All Members
Nelu Burcea
SDA and IRLA’s liaison to the United Nations
Nelu Burcea serves as the Liaison of the Seventh-day Adventist Church &
Liberato C. Bautista
President - Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations
Rev. Dr. Liberato C. Bautista is the President of CoNGO—The Conference of
Bill Knott
Director of Government Affairs for the Seventh-day Adventists, Washington, D.C.
Bill Knott is associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
Michael Wiener
Human Rights Officer, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dr. Michael Wiener has been working at the Office of the United
Floyd Morris
Director of the Centre for Disability Studies, Member and Past President of the Senate of Jamaica
Floyd Morris completed his PhD at the UWI in 2017 and is
Ibrahim Salama
Chief of the UN Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Diplomat for 40 years with predominantly multilateral inter-governmental experience, Ibrahim SALAMA joined
Tina Ramirez
Founder and President, Hardwired World
Tina Ramirez serves as the Founder and President and brings to Hardwired
Nicholas P. Miller
Professor of Church History, Andrews University; Director, International Religious Liberty Institute
Nicholas Miller is Professor of Church History at Andrews University in Berrien
Teresa Flores Chiscul
Director of the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Latin America – OLIRE
Teresa Flores Chiscul
Lawyer graduated from the Catholic University Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo,
Titus Corlăţean
Legal scholar, diplomat, lawmaker, and former Minister of Justice and of Foreign Affairs
Titus Corlăţean, Ph.D., is a legal scholar, diplomat, lawmaker, and educator. He
Louisa Klingvall
Team leader in the Fundamental Rights Unit of the European Commission DG Justice
Louisa Klingvall has been a team leader in the Fundamental Rights Unit
Jonathan Scriven
Associate Director of the Honors College at Washington Adventist University
Dr. Jonathan Scriven is the Associate Director of the Honors College at
Julia M. Puaschunder
Behavioral economist at the New School for Social Research in New York, USA
Julia M. Puaschunder, PhD – was educated as a behavioral economist with
Marian Gh. Simion
President of the IPSEC at Harvard Divinity School
Marian Gh. Simion is a political scientist and a religious historian with
Denise Burrill Simion
Assistant Professor, Fitchburg State University, USA
Denise Burrill Simion, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the School of
Orlan Johnson
Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the North American Division
Orlan Johnson is the Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for
Ryan Koch
Director, Public and International Affairs at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Ryan Koch was appointed Director of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Francesca Evangelisti
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department, Italian Union
Francesca Evangelisti holds a bachelor's in Anthropology curriculum science of religions from
Nicoleta Hegheş
Researcher, Romanian Academy, “Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute
Dr.Nicoleta Hegheş is a Researcher 2nd degree at Romanian Academy, “Andrei Rădulescu”
Silvia Baldassarre
Research fellow at the University of Florence, Italy
Silvia Baldassarre holds a PhD in Law from the University of Padua;
Dan Serb
President, Irish Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Dan G. Șerb holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the
Jennifer Woods
Legal Counsel and Director of PARL at the Lake Union Conference
Jennifer Gray Woods is currently Legal Counsel and Director of Public Affairs
Jonathan Ammons
President of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), New York
Jonathan Ammons serves as the Associate Director of the New York Office
Paulo Macedo
Secretary-General, International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty
Mr. Paulo Macedo holds a degree in International Relations and a master’s
Thierry Valle
President, Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience, France
Thierry Valle has been an active advocate for human rights for more
Janet E. Buckingham
Professor of Political Studies at Trinity Western University and Director of Global Advocacy
Prof. Dr. Janet Epp Buckingham lives in Ottawa, Canada and has served
Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru
Full professor, theologian, specialist in history of philosophy, church law, religious freedom
Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru, PhD, is a theologian, specialist in history of philosophy and
SunHwan Kim
AM / PARL Director, Northern Asia-Pacific Division
SunHwan Kim was the Associate Secretary of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division from
Abraham Bakari
PARL Director of Seventh-day Adventist Church, West and Central Africa Region
Abraham Bakari currently serves as Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
Guilherme Brasil de Souza
PhD student, Religion and Society, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA
Guilherme Brasil de Souza was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil and grew