Mercedes Corrales

Mercedes Corrales is the Event Support Officer and Junior Project Manager working in the Conflict Resolution Programme. She previously completed a two-year traineeship at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following her graduation from the Vienna School of International Studies.

Wolfgang Weilharter

Wolfgang Weilharter is the Project Manager for the project "Communal Peace and Conflict Work in Burgenland". His focus is on the implementation of mediation and dialogue processes on the communal level, in the areas of communal politics, housing and neighbourhoods and local coexistence of people of different origins.

Alba Losert

Alba Losert is the Research Assistant of the ACP's university capacity building project. She worked in capacity building projects for education in Addis Ababa, Ramallah and Accra. Her research focuses on epistemic violence and knowledge production. She studied Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies. 

Nathan Coyle

Nathan Coyle is the Senior Project Manager for Peace Tech, he is responsible for all our Peace Tech related activities and digital development. Nathan has partnered with governments across the globe to enhance their digital outreach efforts. He is a Fellow at The Royal Society of Arts in his native Britain and a writer, contributing to publications such as The Guardian. On his publication 'Open Data for Everybody: Using Open Data for Social Good' Nathan did a TEDx talk. 

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Ursula Gamauf-Eberhardt

Ursula Gamauf-Eberhardt is the Senior Project Manager for the peace education portfolio. She is also responsible for the OSCE training programmes. Her thematic focuses include peace education, dealing with the past and the OSCE.

Susanne J. Györög

Susanne J. Györög is the Senior Project Manager of the training section of the cooperation programme with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence and is in charge of managing the the specialisation courses in the framework of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). She brings 30 years of experience to the ACP, including some 20 years of field experience in humanitarian aid, post-conflict recovery, security sector reform in complex emergencies as well as peace missions with additional 10 years experience in development and conduct of specialised trainings in the framework of UN and EU peace missions.

Astrid Holzinger

Astrid Holzinger is Senior Project Manager of the International Civilian Peacebuilding Training Programme and has multiple years of experience with the UN, OSCE and EU as well as the Austrian civil service. Capacity-building, crisis management and programme coordination within the UN Mission in South Sudan, protection of civilians in armed conflict, the promotion of the women, peace and security agenda and international security are among her areas of expertise. She holds a master’s degree in international relations.

Fatou Ndour

Fatou Ndour is Senior Project Manager of the Capacity Development for Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa (HAWA) project. Trained in international relations, international crime and justice, and human rights law, she possesses a vast experience in post-conflict justice. She previously worked for UN entities and NGOs, supporting capacity-building programs and research studies in the fields of human rights (including children’s rights, gender, and migration). Furthermore, has knowledge of the development sector and a good understanding of challenges at the local, national and regional levels in developing countries.

Yerivan Pruscha

Yerivan Pruscha is the Programme Administration Manager for the International Civilian Peacebuilding Training Program (IPT). In this position she supports various trainings for civilian experts in peace building as well as the organization of events of the ACP in Vienna. She previously worked for AST (Contact Point for people who gained professional qualifications abroad) at the Counselling Centre for Migrants where she was managed for processes of nostrification, administration and migration related topics as well as events. She is a graduate of City, University of London, with a M.A. in International Politics and Human Rights and a graduate from FH Campus Vienna, with a M.A. in Social Economy and Social Work.

Sophia Stanger

Sophia Stanger is Junior Project Manager and in charge of the project "Capacity Development for Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa" as well as for training programmes within the framework of the European Union (EUCTI). She is also responsible for the Environmental Peacebuilding sector. Sophia Stanger has many years of experience in NGO work, project management and team leadership, for example in the fields of education, humanitarian advocacy and volunteer missions. Her expertise also lies in the intersection of environment/climate and conflict resolution approaches. Sophia Stanger is also a qualified trainer and has completed a mediation training.

Raul Ambacher

Raul Ambacher is a civil servant at the ACP.

Ilse Divosch

Ilse Divosch looks after the office space in Stadtschlaining..

Tina Gangoly-Madl

Tina Gangoly-Madl is PR Manager at the ACP. Her academic background lies in political science and romance studies. She worked for several years in public relations in the cultural sector. 

Claudia Hofer

Claudia Hofer is Schlaining Events Coordinator and Project Administrative Officer for peace education, OSCE and EU related trainings.

Elisabeth Horvath

Elisabeth Horvath is the Finance Manager and accountant in the areas of basic and project financing.

Martina Tader

Martina Tader is Schlaining Office Manager and Finance Manager at the ACP.

Abdussalam Elbelazi

Abdussalam Elbelazi is Senior Advisor at the ACP, particularly in the area of water and conflict in Libya. Since 2015, he has been an advisor on Libyan affairs at the CMI Foundation, where he acts as a mediator in many cases related to the conflict in Libya.

Mohammad Mahmoud Farghal

Mohammad Mahmoud Farghal is Senior Project Manager for ACP’s Iraq activities focused on mediation and the promotion of dialogue between political actors in the country. He has extensive experience in political, international and humanitarian affairs, having served with the League of Arab States, the  United Nations, the Government of Egypt, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. He holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa.

Olivia Lazard

Olivia Lazard is dedicated to environmental peacemaking as a mediator and is an advisor at the ACP. She is a fellow at Carnegie Europe. Her research focuses on the geopolitics of climate, the transition ushered by climate change, and the risks of conflict and fragility associated to climate change and environmental collapse.

Augustin Nicolescou

Augustin Nicolescou serves as co-director of the Herbert C Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation, a partner of the ACP. He also contributes to the ACP's research and training activities, with thematic expertise in conflict transformation, dialogue processes, the HDP Nexus, conflict sensitivity and Do-No-Harm and geographic experience in Israel, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus.