Board of Directors

Representing the Government of the United Kingdom

Joan Fontaine, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

This is the Ms. Fontaine’s first term on the Board of Directors.

Representing the Government of Switzerland

Frederic Chenais is Policy Advisor at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs where he is in charge of matters related to commodities and human rights, with a special focus on the UNGP, the VP and ICOCA. Previously, Frederic worked as Principal Advisor on communities relations for the Simandou project at Rio Tinto. He also headed the mission of the International Organization for Migrations in Guinea, in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. He holds a Master’s Degree in Ethnology and in Management of International Organizations.

This is Mr. Chenais’ 2nd consecutive term on the Board of Directors.

Representing the Government of the United States of America

Ms. Benda is a Deputy Legal Adviser at the United States Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.  Before joining the U.S. Mission, Ms. Benda was an Attorney Adviser at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser in Washington, D.C.  for more than 20 years, during which time she provided legal advice to Department officers on a broad range of matters, including private security contractors, and international criminal law, including extradition and human trafficking.  Ms. Benda received a J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from McGill University.

This is Ms. Benda’s first term on the Board of Directors.

Representing Middle East, Asia and Australia

Jo Anthoine is Senior Director Risk, Insurance and Welfare for GardaWorld, the world’s largest privately owned security services company. She is responsible for corporate risk management and the broad subject of welfare, including crisis response, mental health, family liaison and clinical governance.  Jo has over 15 years’ experience working in the PSC industry and has used it to develop a bespoke approach to post incident welfare, based on research and best practice. Before joining GardaWorld, Jo spent nine years working for Aegis Defence Service and prior to that worked for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. She has a BA Hons degree in International Business with French, and has trained extensively in trauma focused post-incident support. As well as working for GardaWorld, Jo acts as a trustee for 3Pillars Project, a charity working with prisoners and young offenders.

Ms. Anthoine was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director in October 2020.

Representing Africa

Mr. Amoyaw is privileged to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Landmark Security (LMS). He has spent nearly fourteen years in Africa and with the private sector, engaged in the mining sector with focus on CSR/CSI, health security, participating in high level dialogue with host governments, multilateral donors, including over ten years working in the private security industry in governance and strategic oversight roles.

He has attained a wealth of experience and expertise in understanding the African context, developing and executing successful strategies, and building resilient relationships with stakeholders across multiple sectors in such a resource-rich but often complex environment.

He holds a master’s degree and leadership certificate in International and European Security from the University of Geneva and Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) respectively; has a deep understanding of security and global public health issues, with an MPH from the University of Ghana, and a continuing study in Defence and International Politics at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College.

Mr. Amoyaw remains committed to encouraging dialogue and consultations between the public and private sector to further the development of innovative and effective security policies and global initiatives to promote responsible security on the African continent.

Mr. Amoyaw was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director in December 2022.

Representing UK & Europe

Mr. Kennedy was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director in December 2022.

Representing the Americas

Michelle Quinn is Vice President, Business Development at Constellis. Michelle recently joined Constellis, a great, mission-focused organization providing a broad scope of security, operational, Logistics, and training solutions for the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Energy and others.  At Constellis, Michelle supports efforts to capture, bid, and execute work on critical USG missions and programs, both CONUS and OCONUS.

Ms. Quinn was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director in April 2020.

Representing Civil Society

Beatrice Godefroy brings to the Board of Directors of the ICOCA 20 years of experience working in conflict settings at the intersection of security, civil society, and research. She worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for many years, including as Deputy Executive Director of MSF in Switzerland, and as MSF’ humanitarian diplomacy team in charge of carrying MSF’s advocacy and policy efforts vis-a-vis states, multilateral organizations, non-state actors, and civil society networks. Most recently,  Mrs. Godefroy served as Europe Director at Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), where she oversaw CIVIC’s activities in Ukraine, while engaging European governments, the European Union, and NATO – in view of strengthening the European leadership in the protection of civilians. Mrs. Godefroy has managed emergency operations in a number of fragile and unstable contexts such as the Great Lakes region, the Sahel, Darfur, Ukraine, Haïti, West Africa, and the Middle East. Her areas of expertise include civilian harm mitigation, hybrid warfare, security force assistance, high intensity conflicts, and the privatization of war. Mrs. Godefroy holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Princeton University, and graduated from Sciences Po Paris.

Ms. Godefroy was elected to serve a second 3-year term as a Board Director in December 2021.

Representing Civil Society

Mr. Bisina was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director at the Annual General Assembly in December 2020.

Representing Civil Society

Ms. De León was elected to serve a first 3-year term as a Board Director at the Annual General Assembly in December 2020.

Representing Civil Society

Caleb Wanga is Coordinator of Usalama Reforms Forum. An advocate of social justice with wide experience in community organizing, peace building, conflict management, community safety, access to justice and environmental conservation, he has over 15 years in active engagement in policy and community oriented programmes through different organizations. Caleb has participated in the establishment of several networks like Usalama Forum and is also the regional coordinator of PeaceNet Kenya Nairobi region.He is a graduate in Diplomacy & International Relations from United States International University-Africa. He is a visiting trainer at the Kenya School of Government Crime and Violence training programme.

Mr. Wanga was elected to serve a second 3-year term as a Board Director in December 2022.