team
wise is managed by Etienne Eichenberger and Maurice Machenbaum, each with more than 15 years' experience in the humanitarian and social fields as well as in the interface between the social and private sectors.
Etienne Eichenberger
Executive Director
Etienne Eichenberger is well acquainted with financial and political spheres. He began his career at Nestlé, followed by the Swiss Agency for Co-operation and Development. In 1999, as Senior Manager at the Centre for Strategic Insight (part of the World Economic Forum), Etienne was responsible for the global agenda in the areas of security in the humanitarian sector, global governance and international development. Consultant for the Schmidheiny Group’s Avina Foundation and co-founder of Casa Alianza Suisse, Etienne has always privileged ties with international development in his activities within decision-making circles.
Maurice Machenbaum
Executive Director
Maurice Machenbaum is a social development and project management expert. Maurice founded and was for several years, Programme Director at Casa Alianza Nicaragua, an international NGO dedicated to the defence and rehabilitation of street children. He was subsequently in charge of research on the topic of child soldiers at the International Committee of the Red Cross, and later became Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Terre des hommes Lausanne. Maurice draws on a broad and multifaceted experience in the social development field and has visited or collaborated with over 160 projects in close to 30 countries.
Martial Paris
Program Manager
Martial Paris has been managing projects in fields such as local economic development and human rights in South East Europe and Caucasus. He used to work, first as Field Director in Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, then as Regional Coordinator for the Association of Local Democracy Agencies (AADL). He managed a team of 22 project managers from 6 different countries implementing projects sponsored by the European Commission; different Foreign Ministries and Swiss Agency for Development.
Jessie Johnsson
Communications Manager
Jessie finished her Bachelor degree in Political Science and Economics at McGill University in Canada. She worked in sport events for 3 years at many levels and especially in communication as drivers’ relation for The Race of Champions. Jessie has had the opportunity to travel either for internships, notably in Central America and China, or for her eagerness to discover new cultures. Jessie speaks five languages fluently and was involved with the Literacy Club, a not-for-profit association which helps disadvantaged teenagers through educational activities.
Alexandra Walther
Trainee
After a Licence in History, Social Sciences and Cinema, Alexandra Walther is currently finishing a Master in audiovisual in the universities of both Zürich and Lausanne. Since the time she spent, as a teacher, in the multicultural setting of Kent University, Alexandra has developed a keen interest for the world of international relations. She gained experience as well in the cultural field, as she worked for a theatre’s communication department, for a well-known film festival and for a public relations agency. Writer of a few publications and co-filmmaker of short movies, she’s very fond of conducting investigations and meeting people.
