Peter Grzic is an international humanitarian and disaster management expert, renowned for his exceptional leadership and cultural proficiency. He is also an experienced associate trainer and has been teaching on RedR Australia’s courses for many years.
Peter has remarkable coordination, liaison and facilitation skills. He has worked for UN agencies, governments, NGOs and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, with experience spanning the Pacific, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Peter loves to share his knowledge with course participants, providing valuable guidance in global humanitarian systems, crisis management and navigating complex environments.
Jess Letch is a highly experienced international aid and development expert with a 25-year track record in providing strategic leadership in dynamic environments. She is also a longstanding RedR Australia trainer, who can often be found on our Hostile Environment Awareness Training course.
Her extensive experience spans Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Europe, demonstrating a deep cultural understanding and strong interpersonal skills. Jess excels in humanitarian operations, coordination, and team leadership. With a rich academic background, including a Master of Program Evaluation, Jess is adept at needs assessment, program design and monitoring. Her expertise lies in stakeholder engagement, building robust relationships with diverse partners, and resource mobilisation and she has held key roles in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Ukraine and across Asia-Pacific region.
A strong teacher and mentor, Jess is a catalyst for positive change in aid and development.
With nearly 30 years' experience in the humanitarian sector, Vuli Gauna is a highly respected expert in disaster preparedness, response and recovery across the Pacific. He has worked for the Fiji, British, Vanuatu and New Zealand Red Cross as well as the IFRC. Vuli leads teams of people during crises, taking on coordination and leadership roles.
Vuli is also a very experienced trainer. He is well known throughout the Red Cross and Pacific NDMO network for his work developing and facilitating training and in the standardisation of response tools such as post-disaster assessment, risk reduction, and disaster contingency planning. At RedR Australia, he also shares his wealth of knowledge and experience on our Essentials of Humanitarian Practice training course.
A highly experienced water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) engineer, humanitarian leader and academic, Kathryn Harries worked for Sydney Water Corporation for a decade before transitioning to the international humanitarian sector.
Since then, for over 20 years, Kathryn has devoted her life to helping provide clean water and sanitation for people affected by humanitarian disasters around the world. Her work as WASH Cluster Coordinator in Somalia (2010–12) was recognised as global good practice for knowledge management and information sharing.
Kathryn’s PhD, from Deakin University’s Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, developed a practical guide to strengthen the performance and impact of technical field teams in humanitarian organisations, and has received strong interest both nationally and internationally.
Kathryn is also an experienced trainer and she loves teaching on RedR Australia courses, including our WASH and Essentials of Humanitarian Practice courses.
Listen to Kathryn on our Humanitarian Conversations podcast.
Richard has over two decades of humanitarian experience working with both international NGOs and the United Nations. In addition to currently being a Course Coordinator and trainer on the EHP and HEAT courses, and a RedR roster member, he is working independently as a strategic advisor in humanitarian affairs and as a deployable asset. He recently returned from Palestine where he was the director for the INGO peak body (AIDA), representing over 90 INGOs within the humanitarian fora, and in 2022 deployed to Ukraine as country director for CARE. He has worked throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia. With UNOPS and IOM, Richard was a regional coordinator for the Afghanistan Elections and was Chief of Operations for the Iraqi elections in Iran and Australia. He was also part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Timor-Leste.
Listen to Richard on our Humanitarian Conversations podcast.
Talei Tora is an accomplished communications specialist with 25 years' experience in strategic comms. She has worked across government, development and in private organisations, and shares her considerable experience as a RedR Australia associate trainer.
Early in her career, Talei worked for the Fijian military, followed by the Fijian Ministry of Information, where she worked as a journalist, and a film and television producer. Pivoting to the humanitarian and development sector, Talei has worked with the Australian Aid-supported Market Development Facility, the Australian Government's Fiji Program Support Facility and, most recently, she worked for the Pacific Community, also known as SPC, where she supported their georesources and energy program.
Ziad has more than 17 years' experience in security management and training and has held leadership roles across the humanitarian, aviation and development sectors in Lebanon and other countries, leading crisis management, risk assessment, and security training. He has also worked in humanitarian demining. Ziad is a committed Associate Trainer with RedR Australia and RedR UK, supporting the Hostile Environment Awareness Training course. Previously, he worked in the private sector in aviation safety, training and leadership.
Aseel is a seasoned expert in gender-based issues and training. Hailing from Jordan, she has 13 years of professional experience in humanitarian and emergency settings. She has worked extensively in emergency contexts across various international NGOs and UN agencies, with assignments spanning the MENA region, East and West Africa, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. She has also worked in humanitarian-development nexus programming.
