If you've worked in humanitarian contexts in the last 10 years, you know about Isadora Quay even if you've never heard her name. Our Chief Executive created Rapid Gender Analysis, the CARE Gender Marker, initiated the Fatima Light App, and the Women Lead in Emergencies approach. She is, quite simply, a force of nature. Her work is used by the United Nations, universities, NGOs, and civil society. For the past decade, Isadora developed CARE International's work on Gender in Emergencies. Isadora speaks French and teaches at Science Po, Paris. With a passion for business as well as social justice, Isadora led the Gender in Emergencies Training Institute for seven years, which generated an 8x return on investment and provided learning to over a thousand people.

Siobhán Foran is a unicorn: she is a world class expert in both Gender in Emergencies and Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation. She is the Senior Gender and GBV Expert at the Gender in Emergencies Group. For the past 15 years, Siobhán has been working on gender, diversity inclusion, localisation, protection and GBV prevention, mitigation and response.  She has a rare gift for creating accessible tools and approaches that work.

In 2007, Siobhán was one of the architects of the first IASC Gender Marker. In 2012, she was invited to join the INSPIRE Consortium in the development of a Gender-Age Marker for DG ECHO. She is organised, structured and meticulous in her work, while at the same time propositional and innovative.  Everyone loves working with Siobhán: she is always in high demand for her ability to elevate work and her capacity to support and lead others in a gentle and principled way. Siobhán is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Zha Min is a joy to work with: she makes training experiences better for both learners and for the facilitators too. She is the Senior Learning and Development Expert with the Gender in Emergencies Group. Zha excels at creating learning experiences that foster community as well as impact. She is dedicated to making sure that everyone who starts a course has the best possible chance to finish it.  

She is a specialist in peer learning approaches which help organisations achieve impact at scale. She has developed and delivered over 30 online learning programs for over 3000 frontline professionals in global health, gender and humanitarian contexts, from conception to impact evaluation.  She has a Master of Science degree in education from Oxford University. She is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Zha is fluent in more languages than anyone else in the team. She speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese. She can be found working on English and French learning designs and delivery at the GiE Group.

Kathleen O’Brien is a founder and Director of the Gender In Emergencies Group and draws upon more than 3 decades working in international development and humanitarian assistance. In that time she has held senior leadership roles in HR, Marketing, Communications, and Program Management.  

Since 2012 she has identified specialists to support urgent crises around the globe more than 1500 times.  Kathleen’s overall strengths lie in social justice program management.  With a particular talent for relationship-building and finding win-win solutions, she has led significant growth (size, scope, sophistication) in every senior role she has held.Always passionate about making a difference, Kathleen is adept at engineering positive outcomes for stakeholders tackling situations of adversity.  

As a Director in the GiE Group she aims to add value to the experience of both clients and gender specialists as they work together for a more equal world.She is committed to responsiveness at speed and believes that relationships of trust are what make everything work. She holds an Honours degree in French and Spanish Literature from Carleton University, Ottawa, and speaks English, Spanish and French.