About Us - The Senlis Council

About Us

The Senlis Council is an international policy think tank committed to implementing change at all policy levels, by bridging the gap between people and policy in three key areas:

GLOBAL INSURGENCY

The Insurgency Programme aims to support innovative political leadership on security and development crises in conflict zones. Through field research such as the Senlis survey of 17,000 Afghan men on their perceptions of current security and development issues in Afghanistan, the programme provides policy-makers and the wider public with informed strategic response options, and the grassroots perspectives necessary to unlock progress.

PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES

Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Centre of Excellence on Public Security provides innovative research, advocacy and policy analysis to promote pragmatic responses, supporting states to solve public security crises and pave the way for social and economic development.

Centre of Excellence on Public Security website

PUBLIC HEALTH & DRUG CONTROL

Working in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, The Senlis Council co-chairs the Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy together with the Italian Red Cross. The Rome Consensus brings together 110 national societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to promote and implement humanitarian and public health-focused drug policies.

Through a unique mix of on field research – from Afghanistan to Somalia - public reports, films and project implementation, The Senlis Council examines the root causes of current crises, and works to challenge out-of-date perceptions to achieve measurable and direct policy results. The Senlis Council’s objective is to promote open debate in order to alleviate current governance, development and economic crises and ensure that future policy-making in these areas is informed, humanitarian and delivers impact.

London 59 Russell Square London WC1B 4HP, United Kingdom	Paris 29, rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris, France	Rio de Janeiro Maria Quiteria 121/305 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22410-040
Conflict Zone Research Platforms Afghanistan Somalia Iraq	Ottawa 78 George St K1N 5W1, Ottawa, Ontario	Brussels Residence Palace - Rue de la Loi 155 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Management and Coordination

Norine MacDonald
Biography
President and Founder
Lead Field Researcher



Emmanuel Reinert Biography Executive Director

Maria Kennedy Head of Special Projects	Paul Burton Biography Director of Policy Analysis	Jorrit Kamminga Biography Director of Policy Research
George Howell Manager - Public Security Policy	Gabrielle Archer Manager - Development Policy	Diana Copper Manager - Public Health Policy
Almas Bawar Biography Canada Country Manager	Julian Mattocks Director of Communications	Catherine Hori Financial Director
Julius Vanhemert Senlis Film Producer	Tess Lanning Policy Analyst	Filipe Zuluaga Policy Analyst
Lindsay O'Sullivan Policy Analyst	Joël Liron Webmaster	Jane Francis Project Coordinator
Katie Tuck Project Officer	Vivi Faria Project Officer	Chris Freeman Multimedia Assistant
Carol Sipalla Administrative Assistant	Emilie Diouf Financial Assistant	Duc-Kien Nguyen Financial Assistant
Marcio Dark Policy Fellow	Hijrat Zakhilwal Policy Fellow	Lorena Davis Policy Fellow
Peter Grant policy fellow	Marion Bouchaud Policy Fellow	Stephanie Hodgetts Media fellow
Alistair Brown Media Fellow

Note: we do not publish the names or addresses of our Afghan staff for security reasons.