of the World of MS web site. Between his degree in Product Design and joining the Federation he worked as both a web designer and 3d animator. He left the Federation in May 2000 and returned to his current role as IT Manager.
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Jo Pennell, Finance and Administration Manager joined the Federation with six years experience of finance in the charity sector. Having begun work in an administrative role for an international charity, she moved into finance. Jo is furthering her financial studies and combines her administrative and finance skills in her role with MSIF.
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Jude Rudolf, Fundraising Manager Jude Rudolf has over 15 years experience of international and national fundraising. Jude has worked in leading charities including the World Society for the Protection of Animals and the International Save the Children Alliance, and has experience of all the major fundraising disciplines.
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Lucy Summers, Publications Manager joined MSIF in April, 2006. Originally from New Zealand, Lucy has a BA and an MRRP. Prior to joining the Federation, she worked as editor of the UK Parkinson’s Disease Society's magazine and other publications. Her role before that was Communications Project Manager for a New Zealand mental health charity, and previously, project editor for Dorling Kindersley book publishers in London.
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