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Global Stakeholder Engagement

Welcome to the Global Stakeholder Engagement home page

ICANN org's stakeholder engagement team leads engagement and outreach around the world about ICANN and its Mission. Through local coverage in ICANN's regions, the team is a globally networked point of contact for ICANN org and the ICANN community. The stakeholder engagement team facilitates ICANN-organized meetings, events and travel, and supports engagement programs and capacity development initiatives to encourage diverse participants into ICANN's technical and policy work. The team also provides subject matter expertise and global good practices advice for public responsibility initiatives within ICANN's remit in the areas of diversity, human rights, anti-harassment, and the global public interest.

The purpose of the Stakeholder Engagement function is:

  • Raising awareness and understanding of ICANN's role and DNS to diverse stakeholders.
  • Encouraging participation in ICANN policy development and collaboration in ICANN technical activities.
  • Enhancing ICANN org's operating model across all regional offices and ensuring alignment of regional engagement efforts with ICANN org strategic and operational priorities.
  • Building relationships, developing understanding among stakeholders, and where possible developing trust.
  • Facilitating best-in-class events, travel support and meeting delivery for ICANN org and community
  • Delivering engagement programs that encourage diverse participation in ICANN and support the global public interest.
  • Providing research expertise in the areas of human rights, diversity and anti-harassment within ICANN's mission.

Meet the Stakeholder Engagement Team

Name Title
Senior Vice President
Sally Costerton Sr. Advisor to President & SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement
Vice Presidents
Baher Esmat VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Middle East & Managing Director MEA
Chris Mondini VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director – Europe
Ergys Ramaj VP, Public Responsibility Support
Naela Sarras VP, Stakeholder Engagement – North America
Patrick Jones VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement
Pierre Dandjinou VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Africa
Rodrigo De La Parra VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director – Latin America & Caribbean
Samiran Gupta VP, Stakeholder Engagement and Managing Director – APAC
Save Vocea VP, Stakeholder Engagement – Oceania
GSE Team
Adam Peake Civil Society Engagement Sr. Manager
Albert Daniels Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager – Caribbean
Alperen Eken Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager
Andrea Beccalli Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director- Europe
Athena Foo Stakeholder Engagement Manager- APAC
Daniel Fink Stakeholder Engagement Senior Director – Brazil
Désirée Van Dyk Executive Assistant, Stakeholder Engagement
Fahd Batayneh Stakeholder Engagement Director- Middle East
Gabriella Schittek Stakeholder Engagement Director, Nordic & Central Europe
Giose McGinty Stakeholder Engagement Manager, North America, and Latin America & Caribbean
Jian Chuan Zhang Stakeholder Engagement Director – Asia
Joe Catapano Stakeholder Engagement Director – North America & Global Academia
June Okal Stakeholder Engagement Director, East & Southern Africa
Magali Jean Regional Operations Specialist, EMEA
Melody Tai Stakeholder Engagement Regional Analyst, APAC
Mabda Fajrilla Stakeholder Engagement Regional Analyst, APAC
Rodrigo Saucedo Linares Stakeholder Engagement Director, Andean Region and LAC Strategic Initiatives
Seher Sagiroglu Stakeholder Engagement Manager – Middle East
Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Director – Africa
Yash Agarwal Stakeholder Engagement Manager, South Asia
Yien Chyn Tan Director, Stakeholder Engagement, APAC
Meetings Team
Alex Serot Event Production Manager
Kenisha Danley Events Manager
Kimberly Carlson Event Strategy Specialist – Senior Specialist
Maya Saito Director, Event Planning
Ria Otanes Sr. Events Planner
Selim Manzak Event Production Operations Sr. Specialist
Simay Guven Event Planner
Ted Bartles Director, Event Design and Production
Engagement Programs Team
Betsy Andrews Online Learning Sr. Program Manager
Joseph De Jesus Director, Global Travel
Josh Baulch Director, Stakeholder Participation and Engagement
Deborah Escalera Stakeholder Engagement Program Manager I
Fernanda Iunes Capacity Development Program Manager
Meghan Healy Stakeholder Research Manager
Pia Canes Travel Services Sr. Planner
Salih Akkaya Travel Services Planner
Siranush Vardanyan Fellowship Program Manager
Domain Name System
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