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New York Staff

Andrew Tomlinson Director & Quaker UN Representative

Andrew has a BA in Archaeology & Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and a Masters in Oriental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Andrew joined QUNO in 2008 after a career in international finance in London and New York with S.G.Warburg and Citigroup, having spent the last several years managing a socially responsible investment business. A Quaker since he came to Philadelphia from the UK on an exchange scholarship, he and his wife Ursula were married at Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting, and he is now Clerk of Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting in New Jersey.

Sarah Clarke Quaker UN Representative

Sarah has worked at QUNO since July 2002. During this time her responsibilities have included a combination of programmatic and office management responsibilities. In the area of program, Sarah has collaborated closely with QUNO Geneva staff on the issue of small arms. In this capacity, Sarah has worked closely with UN colleagues to establish the New York Small Arms Forum and to focus attention on approaches dealing with small arms demand. In addition, Sarah oversees day-to-day direction and management of the QUNO office and program including financial matters, fundraising, program planning and management of Quaker House. Prior to QUNO, Sarah worked for a variety of non-profit organizations including the Global Development Network (Washington DC), and Aga Khan Foundation Canada (Ottawa). Sarah also worked with community level organizations in Southeast Asia under the auspices of Canadian University Service Overseas from 1995-1998. She has a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and is a Member of Ottawa Friends Meeting in Canada.

Gabriel Morden-Snipper Programme Associate

Gabe holds a B.A. in politics from Oberlin College in 2007. There, his coursework focused on politics and economics of natural resources and international trade and development. Outside the classroom, he taught languages in local schools, facilitated a community arts project, and dj’ed at WOBC, Oberlin’s radio station. He is an associate member of Adelphi Friends Meeting in Adelphi, MD. He has also been involved with the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Camping Program, working as a counselor at Catoctin Quaker Camp and Teen Adventure Quaker Camp.

Eleanor Andrews Programme Assistant

Eleanor Snow Andrews has a B.A. from Amherst College (2006), where she double-majored in Political Science and French, writing a thesis on the Quaker influences on American prison reform. She volunteered with QUNO-Geneva while studying abroad in Switzerland in 2004-05, working in particular on the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights, as well as researching the issue of women in prison. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having spent two years as a health educator in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, West Africa. Whenever possible, Ellie attends Missoula Friends Meeting, in western Montana, but she is usually at Pennington Friends House, a Quaker residence in downtown Manhattan.

Emily Higgs Programme Assistant

Emily Higgs holds a B.A. from Haverford College in Peace and Conflict Studies. She is an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) facilitator, and spent two months in South Africa facilitating AVP workshops in prison. Emily recently returned from Rwanda, where she was conducting interviews in resettlement camps to evaluate the impact of AVP in those communities. In December 2007, she travelled with the American Friends Service Committee to Rome for the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Emily served as co-clerk of the Haverford Quaker Community, and worked as a counselor at Catoctin Quaker Camp.

Cathy Thomas Web Weaver

Cathy joined our staff in January 2002 after a technical career with Bell Labs and the U.S. Geological Survey. She is responsible for the QUNO website. Cathy's interest in Quaker support of the UN harks back to her own childhood experiences. She was a refugee from conflicts in both China and Korea before settling in post-war Japan and later, India. Cathy is a birthright Friend and member of Chatham-Summit NJ Monthly Meeting. She holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Maryland and earned a Masters in Computer Science while at the Labs.