Trust Staff

Elizabeth Wedmore is the Trust’s Chief Operating Officer. She came to the Trust from Bexley Heritage Trust, where she was Director, responsible for two Grade I listed houses and the museum collection. Previously she was bursar of a leading independent school in London, and Assistant Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. She holds an M.A. in French and Russian from Oxford University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Julie Broome is the acting Programme Director for the Civil and Political Rights programme. She came to the Trust from the CEELI Institute in Prague, where she was the Programme Director responsible for conducting rule of law-related trainings for judges and lawyers from countries undergoing transition. Previously, she was a Programme Manager for Central and Eastern Europe with the American Bar Association’s technical legal assistance programme, based in Washington, DC, and a Programme Associate at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation in Seattle. She holds an M.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington and an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex.

Liz McArthur is a Programme Officer for the Civil and Political Rights programme. She holds an M.A. in Human Rights and Democratisation from the European Inter-University Centre in Venice and has a joint honours degree in Law and French from the University of Glasgow. Prior to joining the Trust she worked as Research Assistant to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, accompanying him on fact-finding missions to Mongolia and China. She is the co-author of “The United Nations Convention Against Torture, A Commentary” which was published by Oxford University Press in March 2008. She was also a human rights officer with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw and has worked at the Ministry of Justice in London.

Kelly Ann Quinn is the Programme Director of Women’s Rights. Prior to joining the Trust she was the Deputy Director for the Empowerment & Civic Engagement unit of Winrock International. She implemented programmes to increase opportunities for women and girls - urban and rural, students and professionals, and politicians and lay advocates – throughout Africa and the former Soviet Union. She also spent three years in the Russian Far East directing a project to prevent trafficking in women. Kelly holds a BA in International Studies from the American University and did graduate studies in Development Anthropology at George Washington University.

Amina Doherty assists with the management of the Women’s Rights portfolio. She holds a BA in Political Science & Women’s Studies from McGill University and an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics. Her dissertation was entitled “The Geopolitics of Difference & Postmodern Possibilities: Caribbean Feminist Inflections.” Prior to joining the trust, Amina worked with the Directorate of Gender Affairs in Antigua and Barbuda where she conducted research for the national report to CEDAW, the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) and the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA). She has interned with several organizations including the Feminist Majority Foundation in Washington D.C., and the London-based creative network Arts & Business.

Sara Buchanan is the Programme Officer for Minority Rights responsible for the Refugees and Migrants sub-programme. Before joining the Trust she worked for ten years as a project manager for international NGOs, including the European Council on Refugees and Exiles and ARTICLE 19. Sara has worked on numerous pan-European projects, in particular supporting civil society campaigns promoting democratic reform and the creation of free and independent media in South East Europe. She has also worked in Brussels promoting policies on refugee integration in the EU and has conducted research on the media portrayal of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Sara holds a BA in Modern History from Oxford University.

Annamari Salonen is the Programme Officer for Minority Rights responsible for the Ethnic and Religious Minorities, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights and People with Disabilities sub-programmes. From 2006 to 2008 Annamari was a Senior Consultant at the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services. She worked on studies carried out for the European Commission covering issues such as migration, rights of persons with disabilities, women in science, non-discrimination and crime prevention. Annamari has also worked on equalities questions at the Finnish League for Human Rights. Annamari holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Human Rights from the London School of Economics.

Theodoros Chronopoulos is the Programme Director of Social and Environmental Justice. Prior to joining the Trust he was the Canon Collins Trust’s General Manager and before that he worked as a Campaigner for ActionAid International UK. Theodoros holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics.

Sheetal Patel, the Major Grants Administrator & Finance Officer, previously worked at the emergency healthcare organisation MERLIN, where her job involved travelling to various conflict zones to train staff and evaluate Merlin's financial systems. Before that she worked at Imperial College, London. She holds a qualification from the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Diana Clarke, the Office and Website Manager, joined the Trust in January 2006. She previously worked for Thompson Scientific; the University of London at both Goldsmiths College and SOAS; and the Flying Music Company: concert and West End producers. During 2005 she travelled extensively through Mexico and Central America. Whilst living in Guatemala, she volunteered at Hospital Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro and Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoámerica both based in Antigua. Diana holds a BA in Graphic Fine Art from the University of East London.