Lynne Barker
Lynne Barker is a visual artist, a collector, a maker and a (re)organiser of information. She is concerned with the overlooked or uncared for, with things that have multiple meanings and where there is mystery or contention.
Lynne Barker is a visual artist, a collector, a maker and a (re)organiser of information. She is concerned with the overlooked or uncared for, with things that have multiple meanings and where there is mystery or contention.
Alexandra Timiş has been coming to Caux since 2015. She first came, aged 16, as a participant in the Week of International Community programme. The people and the values she met here became an inspiration to her. That motivated her to join in 2016 the Sponsored Participants Programme followed by the 2017 Caux Peace and Leadership Programme. In 2017 she also joined the AEUB team. She is currently studying International Relations and European Studies at Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca, Romania.
Jane Wuth first came to Caux as an intern and volunteer in 2015. After this inspiring time, she has returned every year since 2016 to be a conference team member. She holds a degree in International Economics and Business and is completing a PhD in Germany. Her research revolves around the potential of an interrelationship between rural regions and digital startups.
Diana Topan supports Caux Initiatives of Change as a consultant for graphic design. She has worked with various NGOs at an international level since 2012, having gained experience as a project manager in the Netherlands and Romania, and as a freelance social media manager with clients in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. She studied psychology and is passionate about photography and digital arts.
Sarah Hammoura has been a member of the conference team since 2017. She first visited Caux in 2013 and has returned every summer to assist at the conference or as a participant. Sarah is passionate about sustainable business, economic empowerment and world peace.
Neil Oliver spent most of his career running a facilitation business in the UK. During this time he worked with large public and voluntary sector organizations, including the UK National Health Service. He developed specific expertise in helping to resolve conflict within teams and this work led him to Caux in 2011. In 2013 Neil was part of the core team that delivered Learning to Live in a Multicultural World. He has since joined the core team of Tools for Changemakers.
Born in the Netherlands in 1990 of a family who migrated from Turkey two generations ago, Burak Han Çevik studied Dutch and European Law in The Hague, and worked in government institutions focusing on immigration. He interned at the Dutch Embassy in Washington, DC, and gained a Master’s degree in International Humanitarian Laws specialising in Immigration. He then worked as a case manager for asylum seekers in the USA. He now works in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is currently based in Prague.
Arshalouys Tenbelian is a communication specialist from Beirut, Lebanon. Arshalouys is of Armenian origin, she is a 4th generation survival of Armenian genocide. Coming from a minority group in her country Lebanon, which is considered to have one of the biggest Armenian diaspora communities in the world, she has fought for long to keep her identity and Armenian cause alive. Arshalouys is an advocate for human rights, especially for minority groups campaigning and promoting minority rights.
Agnes Otzelberger is a trainer and researcher supporting change-makers in finding their resilience, power and wisdom. Coming from a background of ten+ years in the not-for-profit sector and international development, with a focus on climate change and social inequality, she began to work on the connection between 'inner'/personal and 'outer'/system change in these demanding and volatile times.
Indee Thotawattage was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in the Gulf, currently based in Doha, Qatar. She works with undergraduate students on leadership development and social justice education. She was a participant of the Caux Scholars Program 2016 and returned to Caux as program coordinator for CSP 2017. Indee was involved in Sri Lankan civil society from 2008-2010, serving as project coordinator for a legal aid initiative offering assistance to internally displaced persons in northern Sri Lanka.