Executive team

Iain Drennan

Executive Director

Iain has been the Executive Director of WeProtect Global Alliance since its launch as an independent international institution in April 2020.

Previously, he led the UK Home Office’s international response to child sexual abuse. Under Iain’s leadership, the UK was assessed top out of 60 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Out of the Shadows Index on response to child sexual abuse and ratified the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Convention against child sexual abuse.

Prior to this, Iain worked in national security, foreign policy and counter terrorism roles in the UK civil service and diplomatic service.

Eleanor Munif

Chief Operating Officer

Eleanor has worked in broad operational and leadership roles in not-for-profit organisations for over fifteen years. She has a particular interest in organisational management, operational delivery and risk mitigation.

Eleanor’s previous roles include working as Director of Operations at Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage; Chief Operating Officer at Redthread, a charity working to end youth violence in the UK; Programme Director of an educational programme supporting disadvantaged children; and as a Risk Management Consultant at Deloitte.

Shailey Hingorani

Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research

Shailey is a human rights professional who has spent over 13 years advocating for the rights of the most marginalised women and children in South Asia, the United States and Southeast Asia. She has worked with the Association of Women for Advocacy and Research (AWARE), Open Society Foundations, and Save the Children.

Shailey was a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University where she received a Master’s in Public Administration.

Michelle Jeuken

Head of Communications and Engagement

Michelle has over two decades experience in communications, marketing, fundraising and engagement, with a focus on social justice and human rights. She has led communications in several international NGOs in the UK, Asia and Australia including Red Cross, Save the Children and UNHCR, as well as worked in the largest child protection government agency in Australia.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Michelle was the Director Communications and Marketing for an international charity working in South Asia. She currently serves on the Trustee Board for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity.

Mark Bradshaw

Head of Development

Mark is an international development and humanitarian professional with two decades of experience in non-governmental organisations, including a particular focus on children’s rights. His experience includes supporting and leading programme delivery, business development and stakeholder management, grant management and compliance, and team leadership.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, he has worked for ChildLine, NSPCC, Mines Advisory Group, ECPAT International, War Child, and the International Rescue Committee.

Delali Mortty

Participation Manager

Delali has worked extensively in children and women’s rights issues across global programme management, strategic partnerships, and non-formal education.

Delali has collaborated with major social media companies and NGOs to embed youth voices and participation in safety by design initiatives. She also brings expertise in gender-based violence and has worked closely with survivor-led organisations. Delali is a founding Director of Player Voice, an organisation enabling young people’s views and ideas to be heard regarding their education and sporting development, with their safety always in mind.

Stephanie Quintao

Membership Engagement Manager

Stephanie has worked in international relations and wider advocacy focusing on membership management as well as facilitating stakeholder outreach.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Stephanie was the Senior Member Relations Adviser at the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) where she was responsible for overall membership engagement, including retention and recruitment strategies.

Bethany Jennings

Research Manager

Bethany has worked extensively in the areas of child protection, homelessness, sexual violence and exploitation, holistic services and participation, both as a social worker and researcher.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, she worked for Children In All Policies 2030, based at UCL, advocating for children’s health and wellbeing to be centred in all policies through science, advocacy and coalition building.

Hijab Siddiqui

Communications & Project Officer

Hijab is a lawyer, passionate about human rights and technology. She has experience in policy development, communications, research, advocacy, and capacity building. She has contributed to impactful projects such as the National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights in Pakistan, and capacity-building programs for lawyers, judiciary, police officials, civil society, and media professionals. She has also been involved in developing international film festivals and fellowships focused on empowering women and youth. Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance she worked on global advocacy with Care International.

She received the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for a Master’s in Human Rights Policy and Practice, and the Vivian Leitner Global South Scholarship for an LLM in International Law & Justice from Fordham University. She also holds an LLB from the University of London International Programmes. Additionally, she was selected as a Youth Ambassador with the Internet Society.

Katie Burke

Policy Manager

Katie is a children’s rights researcher and policy professional who has worked on issues related to child protection for the last 6 years. Prior to joining WeProtect Global Alliance Katie worked for Coram International as a research consultant for UNICEF, the European Union and other I/NGOs in 22 countries on issues related to violence against children and gender based violence. She has also held a variety of policy and research roles in the United Kingdom and the United States. Katie is a passionate advocate for child participation, having led both the Scottish Youth Parliament and British Youth Council as Deputy Chairperson.

Katie was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Minnesota where she received her Masters in Human Rights, building on her previous Masters in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

Veronica Polizzi

Operations Manager

Veronica has worked in diverse industries with a special interest in financial budgeting and efficiency strategies.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Veronica was Financial Reporting Manager at a private healthcare company where she was responsible for tracking, analysing and reporting business income as well as taking the lead in creating and implementing processes to improve workflow.

Poppy Reid

Senior Communications and Content Officer

Poppy has experience working with a range of frontline charities and policy and research not-for-profits, with a focus on human rights and social justice. She brings expertise in modern slavery and human trafficking.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Poppy led on communications for Focus on Labour Exploitation. She has also led regional communications for the UK homelessness charity St Mungo’s, worked at anti-slavery charity Unseen UK and for a private sector PR agency.