Team

Alex is the Digital Communications Officer at UWC International. As part of the Communications team, Alex uses digital tools such as social media, websites and online resources to support internal and external communications around the movement. He collaborates with, and supports the UWC schools and colleges and UWC’s network of over 150 national committees (NCs).

Alex is a dual-national Canadian-British citizen who holds a Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. His connection to the UWC movement runs deep, having lived at Pearson College, mentored UWC students on the KULE Foundation project, and worked as a Parliamentary Researcher for MP Stephen Doughty (UWC Pearson College, 1996-1998) – former chair of the UWC Great Britain National Committee. 

Throughout his career, Alex has worked with various NGOs and within the UK political system, focusing on humanitarian and educational projects. These experiences have fuelled his passion for the intersectional role that education plays in promoting human rights, peacebuilding and broadening the horizons of youth globally.

In his spare time, Alex is an avid adventurer and outdoorsman. On weekends, you’ll likely find him hiking and camping in the wilderness, or exploring one of his many passions, such as carpentry. He approaches life with enthusiasm, always seeking new ways to grow and engage with the world around him.

Email: alex.tyner@uwcio.uwc.org

Clara is UWC International’s Digital Communications Manager. She is a Portuguese UWC Adriatic alumna (1996-1998) who for many years led the volunteer-run Portuguese UWC National Committee while keeping her day job as a professional video editor.

As part of the Communications team, Clara runs digital communications – i.e. social media, website content – and internal communications – liaising with and supporting all 18 schools and colleges and UWC’s network of over 150 national committees.

Prior to joining UWC International she worked as a video editor for Red Bull Media House in Austria, after years working in Portugal between media production companies and national TV stations. Upon finishing her pre-Bologna 5-year degree on Sound & Image at Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Oporto, Clara joined UWC Portugal as a volunteer in 2008 where she was able to put to good use her varied set of interests and skills. However, it was while working on communications for the Portuguese UWC National Committee that she found the best way to combine her expertise on media and communication and her passion for UWC, finally joining UWC International’s team in June 2017.
Apart from her Portuguese native language, Clara speaks English and Spanish, can communicate in Italian and to some extent in French. A gadget/internet enthusiast, Clara won’t rest until she finds the best possible solution to a problem.

Email: clara.cruz@uwcio.uwc.org

Daniela is UWC International’s Communications Manager. In her role, Daniela is the main contact person for all communications related requests from across the UWC movement and ensures that the UWC International Office’s short and long term communication objectives and responsibilities are fulfilled. Her areas of responsibility include external and internal communications, crisis communications, philanthropy communications, PR, digital comms, and more. She also liaises with all communications teams across the UWC schools and colleges to support them and provide guidance and coordination on shared projects.

Daniela originally joined UWC International in April 2016 as Communications Officer, became Communications Coordinator in 2017, and finally Communications Manager in May 2022. 

Prior to joining UWC, Daniela worked at global PR firms Weber Shandwick and Burson-Marsteller (now Burson Cohn & Wolfe) at their Milan offices. Her area of expertise included corporate and B2B PR, with a focus on tech clients such as Samsung, Facebook and SAP. Daniela holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a MA in Public, Political and Social Communications at the University of Bologna, Italy. She is Italian and has been living in London with her husband since 2015, with the addition of her daughter Viola in 2017. 

Email:daniela.lipia@uwcio.uwc.org

Delphine joined the Philanthropy team at UWC International in May 2020 and is based in Berlin. Her role is to be responsible for the development and implementation of UWC International’s philanthropy strategy and coordination of fundraising across the UWC movement in close cooperation with the UWC International Office, the UWC schools and colleges as well as the UWC national committees. 

Delphine has 20 years of work experience in philanthropy, corporate responsibility, consulting and international development. Prior to joining UWC International, Delphine was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan. From 2015 until 2020, she oversaw a large part of JPMorganChase Foundation’s philanthropic activities across Europe, Middle East and Africa, defining and implementing country philanthropic strategies to promote a more inclusive economic growth and working closely with a wide range of charities and international organizations supporting access to skills & jobs, small businesses and improving financial health. Delphine was also leading on the foundation’s regional strategy to support small businesses. 

Delphine previously worked over ten years at PlaNet Finance, now known as Positive Planet, a network of nonprofits promoting a positive economy through financial inclusion and microentrepreneurship. In her last role as Technical Director, she was responsible for overseeing the organization’s project portfolio and was managing key donors relationships. She started her career as a consultant at Bearing Point in Berlin, Germany, where she moved back with her husband and their twin children in 2018. Delphine holds a master’s degree in Management from the ESCP European Business School, a German Diplom-Kauffrau and a master’s degree in Humanitarian and Development Assistance from the University of Paris XII. Delphine speaks English, German and her native French.

Email: delphine.poschmann@uwcio.uwc.org

Doug joined UWC International in June 2021 and worked on National Committee Capacity Building until August 2023. In his current role as Funded Programmes Coordinator, Doug now manages various scholarship programmes which enable students from diverse backgrounds to attend UWC.

Since studying Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Doug has worked closely with volunteers in various NGOs and social enterprises in Thailand, UK, Germany and Greece. In his role before UWC, Doug was Volunteer Coordinator at Samos Volunteers, an NGO that provides psycho-social support for people living in the refugee camp on Samos, Greece. Before this he worked for Benefacto, a social enterprise that worked with companies to help get their staff volunteering in the UK.

