Our Leadership

Right To Play is led by a diverse group of individuals, each with a passion to stand up for children so they can stand up for themselves.

Team Members

• Susan Vardon

  National Director, Canada and United States

• Sara Jonsson

  Strategic Communications Manager

• Yasmin Ibrahim

  Director, Individual Giving

• Preeti Sinha

  Head, Institutional Partnerships

• Ellie Scott

  Development Officer

National Office Board

• Rob Pulford

  Partner, Goldman Sachs, Financial and Strategic Investors Group

• Lindsay Groves

  Chief Development Officer

• Lance Taylor, Treasurer

  Mission President, New York City Mission

• Allyson Felix

  Olympic Gold Medalist, USA Track and Field, Activist, Entrepreneur

• Mark Hantho, Chair Emeritus

  Executive Chairman, Bow River Capital

• Marvin Larbi-Yeboa

  Partner, Bain Capital

• Amy Brennan

  Director, Marketing Compliance at Google

• Brian DeLeo

  Managing Director, UBS

• Lara Gay-Kelly, Chair

  Philanthropist, Community Leader

Global Leadership Team

• Jessie Thomson

  President and CEO

• Lindsay Groves

  Chief Development Officer

• David Danylewich

  Chief Financial Officer

• Elizabeth Boonman-Salgado

  Chief People and Culture Officer

• Zoe Dibb

  Vice President, Impact and Quality

• Ross Edgeworth

  Vice President, Global Partnerships

• Abeer Hilaneh

  Director, Program Finance and Compliance

• Andrea Diaz-Varela

  Director, Education

• Chelcey Remstad

  Director, Donor Engagement and Stewardship

• David Tsigoulis

  Director, Marketing & Communications

• Eric Opoku

  Director, Impact

• Izzy Oktem

  Director, Information Technology

• Mona Abu Shaban

  Director, Global Total Rewards

• Karen Ogidigben

  Director, People & Culture

• Rachel Pell

  Director, Gender Equality and Wellbeing

• Rola Hodeib

  Global Director, Country Operations

• Sherazade Shafiq

  Director, Finance

• Tracey Evans

  Director, Global Partnerships

• ANNETTE SYZ

  National Director, Switzerland

• Elin Margrethe Tvedt

  National Director, Norway

• Gillian McMahon

  National Director, United Kingdom

• Marjanne van der Helm

  National Director, Netherlands

• Susan Vardon

  National Director, Canada and United States

• Julian Lohaus

  National Director, Germany

• Ali Khayam

  Country Director, Pakistan

• Amadou Cisse

  Country Director, Rwanda

• Liliane Nasrallah

  Country Director, Lebanon

• Maria Mongi

  Country Director, Tanzania

• Masika Sylvia Hope

  Country Director, Uganda

• Ola Issa

  Country Director, Palestine

• Yacouba Dena

  Country Director, Mali

International Board of Directors

• Kate McGilvray

  Chair

• Martin Bidermann

  Treasurer

• Matt Tedford

  Board Member

• Mireille Abujawdeh

  Board Member

• Kristin Skauan Kleven

  Board Member

• Mehrdad Noorani

  Board Member

• Maniza Ntekim

  Board Member

• ANDREW PICKERSGILL

  Board Member

• Jane Segal

  Board Member

• LARRY TANENBAUM

  Board Member

• Nancy Taussig

  Board Member

• Aissa Traore

  Board Member

• REBECCA WINTHROP

  Board Member

Global Leadership Council

• JOHANN OLAV KOSS

  Norway

• MARTIN BIDERMANN

  Switzerland

• Rainer-Marc Frey

  Switzerland

• Tatjana Frey

  Switzerland

• Ragnar Horn

  Norway and United Kingdom

• ADRIAN KELLER

  Switzerland

• Barbara Keller

  ** Honorary Board Member **

• Greg Lai

• ANONYMOUS DONORS

• ROB MACLELLAN

  Canada

• Meridee Moore

  United States

• Mehrdad Noorani

  United States

• Rob Pulford

  United States

• Michael Siefke

  Germany

• Dag Skattum

• Lawrence M. (Larry) Tanenbaum, O.C.

  Canada

• Florian Wendelstadt

  Germany

• Urs & Simone Wietlisbach

  Switzerland