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Relief International France

Valerie Docher

Executive Director

Valerie Docher currently serves as Executive Director at Relief International-France and Relief International-UK.

Since joining Relief International-France in 2019 as International Programs Director, Valerie has also held the roles of Awards Director for the Relief International Alliance and Director of Relief International France.

Prior to joining the Relief International team, she worked as a consultant, Country Director and General Secretary for several organizations, including Humanity and Inclusion (HI), Medecins du Monde (MdM), UN International Labor Organization (UNILO), and MRCA.

Before joining the humanitarian and development community in 2007, Valerie worked in the private sector managing factory plants. Valerie holds an MA from EM Lyon in Management and an MSc from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Valerie is based in France

Azadeh Hassani

Resource Development & Innovation

Azadeh currently serves as Acting Director of Development and Innovation and is a member of Relief International’s

Chantal Grut

LEGAL, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE

Chantal became Relief International’s Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer in January 2024, after joining the team

Valerie Rowles

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Valerie is Relief International’s Program Implementation Director. She previously served as RI’s Regional

Paul McQuinn

GLOBAL SECURITY

Paul is RI’s Global Security Lead overseeing security-related strategy and policy, risk assessment, crisis

Relief International-France Board Members

Debra Davis, Board Chair

Chris Kinder

Cyril Payen Dubois De La Patellière

Giorgi Pkhakadze

Grey Frandsen

Stéphane Crescitz

Philippe Oberlin

Relief International is network of three entities (Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International, Inc.) with a shared mission to partner with communities impacted by conflict, climate change, and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience, and promote long-term health and wellbeing.

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