Aseel provides technical advisory services in gender-based violence (GBV), protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), safeguarding, and safe programming. She is an experienced humanitarian leader with diverse roles managing multifaceted projects and large teams, in addition to navigating donors and budgets.
Aseel is passionate about training, adult learning, and capacity development in the humanitarian sector. With a strong foundation in learning and development for humanitarian programming, she firmly believes in the power of knowledge sharing and its profound impact on the humanitarian field. She is adept in designing and delivering training programs in humanitarian interventions, emergency coordination, gender-based violence, PSEA, safeguarding, and safety and security.
Daniel is a seasoned security risk management consultant with over 14 years of experience in incident response, crisis management and security training. With a PhD in Security Risk Management from Coventry University, he specialises in humanitarian and corporate security, with extensive experience in hostile environments.
Daniel leads OSAR Consultancy, providing bespoke risk solutions globally. He has worked with the UN, UK government, and private sectors, including overseeing security for 6,000 staff in 56 countries at Herbalife. A passionate trainer, Daniel regularly delivers Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) and crisis management courses worldwide.
Hannah is a subject-matter expert on prevention and response to violence against women and children. She has more than 15 years’ experience providing technical leadership to the United Nations, national governments, and leading non-government organisations. She has developed global guidance and has led a number of multi-country initiatives, with her experience spanning across Asia, the Pacific, and Central and Southern Africa.
Hannah was previously a board member for an NGO focused on the prevention of and response to sexual violence against aid workers, and is a trained investigator of international crimes against children and sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
A RedR Australia roster member and an experienced associate trainer on RedR Australia's courses, Hannah trains on the Essentials of Humanitarian Practice and the Hostile Environment and Awareness Training courses.
Ulf is a life-long humanitarian and protection expert with more than two decades’ experience across Europe, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas. He has worked with notable humanitarian organisations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Australian and Swedish Red Cross societies, the International Federation of the Red Cross and, most recently, the AHA Centre in Indonesia.
He is also a much-loved RedR Australia associate trainer and is always keen to share his knowledge and experience with training participants.
Marine is an experienced trainer and consultant with 13 years' experience in security, safety and crisis management across French and English NGOs. Her capacity-building missions focus on personal and organisational risk management, psychological first aid, managing aggressive behavior, and sexual violence response. As a certified trainer of trainers and first aid responder, she specialises in security challenges where psychological dimensions prove as critical as technical constraints. Marine also trains adventure travelers in safety preparation and logistics, while serving as an instructor for wilderness courses and expedition safety specialist, combining her international law background with practical field expertise of project management.
John Tipper has over 20 years’ experience in international humanitarian leadership, with specialisations in aviation logistics, security management, and contextualised training provision.
For six years, he worked in the Middle East in response to complex emergencies in Syria and Iraq. Prior to that, he spent six years as the Country Director of an international aviation NGO in South Sudan, and as the Security Focal Point for a large number of international NGOs. He was also a regular contributor to the UN’s South Sudan Humanitarian Country Team. In his current role, John mentors local partners from countries facing conflict on practical approaches to crisis management.
He is a devoted educator and regularly delivers training for humanitarian agencies working in disaster response. He is the author of Decision Making in Disaster Response, a practical training guide for aid workers used by university courses and humanitarian organisations worldwide.
Warren is an experienced trainer with significant experience in security and occupational health and safety (OHS). With a strong background in policing, he is currently Group Leader for Worksafe Victoria.
Warren has served in the New Zealand and Queensland Police Services, and is experienced in frontline policing, team policing, riot squad and arson squad. He is also a RedR Australia deployee, and has deployeed to Samoa to support the Samoa-Australia Police Partnership (SAPP). As a RedR Australia trainer, Warren brings his extensive experience in security and his warm sense of humanity.
Our associate trainers are experts in their fields. Experienced educators, they are keen to share their significant real-world experience and help grow your career. We have more than 80 associate trainers who are ready to equip you with the skills you need.
RedR Australia provides quality training for humanitarian, development and emergency-response workers around the world. Our targeted courses help participants to grow—both professionally and personally. Being field-ready is a core goal of RedR Australia’s training courses.
Our courses equip participants with a deep understanding of the fundamentals and practical realities of disaster response. They also help participants to mitigate safety and security risks during crises and conflicts.
All of RedR Australia's courses are coordinated by our in-house training team and facilitated by our highly experienced local and international associate trainers. Our team have worked for a wide range of United Nations agencies and humanitarian organisations globally, and have many years of field and operational experience in climate-related disasters and conflicts.
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