IPB Board, Council and Staff Members

Corazon Valdez Fabros, is currently the Co-President of International Peace Bureau (ipb.org) and a core member of thematic circle on Peace and Security at Asia-Europe Peoples Forum (aepf.info). She is a member of the Steering Committee of Dismantle Military Industrial Complex Network (www.dismantlethemic.org/)...

Philip Jennings was re-elected Co-President of the IPB in October 2022 and currently serves his second term. He spent over 40 years first in the UK and then the global trade union movement where he occupied key leadership positions for 30 years...

Lucas Wirl, council member of IPB since 2013 and Treasurer of IPB since 2019, studied Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies and Anglistics at Philipps University of Marburg and Marquette University. After interning with Peace Action Wisconsin he became an organizer of the NATO Protest Actions around the NATO Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl in 2009 … Continue reading "Lucas Wirl – Treasurer"...

Arielle Denis was elected Vice President of IPB in October 2022. With a University background of International and Strategic Affairs, Arielle Denis was first a journalist and an activist on peace and disarmament issues. She published books, articles as well as several movies especially on conflicts issues...

Alain Rouy has been elected Vice President of IPB in October 2022 and is a former board member (2019-2022). Peace activist, representative of french Appel des Cent against nuclear weapons and currently national secretary of Mouvement de la Paix, executive secretary of International Association of Educators for Peace and IAEP-delegate at UNESCO, co-chair French Teachers … Continue reading "Alain Rouy – Vice President"...

Sharon Dolev was elected as IPB Council Member in October, 2022. She is a peace and human rights activist with a focus on eradicating nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East through innovative policy, education, advocacy and activism. She is the founder and director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM), the … Continue reading "Sharon Dolev – Council Member"...

Amela Skiljan has been re-elected as IPB council member in October 2022. She is currently pursuing her phD on EU Arms Export Controls at the University of Bremen, Germany. She holds an L.L.M. in European and International Law and is working as Financial Coordinator at the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility … Continue reading "Amela Skiljan – Council Member"...

Marc Batac was re-elected as IPB council member in October 2022. He is an activist, peacebuilder and organizer based in the Philippines. He focuses on the practice and study of contentious politics, asymmetric conflict, violence and peace processes, authoritarianism and militarism, and non-violent direct action and social movements in Southeast Asia. Marc is currently the Programme Manager  … Continue reading "Marc Batac – Council Member"...

Amani Aruri has been elected as IPB council member in October 2022. Amani has developed skills and capacities in the fields of social transformation, community activism, human rights, peace and security, advocacy, national dialogue and peace mediation to advance gender equality, economic wellbeing, social justice and human rights agendas at the national, regional and global … Continue reading "Amani Aruri – Council Member"...

Eskil Grav has been re-elected as IPB council member in October 2022. He is a member of the IPB family,  and active in the fields of peacebuilding and disarmament. He has past experience working in community and peacebuilding activities in both Tanzania and Lebanon, and a has a background in Human Security Theory. Eskil is … Continue reading "Eskil M. Grav – Council Member"...

Michelle Clemente joined our team in May 2023. Michelle is a peace and development worker with a decade of experience. Her expertise encompasses peace education, community-driven development, and capacity building in both conflict and non-conflict zones, as well as indigenous communities. She has authored peace education books and spearheaded national projects in the Philippines. Michelle … Continue reading "Michelle L. Clemente – Assistant Coordinator"...

Emily Molinari joined our team in May 2023 as Assistant Coordinator, and since 2024, she has been serving as IPB’s Deputy Executive Director. Among other campaigns and tasks, she focuses on the IPB Latin America Network and the Common Security Working Group. Emily Molinari, from Italy, holds a Bachelor’s double degree in International Studies from … Continue reading "Emily Molinari – Deputy Executive Director"...

Sean Conner was appointed Executive Director of IPB in October 2022. He holds a Bachelors in Intercultural and Critical Communication Studies from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a Masters in Intercultural Conflict Management from the Alice Salomon Hochschule...

Alessandra Fontanella joined IPB as Assistant Coordinator in September, 2022. She is currently working towards an MA in International Cooperation at the University of Turin, Italy and is focusing her research on food insecurity and conflict.  Alessandra holds a BA in Foreign Languages and an MA in International Relations. Previously, she has worked in ethical … Continue reading "Alessandra Fontanella – Assistant Coordinator"...

Quique Sánchez holds a bachelor in Political Science and a master’s degree in International Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. His career, activism and research are dedicated to peacebuilding, human rights and social and environmental justice...