Mostafa Al Hamod is a Syrian consultant specialising in governance and local development, with extensive experience working in conflict-affected settings. He currently leads IFIT’s Syria programme and coordinates the Syria Resource Group (SRG), bringing together local actors, civil society, and economic stakeholders to shape context-sensitive governance and recovery frameworks. Over the years, he has supported Syrian and international institutions in strengthening participatory governance, planning for recovery, and building institutional capacity. His work also involves facilitating inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogues, helping local communities define their recovery priorities, and providing practical recommendations and guidance for policy and programme design. In addition, he develops research reports and recommendation papers that advance inclusive recovery and protect the rights of vulnerable groups.
Beyond his consultancy work, Mostafa is a member of the Advisory Board of Adopt a Revolution, and the Chairman of the Board of Leadership for Development and Sustainability (LDS). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (Administrative Law) from the University of Aleppo, Syria.
Working languages: Arabic and English
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Lea Obermüller is an Intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), working with the Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean and based in Bogotá.
She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po Paris, with a concentration in Latin America and migration. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Spanish from Williams College (USA). Her research focuses on migration governance, transitional justice, and democratic resilience in the Latin American region.
Her areas of interest include human rights, peacebuilding, regional cooperation, and the protection of vulnerable groups in contexts of political crisis and forced migration.
Working languages: English, Spanish, French and German.
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Lucas Tamayo Ruiz is a programme development professional based in Brussels, Belgium, supporting IFIT’s Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean as an extern.
Lucas has experience working in several peacebuilding NGOs, including Search for Common Ground, the International Network for Human Rights Europe (RIDHE) and the War Affected People’s Association, where he has specialized in programme development and knowledge management for peacebuilding projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has worked on issues of community and grassroots peacebuilding, peace mediation, reconciliation and polarisation reduction, and has developed projects in countries across the region, including Venezuela, Nicaragua and Mexico. He furthermore is trained to facilitate workshops and trainings on non-violent communication and conflict sensitivity. He currently works as an independent consultant, offering business development, knowledge management and research support to NGOs, public institutions and actors in the private sector.
Lucas holds a Master’s Degree of Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University, Sweden, where he dedicated his master’s thesis to exploring the relationship between community mediation and local reconciliation in Medellín, Colombia, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Speech Science from the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany.
Working languages: English, Spanish and Catalan.
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Ashley Dua is completing a three-month fellowship with the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) through the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity (I-GMAP) Field Placement Program.
Before joining IFIT, Ashley was an Editorial Intern for Human Rights Quarterly, through the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Additionally, she provided immigration assistance in the Broome County region of New York at the American Civic Association. Ashley also has contributed to the CIRI Human Rights Database, where she utilized mixed methodologies to evaluate global protections for Indigenous peoples and LGBTQ+ communities. Her scholarly research concentrates on conflict prevention and de-escalation, microdynamics of mass atrocities, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Ashley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Binghamton University, with minors in Global Studies and Human Rights. She is currently pursuing a M.S. in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention.
Working languages: English.
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Emilio Arturo Barbosa Meillon es pasante en el Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), colaborando en el proyecto de México.
Actualmente, Emilio cursa la Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales en el Tecnológico de Monterrey y la Licenciatura en Derecho en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Sus áreas de especialización e investigación son la violencia criminal en el contexto mexicano y la paz y seguridad internacional.
Sus áreas de interés son la construcción de paz, el acceso a la justicia, la independencia judicial, el derecho internacional humanitario y los estudios estratégicos.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Emilio Arturo Barbosa Meillon is an Intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), working at the project in Mexico.
Emilio is currently studying a bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a bachelor of laws at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His areas of specialization and research are criminal violence in the Mexican context, and international peace and security.
His areas of interest are peacebuilding, access to justice, judicial independence, international humanitarian law, and strategic studies.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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María Alejandra Fonseca Manosalva es pasante en el Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). Está basada en la oficina de Bogotá, donde apoya al equipo del trabajo del Fondo de Expertos de Colombia.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, María Alejandra trabajó en la Clínica Jurídica para Migrantes de la Universidad de los Andes, brindando asistencia legal a personas de bajos ingresos con problemas relacionados con inmigración. También ha participado en roles académicos y de liderazgo, incluyendo su labor como representante estudiantil en la universidad.
María Alejandra está próxima a graduarse de Derecho y Ciencia Política en la Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Sus áreas de interés incluyen el derecho internacional, los derechos humanos, la justicia transicional, los estudios de género y las políticas migratorias.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglés i español.
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María Alejandra Fonseca Manosalva is an Intern at the Institute For Integrated Transitions (IFIT). She is based in the Bogotá office where she supports IFIT’s work in Colombia.
Before joining IFIT, María Alejandra worked at the Legal Clinic for Migrants at the Universidad de los Andes, providing legal assistance to low-income individuals facing immigration-related challenges. She has also been involved in academic and leadership roles, including serving as a student representative at her university.
María Alejandra is a soon-to-be graduate in Law and Political Science at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Her areas of interest include international law, human rights, transitional justice, gender studies, and migration policy.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Maksud Sultanov is Project Lead for the Uzbekistan Expert Group at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), focusing on advancing the green energy transition in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With extensive experience across the industrial sector, international organisations, and IT, Maksud excels in fostering collaboration among government officials, industry leaders, and international organisations to develop impactful and sustainable green solutions.
Before joining IFIT, Maksud contributed to the implementation of development projects in Uzbekistan, specialising in agribusiness and agrotourism. He also worked in civil and industrial construction, where he was responsible for promoting and enforcing environmentally sustainable practices.
Maksud holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Leadership and Global Management from Nord University in Norway and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Bangor University in the UK.
Working languages: English, Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik.
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Diana is the Development and Impact Officer at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT).
Prior to joining IFIT, Diana was the Institutional Development Officer at México Evalúa, a leading think tank in Mexico City dedicated to public policy evaluation. She also served as the Fundraising and Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator at La Cana, Proyecto de Reinserción Social, A.C., and as a researcher at the Centro de Investigación para la Paz México (CIPMEX).
Diana brings extensive experience working with civil society organizations, with a strong focus on gender issues, peacebuilding, and the rule of law. Her areas of expertise include developing and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies, managing national and international grant proposals, fostering strong partnerships with funders, overseeing project monitoring and evaluation, and organizing teams and logistics for psychosocial interventions in Mexican penitentiaries.
She also contributed to the development of the research project “Gender, Incarceration, and Peacebuilding: A Qualitative Study on Women Inmates in Mexican Prisons from a Peacebuilding Perspective”.
Diana holds a BA in International Relations, graduating with Honors from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