Doug loves being part of organisations, like UWC, that bring people who would never usually meet together to share ideas, form friendships and learn from each other. Outside of work, he is happiest when reading, cycling, listening to podcasts, going to concerts or sitting in a beergarden on a sunny day. He is based in Berlin and speaks German and English.

Email: douglas.chang@uwcio.uwc.org

Emily is UWC International’s Communications Manager. Her responsibilities include external communications, crisis and internal communications, content creation and marketing. 

After completing a degree in Law and Politics, Emily has spent the last twenty years working for a variety of charities in the UK including the Money Advice Trust, Girlguiding, UNIAID and benevolent funds supporting engineers, doctors and the Royal Air Force. Her experience covers all areas of communications, marketing, digital and fundraising and she has worked on projects including the Chelsea Flower Show and British Grand Prix.

Away from the office, Emily is an avid theatre goer, enjoys exploring all that London has to offer, reading, baking, Lego, playing with her cats and spends too much time watching racing cars drive round in circles.

Email: emily.hopkins@uwcio.uwc.org 

Giuseppe joined UWC in April 2024 as the Website Delivery Project Manager working in the Communications & Engagement team. In this role Giuseppe will be managing the delivery of the new UWC public facing website due to be launched in August 2025.

His recent work history in the Education and Not-for-profit sectors has seen him manage new website build projects for Kaplan International Pathways, the Diocese of Guildford and The Royal Parks.

Previous to that, Giuseppe spent the best part of 20 years working in various roles within Digital and Sports (Football, Golf, Tennis) leading digital teams and working in various content and live event related roles for organisations such as the International Management Group, The DP World Tour, The Football Association, The Lawn Tennis Association and DeltaTre/UEFA. Giuseppe’s career has now gone full circle as he started his working life as a TEFL teacher working in schools in the UK, Argentina, Australia, Italy and Mexico.

When not managing website builds Giuseppe can be found cooking Italian food, cycling around Tooting Common or watching his son’s playing football.

Email: giuseppe.barresi@uwcio.uwc.org

Lachlan joined UWC International as Philanthropy Manager in January 2020 and he is based in London. Lachlan works with the Global Philanthropy Team to develop initiatives that enable generous supporters of UWC to contribute to its vision of using education to unite people, nations and cultures. In practice, Lachlan’s role will involve undertaking research, developing funding applications and acquiring gifts to assist UWC to realise its ambitious fundraising targets. 

Lachlan has worked in various fundraising roles for over eight years, at tertiary institutions and non-government organisations in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Most recently, Lachlan was employed as the Major Grants and Philanthropy Manager at the peacebuilding and conflict prevention organisation, Saferworld, and prior to that held a development position at the National Gallery in London. In Australia, Lachlan worked as a Development Manager at the University of New South Wales in a role that focussed on acquiring funding for scholarships for educationally-disadvantaged students. Lachlan also spent three years working in fundraising roles in Malawi and Zimbabwe for World Vision International and was responsible for managing donor relationships for the organisation’s water & sanitation and child protection programmes.

Lachlan graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work and currently undertaking a Master of Laws at the same institution. Lachlan spends a large amount of his spare time running around the parks of London and is slowly trying to improve his French and Portuguese language skills.

Email: lachlan.keen@uwcio.uwc.org
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7269 7800 

Lara joined the Philanthropy team at UWC International in November 2022. She manages various scholarship programmes, including the EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC. Prior to joining UWC International, she acted as the Short Course Coordinator for the EU-UWC partnership, coordinating online and in-person UWC short courses with the aim of bringing together young Cypriots across a divide.

Her studies at UWC Mostar (2008-2010) cemented Lara’s interest in using education to promote peace and equity. Following a bachelor’s degree in Middle East Studies at Brown University, Lara has worked at a variety of educational institutions to coordinate and facilitate empowering, intercultural learning programmes, including Tilting Futures (formerly Global Citizen Year) and Koc University. Lara has been an active volunteer on the Turkish and Dutch national committees and has helped deliver six UWC short courses since 2017.  

Outside work, Lara enjoys biking, visiting museums, reading and spending time with her two cats. She is based in the Netherlands and speaks English, Dutch, and Turkish.

Email: lara.savenije@uwcio.uwc.org

Lisa joined UWC International to lead the Communications and Engagement team in August 2023. Her busy team is responsible for much of the online and offline communications, digital marketing, media, PR and content development produced by UWC International. In addition, the Communications and Engagement team provides support for the UWC Governance bodies and crisis communications, media and digital guidance to all National Committees, UWC schools and colleges. 

Lisa has an extensive range of communications and marketing experience: from developing complex marketing strategies to delivering targeted digital fundraising campaigns across multiple audiences. She has developed communication frameworks for organisations with a global footprint, as well as worked extensively with volunteers. Lisa has most recently worked in the not-for-profit sector at CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), prior to which she spent six years with the UK’s oldest tri-service military charity, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – where she was Director of Marketing & Communications. Before moving across to the not-for-profit sector, Lisa also worked in a variety of roles at marketing and advertising agencies, as well as for in-house corporate teams which included programme management, change management and transformation communications, corporate and public affairs, digital CRM platform development, policy development and much, much more.

Lisa lives in leafy, green North London with her family and her feral cat, Zorro! Outside of work, she enjoys swimming, watching live comedy and travelling – mainly so that she can discover exciting new food and cultures.

Email: lisa.shattock@uwcio.uwc.org