First name / Surname : Anahi / Ayala Iacucci
Permanent Address: Italy
Based: Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail(s): anahi@crisismappers.net, anahi@standbytaskforce.com
Nationality: Italian/Uruguayan
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internews, Africa Region Media Innovation Advisor, 2010 – Present
World Bank, Lusaka, Zambia Crowdsourcing and Information Management Specialist,
2010-Present
Standby Task Force
Co-Founder, Volunteers Coordinator and Information System Manager
2010-Present
Ushahidi Inc., Beijing, China Information Management Strategy Consultant,
2011
Internews Network, Washington DC, USA Humanitarian Response Consultant,
2010-2011
Freedom House, Cairo, Egypt
New Media Consultant,
2010
Ushahidi Chile@SIPA, New York, USA Director and Crisis Mapping Coordinator,
2010
Iraq Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit, UNOCHA, Amman, Jordan New Media Consultant,
2009-2010
Alternative Information Center, Beit Sahour, oPt
Project Manager Assistant,
2006-2007
Karibu Africa Association, Nairobi, Kenya Refugee Protection Officer,
2006
RELATED INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Radio Onda d’Urto, Brescia, Italy
Speaker and Journalist, 2008
International Middle East Media Center, Beit Sahour, oPt Speaker and Journalist, 2007
Zajel Association, Nablus, oPt Volunteer, 2005
Ya Basta, Oventic, Mexico International Observer, 1998
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA, Lecturer, 2011
- Guest lecturer at Global Health Emergencies Course on “History and Development of Crisis Mapping”
Columbia University, SIPA, New York, USA, Teacher Assistant Fellowship, 2010
- Teacher Assistant for the MA Course “International Human Rights Law” with Prof. Betsy Apple
Columbia University, SIPA, New York, USA, Reader Fellowship 2009
- Reader for the MA Course “International Human Rights Law” with Prof. Jasmine Ergas
Columbia University, SIPA, New York, USA Teacher Assistant Fellowship, 2009
- Teacher Assistant for the EMPA Course “Global Environment of Policymaking” with Prof. Naomi Weinberger
Columbia University, SIPA, New York, USA, Research Assistant Fellowship, 2009-2010
- Research assistant for Prof. Naomi Weinberger focusing on research about the Security System Reform in Palestine
SELECTED CONFERENCES
eTransform Africa, World Bank, African Development Bank, African Union Johannesburg, June 2011
- Third party Expert Reviewer: “Transformation‐Ready: The Strategic Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa” – Climate Change Report
Expert Meeting: Crowdsource Mapping for Preparedness and Emergency Response, UNSPIDER, Vienna, July 2011 and November 2011
- Crowdsourcing and Crisis Mapping Expert
Crisis Commons European Summit, La Sorbonne, Paris, May 2011
- Presenter: The institutional Management of crisis vs. citizens and the new practice of the virtual humanitarian interventions
Share Conference, Share, Belgrade, April 2011
- Presenter: Crisis Mapping in Action: Critical Lessons from Egypt, Sudan and Libya
VGI: real-time Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and emergency applications, ESRI, Redlands, February 2011
- Presenter: Introducing the Standby Volunteer Task Force: An Online Community for Live Crisis Mapping
The Role of Social Media in the Middle East, Columbia University New York, February 2011
- Presenter: The Role of Social Media in Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan revolutions
Early Warning for Protection: Technology and Practices, Oxfam AU Cambodia, November 2010
- Presenter: New technologies and early warning systems in non-permissive environments
MEMBERSHIPS
- Co-Founder of the Standby Task Force (www.standbytaskforce.com)
- Member of the International Network of Crisis Mappers (www.crisismappers.net)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Italian (mother tongue)
- English (excellent)
- Spanish (excellent)
- French (good)
- Arabic (basic)
