Staff
RTC Staff
Responding to Conflict has nine members of staff based in our office in Birmingham, UK.
Sarah Giles - Programme Development Coordinator
Sarah is a Programme Development Coordinator and joined RTC in January 2005. Sarah worked for Refugee Action for three years as a Community Development Officer and for a year as a Community Organiser with a Birmingham charity, in both cases working with refugee, asylum-seeking and minority ethnic communities. Sarah has a degree in Russian and Spanish and a postgraduate diploma in Psychology. She spent three years living and working in Russia in the 1990s for a NATO fellowship programme and for the international management consulting firm, Accenture.
Dr Vesna Matovic - Peace and Conflict Advisor
Vesna is one of RTC's Peace and Conflict Advisors. Vesna holds a doctorate in Psychology and has worked for many years in the Balkans as a consultant, trainer and facilitator on conflict issues. Prior to her position at RTC, Vesna was a Programme Coordinator with Nansen Dialogue Network.
Joan McGregor - Peace and Conflict Advisor
Joan is a Peace and Conflict Advisor at RTC. Joan is a South African who was active in the nonviolent resistance to apartheid and in social reconstruction in the post apartheid era. Before joining the staff of RTC, Joan worked for 10 years as a freelance trainer and organisational development consultant focusing on community development, human rights and reconciliation within Southern Africa and internationally with NGOs and community based organisations.
Alexandra Moore - Programme Development Coordinator
Alex is employed as a Programme Development Coordinator. After completing a law degree, Alex spent a year doing voluntary work with Oxfam on various campaigns such as Education Now and Cut Conflict. She joined RTC in September 2000.
Pam Morgan - Accounts Assistant
Pam joined RTC as Accounts Assistant in May 2006. She has over 20 years experience of working in finance in a variety of roles and organisations. Pam has had an interest in international development for many years and came to RTC to pursue her career within the charitable sector.
John Price - Finance Manager
John Price was appointed as Finance Manager in November 2005. John is a graduate of Lancaster University with a BA in Economics. He spent 10 years as an accountant and auditor with KPMG in Birmingham, followed by 17 years in various finance roles with Cheltenham & Gloucester where his responsibilities included taxation, implementation of International Accounting Standards, Bank of England reporting and Treasury administration. He left in April 2005 to take a career break and then to seek opportunities in the charitable sector. He is Treasurer of the Family Haven, a local charity in Gloucester, which provides respite for vulnerable families, and also has an MA in English Renaissance Studies.
Catherine Sexton- Chief Executive Officer
Catherine is RTC's Chief Executive Officer. Catherine has 20 years experience of working in the field of international development and came to RTC from CAFOD, where she managed the Asia/Middle East programme, before becoming Head of the International Programmes Department in 2004. Prior to this Catherine worked with VSO in Cambodia and Indonesia, managing field-based volunteer programmes, and then in London as Regional Programme Manager for South Asia and the Pacific regions. Catherine also spent several years working on refugee and asylum-seeker issues with the Jesuit Refugee Service in London. Catherine was Chair of JRS (UK) for a number of years, and has served on several other management committees, including the Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL). Catherine speaks Spanish, Welsh and Bahasa Indonesia and has a MA in Leading Innovation and Change.
Simon Weatherbed - Programme Funding and Development Advisor
Simon is currently employed as RTC's Programme Development and Fundraising Advisor, working within the programme development team. Simon holds a MA in Post-war Recovery and has worked in Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Somalia. His work has spanned project design and management, strategic planning, coordination, fundraising, research, and education in the contexts of war and post-war transitions.
Rebecca Wherrell - Marketing and Communications Officer
Becky is the Marketing and Communications Officer at RTC. Following the completion of her degree in International Relations she worked for voluntary and public organisations within disability support and refugee rights gaining experience in a range of support and marketing roles. Becky also works with young people in Coventry as a part time youth worker. Becky joined the RTC team in December 2006.