Led by the Chief Executive Officer, the SWA Secretariat supports the Steering Committee and Work Groups and oversees the implementation of SWA’s action plan and results framework.
The core of the Secretariat is hosted by the UNICEF, while other strategic Secretariat positions are hosted by partners around the world, including by Global Water Partnership (GWP), WaterAid, Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA), LIS-Water, IRC, the Inter-American Development Bank.
Leadership
Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque
SWA Chief Executive Officer
Executive office to CEO
Soumeya Benbouchta
Executive Officer to the CEO
Country engagement team
Muyatwa Sitali
Head of Country Engagement
Hannah Neumeyer
Programme Specialist – Country Engagement
Siddhartha Das
Regional Coordinator - Asia and Pacific
Susana Rojas Williams
Regional Coordinator - Latin America and the Caribbean
Kevin Roussel
Regional Coordinator - Africa
Balwant Godara
Political Advisor - Country Engagement
Emily Deschaine
Constituency Engagement Specialist
Anjani Kapoor
CSO Global Coordination Manager
Vanessa Gandarillas-Rodriguez
Constituency Engagement Officer
Policy and Strategy Team
Lucinda O’Hanlon
Head of Policy and Strategy
Angie Saleh
Governance and Partnerships Manager
Ludovica Bartoli
Finance and Good Governance Officer
Marissa Streyle
Policy and Strategy Adviser
Virginia Roaf
Senior Adviser, Human Rights, Finance and Good Governance
Mariana Dias Simpson
Mutual Accountability Mechanism Manager
Campaigns, Communications and Advocacy Team
Alexandra Reis
Head of Communications
Resource Mobilization and Management Team
Christophe Pasquier
Head of Operations and Resource Mobilization
Filipa Raimundo
Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Specialist
Ludovica Bartoli
Finance and Good Governance Officer
Lucia Vidal de la Pena de Berrazueta
Resource Mobilization and High-Level Events