Team

Patience. It is easy to start a conflict, but ending one is always complex and needs patience.

Juha Christensen

General Manager

Juha has been involved in the Aceh peace process since the very inception of the preparatory phase in 2000 laying the grounds for the Helsinki talks in 2005 and has worked closely in the mediation and follow up process together with President Martti Ahtisaari. He served as Special Adviser to the Head of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) 2005-2006. Since early 2007 he has been directing peace-building program in Aceh and promoting lessons learnt from the Aceh peace process.

Lauri Tuomaala

Finance Manager

Lauri has been previously working as an auditor at KPMG Helsinki and since 2008 he has been involved in development project audits in Africa and Asia. Lauri has strong experience in accounting, financial reporting and financial administration. His educational background is a Master’s Degree in Accounting.

Robert Hygrell

Senior Advisor

Robert has been directly involved in the Aceh peace process since 2005, initially as Legal Advisor to the Head of the AMM and since early 2007 as senior advisor to Aceh peace-building program. He also regularly shares experiences from Aceh in the region.

Nick Killick

Program Advisor

Nick has over 10 years experience in conflict resolution and peace-building, including in South Asia, West and Central Africa and the South Caucasus. He has specific interest and expertise in the role of the private sector in peace-building.

Liisa Christensen

Program Administrator

Liisa has lived in Indonesia over 10 years and speaks fluent Bahasa Indonesia. During Aceh peace process she was in a supportive role and gained insight into the peace process.  Liisa is PACTA’s program administrator with additional responsibilities for networking with women’s organisations. Her educational background is a Master’s degree in Health Science.

Christian Brunner

Program Consultant

Christian Brunner has joined the PACTA team after working for 25 years with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), half of them in South-East Asia. Christian has acquired wide experience in working on humanitarian issues and international humanitarian law in conflict situations and he consults PACTA's programs.