International Child Campaign Trustees

Eric Gutierrez is Christian Aid's Senior Adviser on Accountable Governance, based in London. A Philippine national, he has lived and worked in Malawi, South Africa and Germany. Previously he has held posts at ActionAid and WaterAid and has worked as a consultant for various nongovernmental organisations. Eric is the main author of the books 'Rebels, Warlords and Ulama: A Reader on Muslim Separatism and the War in Southern Philippines' and 'The Moro Conflict: Landlessness and Misdirected State Policies'. Eric studied Economics and Politics at the University of the Philippines (Diliman) and holds a Master's degree in Social and Political Theory from the University of London.

Kate Kopischke specializes in private and public sector consensus building and dispute prevention and resolution. From 2005 to 2010, Kate served as Ombudsman and Dispute Resolution Specialist for the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, an independent accountability mechanism of the International Finance Corporation - working with stakeholders involved in disputes arising from private sector investments of the World Bank Group. She currently works as a Senior Mediator at Resolve. Kate has a Master's degree in Intercultural Communication from the University of New Mexico and a BA in Journalism and Anthropology from the University of New Mexico.

Fritz Curzon is also a trustee and secretary of the Wallace Curzon Charitable Trust. He is a professional photographer and has worked on assignment for Save the Children in Africa and India. Fritz has a BA in the History and Theory of Art.

Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Alan Kiff has been a director of several companies in England and in Africa, with experience of both start-up entrepreneurial organisations and large corporate structures. He has been a managing editor of a regional newspaper in Botswana, has worked in Information Security and Risk for First National Bank in South Africa and has been the Product and Channel Manager of a major internet banking service. Alan has been involved in designing and operating environmentally and economically sustainable tourism programmes in India, Nepal, Southern Africa and the Middle East. He has an in-depth, practical knowledge of accounting and auditing requirements and responsibilities. He can be contacted at alan.kiff@internationalchild.org