Previous updates

Marevic “Bing” Parcon

July 9, 2014

Marevic- or Bing, as she is known- joined WGNRR in August 2009. As the Asia Programme Officer, Bing is responsible for membership and networking, campaigning and advocacy activities on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Asian region. She also implements the capacity building activities and supports the local partners, building alliances with regional […]

Maria Criselda “Dada” Ritual-Penaverde

July 9, 2014

Dada, as she is fondly known, joined WGNRR in July 2008 as the Operations Manager. Her formal education is in the field of Agricultural Economics. She gained her experience in administration and financial management through working with various non-governmental organisations. Her responsibilities are mainly administrative and finance related, which includes supervision and overall responsibility of […]

Lara Cousins

July 9, 2014

Lara joined WGNRR in January 2014 as Advocacy Officer and later worked as Advocacy Manager, developing and supporting global and regional SRHR advocacy strategies, from a human rights and feminist perspective. She continues to provide technical support to specific projects underway at WGNRR. Lara has a background in capacity-building, youth engagement, and rights-based approaches to […]

Joralyn “Jurai” Wenceslao

July 9, 2014

Jurai joined WGNRR in March 2009 as the Operational Support Officer. Apart from her tasks at WGNRR, Jurai volunteers with a medical mission. She is also a leader at the Learning Centre, as well as of the grassroots women’s organisation in her local community. Prior to joined WGNRR, she worked with a Manila-Based international women’s […]

Irina Otmakhova

July 9, 2014

Irina joined the WGNRR team as Membership and Networking Officer in November 2007. In 2008, she moved to Manila from Amsterdam as part of the transition of the WGNRR Coordination Office. In 2012 she assumed the responsibilities of managing WGNRR campaigns in the position of Campaigns Officer. Currently she oversees all aspects of the international […]

Benily “Nel” Valerio-Dimbuyu

July 9, 2014

Nel joined WGNRR as Finance Manager in February 2010. She is responsible for the financial management of the Coordination Office, working closely with the International Coordinator and Operations Manager in the monitoring and administration of grants and personnel salaries and benefits. She is an accountant by profession, and has been with the NGO community for […]

Aiste Dackauskaite

July 8, 2014

Aiste joined the WGNRR’s office in the Philippines in 2014 as Programme Associate. After her term has ended, she volunteer to assist in  strengthening and expanding WGNRR presence and reach in Eastern Europe. Aiste holds a BA in Economics from Vilnius University and MSc in Development Studies from Utrecht University. Prior to joining WGNRR, Aiste […]

Kathy Mulville

July 8, 2014

Kathy is an experienced leader and advocate, with over 15 year’s experience of managing international networks. Her expertise is in organizational development and capacity building, and international networking. Originally from the UK, Kathy studied in London gaining her BA and MA in Social Legal Studies. Kathy’s priority on joining WGNRR in 2009 was to complete […]