MHPSS Hub Staff

As Director, Sarah is responsible for the strategic leadership, coordination, financing, and overall management of the MHPSS Hub. That includes reporting lines and cooperation with DRC as host National Society, as well as the MHPSS Hub’s governing body (the Steering Committee) representing DRC, ICRC, IFRC and RCRC National Societies from across the five regions. Sarah also represents the MHPSS Hub towards donors and partners within and beyond the RCRC Movement.

Director

Sarah Harrison

Dr. Carmen Valle-Trabadelo is responsible for leading and coordinating the MHPSS Hub’s external engagement, strategic communications, humanitarian diplomacy, and research/evidence agenda. In addition to serving as lead advisor on Humanitarian Diplomacy and Advocacy, she oversees the development and implementation of the communications, humanitarian diplomacy, and research strategies of the MHPSS Hub, carried out by herself and the members of the team.

Communications, Humanitarian Diplomacy (HD) and Research Team Lead

Carmen Valle-Trabadelo

Portfolio Management and Organisational Support Team Lead

Senada Cesic

Shona is a MHPSS Specialist and the MHPSS Hub focal point for emergencies, climate change, protection, gender, and inclusion (PGI), and monitoring and evaluation. She is also the Co-chair of Working Group 1 in the MHPSS Roadmap project which is focusing on ensuring, and integrating, basic PSS across the RCRC Movement. Shona has background in disaster management and psychology and joined the MHPSS Hub following more than 10 years with Australian Red Cross.

MHPSS Technical Team Lead

Shona Whitton

Torsten is the Strategic Advisor, Executive Office and Partnerships, and works closely with the Director and management team, to support strategic planning, governance and key priorities across the MHPSS Hub. He helps coordinate implementation and follow-up of the Hub’s strategy and supports decision-making, while developing strategic partnerships, stakeholder and donor engagement, and resource mobilization to strengthen the Hub’s positioning and sustainability.

Strategic Advisor, Executive Office & Partnerships

Torsten Lajoie Flyng

Shah is Finance Business Partner & Controller for MHPSS Hub, leading strategic financial planning, project financial management, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting and governance. By leveraging ERP systems and Power BI, he provides strategic financial insights that support leadership decision-making, strengthen financial sustainability, ensure effective stewardship of donor funding and organisational resources, and continuously improve financial processes, governance and internal controls.

Finance Business Partner & Controller

Shah Nawaz Khan

Eliza is a MHPSS Specialist mainly supporting the Asia Pacific (AP) region. She leads the Asia Pacific MHPSS Collaborative, a tripartite establishment by the MHPSS Hub, IFRC AP Regional Office, and the Hong Kong Red Cross branch. The Collaborative also serves as the secretariat of the AP MHPSS Network, a platform for national societies in the region to learn and exchange from the peers.

MHPSS Specialist

Eliza Yee Lai Cheung

Guleed is the MHPSS Specialist for the African Region and the Psychological First Aid focal point. He has 10 years’ experience in providing MHPSS coordination in humanitarian settings in the African region and Asia Pacific as well as staff health. He is the MHPSS Hub representative of Working Group 3 in the MHPSS Roadmap project focusing on ensuring staff and volunteer wellbeing. He provides training and supervision on key approaches in the MHPSS Hub. Guleed speaks Danish, English, Somali and German.

MHPSS Specialist

Guleed Dualeh

Ganna is a MHPSS Specialist working on the EU4health project. In this role she is capacitating the National Societies of Ukraine’s neighboring countries in PFA and Caring for staff and volunteers. She is a focal point for the Scalable Psychological Interventions. Her background is Social Sciences with extensive experience in MHPSS in emergency and development settings in conflict and post-conflict areas.

MHPSS Specialist

Ganna Goloktionova

Cátia has a clinical background in providing direct and psychosocial support to humanitarian staff, locally and in the field, as well as training, and individual and team supervision. At the MHPSS Hub, she is a MHPSS Specialist in the Integrated Model of Supervision project and the focal point for the Americas Regions. Additionally, Catia has over 15 years of experience working as a Clinical Psychologist and Regional Staff Counsellor in respectively Portugal and Sudan.

MHPSS Specialist

Cátia Matos

MHPSS Specialist and focal point for the EU4Health programme funded by DG Sante. Leading the portfolio on youth mental health and child-focused MHPSS, supporting RCRC National Societies and the Movement. Arz is fluent in English, Arabic, and French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Dutch. A decade of experience in child and youth-focused programming in conflict-affected areas has given Arz expertise in psychosocial support interventions. Arz works to promote children’s wellbeing and participation in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

MHPSS Specialist

Arz Stephan

Joshua is the IFRC co-chair of the IASC Reference Group on MHPSS in Emergencies, focusing on interagency coordination and support to emergencies. He comes with humanitarian experience in conflict and displacement settings working with local and international NGOs and the UN.

MHPSS Specialist

Joshua Lee

Yasin is a Research Specialist who co-coordinates the RCRC MHPSS Research Network. He leads efforts to shape and promote the network’s research agenda and contributes to the research components in proposals, grants, and consortium bids and establishing academic partnerships. His research and teaching experience in academic institutions in Turkey, Kurdistan, Belgium, and the UK focuses on MHPSS, forced migration and (re)integration, and the social and political psychology of peace and conflict.

MHPSS Research Specialist

Yasin Duman

In collaboration with communication colleague and in coordination with the Communications, HD & Research Team and organizational management, Jesper supports the development and implementation of MHPSS Hub communication strategies and visual brand guidelines. The main focus of Jespers work is graphic design, photos and videos. Jesper also writes and edits content for publications and social media and plan, produce and edit podcasts.

Senior Communications Officer

Jesper Guhle

In collaboration with communication colleague, and in coordination with the Communications, HD & Research Team and organizational management, Villads supports the development and implementation of the MHPSS Hub communication strategy. The main focus of Villads work is writing, editing and disseminating a variety of organisational outputs and manage social media accounts. Villads is also part of the podcast Editorial Team, and host, produces and edit podcasts.

Senior Communications Officer

Villads Zahle

Sabina is a Project Manager on the EU4Health project. Her responsibilities include coordination with internal and external project stakeholders, financial monitoring, reporting, project monitoring and evaluation, and information management. Sabina has a background in social science and international studies and brings with her 12 years of experience in project management, donor compliance, and monitoring and evaluation for a variety of donors.

Senior Project Manager and MEAL Advisor

Sabina Dziadecka Gråbæk

Anna manages the Sport Coach+ programme and supports the communications and coordination activities of the IASC MHPSS Reference Group. She is responsible for several projects and grants, as well as other internal processes and new proposals development. She has a background in project management, humanitarian response, capacity building and education in emergencies.

Senior Project Manager

Anna Tarsetti

As an Assistant at the MHPSS Hub, Clara supports project implementation, trainings, workshops, and events, while contributing to the Hub's daily operations. Her work spans coordination, administration, internal communications, and partner engagement, helping foster effective collaboration, smooth processes, and a positive and inclusive working environment.

Assistant

Clara Thi Thanh Heilmann Jensen

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