Dr Jacqueline Parisi Chief Executive Officer Expand Dr Jacqueline Parisi has spent much of her career strengthening international non-government organisations in Asia and the Pacific. She has drawn upon her experience to develop strategy, design programmes, perform evaluations, and implement capacity development interventions. Jacqueline has also developed a social enterprise methodology and applied this to assist survivors of sex trafficking in Laos and Cambodia, and people affected by leprosy in remote parts of China – generating sustainable income streams and social change. She has worked in Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK and Vietnam. Jacqueline holds an MBA, and a doctorate focused on capacity optimisation in international development, and the transferability of practices between private, public and non-profit sectors. She holds several non-profit Board positions and serves as advisor to the Mekong Club in Hong Kong, fighting modern slavery.
Caroline Gatenby Program Manager Expand Caroline oversees and manages program operations for Assisi Aid Projects. Caroline is an experienced international development program manager, communication and organisational mentor and strategist; with experience delivering projects that address economic and gender equity, HIV advocacy, SDGs, and MDGs with non-government organisations, UN missions, Australian Red Cross, philanthropic trusts, and foreign governments since 2008.Caroline takes a feminist approach to her work through projects in Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, India and Cambodia, where she has applied participatory and strengths-based approaches to manage projects and build the skills of local UN, government and NGO teams. In addition to her role with Assisi Aid Projects, Caroline is an ADF Gender Focal Point and works in the field of Women Peace and Security for Defence. To contact Caroline: [email protected] or Linkedin
Isabella Kenne Project Officer Expand Isabella oversees Assisi Aid Projects' communications content and assists with project reporting and review processes. Joining Assisi Aid Projects as a volunteer in June 2019, Isabella has further developed her passion for gender equality through the work of the organisation and has assisted across various tasks with an attentive eye for detail. Isabella is continuously inspired by the stories of the women who are empowered by the work of Assisi Aid Projects. Isabella is additionally interested in the intersection and interaction of economic development and women's empowerment. Isabella has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations from Monash University.