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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 a member 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.

Camilla Campisi Quaker UN Representative

Camilla joined QUNO in September 2010 as the lead on the peacebuilding programme. Prior to working with QUNO, she was an Advocate with Refugees International (RI), based in Washington, DC. While at RI, Camilla conducted field assessments and carried out advocacy strategies on issues related to humanitarian assistance and the protection of refugees and internally displaced people, with a particular focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Myanmar. Before joining RI, she was the Field Relations Manager for InterExchange Au Pair USA, a nonprofit cultural exchange program. Camilla also has experience working on refugee resettlement with the International Organization for Migration in Geneva and the International Rescue Committee. Camilla has a Bachelor’s degree in French from Rutgers University and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

Kirsten Mandala Program Assistant

Kirsten graduated from Reed College in 2011 with a degree in Political Science. At Reed, she coordinated a volunteer partnership between Reed students and a local elementary school through the Students for Education, Empowerment, and Direct Service office, and led Reed’s Amnesty International chapter. Kirsten wrote her senior thesis on women’s participation in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood following her study of Arabic and Islamic politics in Morocco and Jordan during her junior spring and summer. In 2009, Kirsten was a recipient of the Davis Project for Peace grant and traveled to Rwanda to establish a children’s library and teach conflict resolution to Rwandan youth in cooperation with the African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI), a Quaker peacebuilding organization. She is joining QUNO after returning from another summer in Kigali, working with AGLI to update and expand the children’s library and developing the Children’s Peace Education Network of Rwanda.

Samia Abbass Program Assistant

Samia is a Palestinian-American with specific focus interests in nonviolent peacebuilding and reconciliation, especially at the grassroots level. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 2011 with a double major in Sociology/Anthropology and Peace Studies. Her countries of interest include Palestine-Israel and Northern Ireland. After participating in a peace and conflict studies semester in Northern Ireland in 2009, Samia received an in-depth look at the methods and strategies that grassroots, nongovernmental organizations employ in their work. In 2010 she received a grant to conduct field research in Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland, studying the ways that theater can be used for positive social change. She went on to write her senior thesis on this topic. Samia has lived and traveled abroad extensively in countries that include Nepal, Palestine, Jordan, Italy, and Mexico. She is a Californian by birth, but also calls Vermont and New York City home.

Elisabeth Halliday Office Coordinator

Originally from Lexington, Massachusetts, Elisabeth Halliday studied Vocal Performance at the Peabody Conservatory and German and Linguistics at Johns Hopkins University. Raised Unitarian Universalist, Elisabeth is thrilled to be working with Friends, whose ideals and beliefs mirror her own. As well as working at QUNO, Elisabeth works for the non-profit opera company Rhymes With Opera, both as a performer and as Communications Director. When not singing or coordinating the Quaker United Nations Office, Elisabeth fosters cats, reads books and hangs out in New York City’s many zoos.

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 maintains 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.