Our Leadership

Global board of directors

Protection International’s Global Board of Directors oversees PI’s strategic direction and ensures that all decisions and actions are aligned with PI’s agreed Strategic Framework, its Global Governance Arrangement and its Statutes. Each regional Protection International Hub is also guided by its own board of directors.

Our current Global Board members are:

Chairperson

Sandra Petersen

Sandra joined PI as Chairperson of the Board in February 2025. Alongside this role Sandra is furthering her dedication to human rights by pursuing a PhD and conducting a Doctoral…s nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

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Pauline Alvarez Martin

Pauline Alvarez Marin is a British and Irish national currently living in Oxford. She has a Bachelor’s in Spanish and has a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Education from…
 

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Belén Páez

Belén Paez has a Master’s in Ecology, specialist in Climate Change and Forests. She leads implementation programs based on clean energy, ecotourism, bioeconomy, protection and conservation of tropical forests, legal actions to defend collective rights and the rights of nature, and maternal and child health. Belén has contributed to several victories for the protection of tropical forests and indigenous territorial rights in the Amazon of Ecuador and Peru. She is passionate about a just, post-extractive transition that leads to a transition for life.

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Johncation Muhindo

Johncation Muhindo is a recent alumnus of the Refugee Students Centre Pathways at Refugee Students Centre (RSC), University of Oxford, an alumnus of the International Visitor leadership Program (IVLP) of…
 

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Lisa Maracani

Lisa Maracani works at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, conducting advocacy and research on issues affecting human rights defenders around the world. She has worked in a range of…
 
 

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Vanessa Goscinny

As a versatile and seasoned professional with a strong background in both the nonprofit and private sectors, Vanessa Goscinny brings a wealth of experience in optimizing financial and operational functions….
 
 

Management team

The Management Team (MT) ensures that PI’s global operations are efficiently implemented and sustainably resourced. The MT works closely with the heads of offices in ensuring that PI stays on its mission’s course, delivers on its strategic objectives, and upholds its integrity and accountability towards HRDs, partners and donors.

Our current management team members are:

Executive Director

Antonia Potter Prentince

Antonia Potter Prentice joined Protection International in November 2025 as Executive Director. A British-Belgian, she brings 29 years of programme, leadership and governance experience across the human rights, humanitarian, development,…

Interim Head of the Programme Coordination Unit - Partnership and Grants Coordinator.

Rachel Aviotti

Rachel is currently the interim Head of the PCU team and also the Partnership and Grants Coordinator. She joined PI in March 2024 and is based in Brussels. Rachel has…
 

Head of Administration and Finance Unit

Nathalie Bollen

Nathalie Bollen is the current interim Executive Director, and is also the Head of Finance and Administration. She is a member of Protection International ’s management team. Based in Brussels, she joined…