Staff

Meet IAFFE's team: Committed staff from diverse countries and time zones, working remotely together to amplify the impact of our membership and drive progress towards a feminist economic future.

Paulina Sicius, Managing Director

Paulina is the Managing Director of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), where she drives collaboration among scholars, policymakers, and activists to advance intersectional feminist economics. With over a decade of experience in gender equity and youth empowerment across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, she combines strategic insight with community-building to reimagine economic systems. She holds a master’s degree in International Development with a Gender specialization from the Complutense University of Madrid. Get in touch with Paulina at [email protected].

Wendy Khonziwe, Communications and Program Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Khonziwe has worked in grassroots intersectional feminist movements in several countries and is passionate about developing inclusive, feminist, and decolonial approaches to human rights advocacy. She has worked with the Fight Inequality Alliance supporting frontline activists in their efforts to tackle economic inequality by influencing policies and redefining the narratives that drive them. She is the co-founder of The Total Shutdown Movement, whose global mobilization efforts resulted in the development of the NSP (National Strategic Plan), a 10-year plan to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa. Wendy leverages her background in software engineering and digital marketing to tap into the existing creativity and practices of non-profits and expand their mission. She is based in South Africa. Get in touch with Wendy at [email protected]

 MaryBeth Bognar, Mentorship Program Coordinator

 
MaryBeth works collaboratively to manage communities and programs on gender, human-centered design, labor, education, and justice. Most recently, she worked at the intersection of gender and design innovation with IDEO.org for projects on international development, agriculture, and future forecasting. Previously she managed gender responsive programming to ensure people accused of crimes in conflict countries had access to justice with the International Legal Foundation; managed global feminist research and advocacy with the Center for Women's Global Leadership; and conducted participatory research on education in crisis contexts. She holds an MSc. in Global Affairs-Gender Studies from NYU. Get in touch with MaryBeth at [email protected]

Srishti Pal, Conference Coordinator and Program Assistant

 
Srishti is a young scholar keen on undertaking multi-disciplinary research  at the intersections of art, activism and academia.  Her research interests focus on queer rights, decolonial feminism, digital activism and social justice frameworks . She has a master's degree in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics and a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Delhi. Prior to LSE, she interned at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations and was also actively involved with the Rethinking Economics India Movement advocating for pluralism in economics. Get in touch with Srishti at [email protected]

Nancy Baise, Finacial Specialist

Nancy is a finance and administrative professional with extensive experience in both the non-profit and corporate sectors. Since 2015, she has been with the journal Feminist Economics, where she leverages her finance and administrative expertise. With a creative background and a BFA from the University of North Texas, Nancy is also actively involved in multiple organizations advocating for gender equity, social justice, human rights, and animal rights. Get in touch with Nancy at [email protected]