Our people

Constance Beavon​
Friends of Protimos

Constance is a musician based in New York. She has performed with the New York City Opera, Grand Theatre du Geneve and Chicago Opera Theatre amongst many others. When not engaged in music, she conducts interviews and produces films about international activism, religion, art and poetry.

Dean Bialek​
Friends of Protimos

Dean is currently the Head of Policy and International Strategy at CWP Global. He has previously served as an Independent Diplomat’s Director for UN, Climate Change and Natural Resources, worked at WTO and has over five years’ experience in the Australian Foreign Service.

Fiona Darroch
Founder / Director of Law / Protimos Africa Trust

Fiona founded Protimos in 2001, she leads on the strategy and management of local and international legal initiatives. Fiona was called to the Bar, specializing in environmental law after a career as an opera singer and is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and a member of Chambers at Normanton Chambers.

Anastasia Kantzelis
Protimos Educational Trust

Anastasia is an Australian qualified lawyer, based in London, with specialist knowledge of international environmental law treaty regimes, multilateral treaty negotiations, international dispute resolution processes and air quality regulation in the EU and UK. She is an Associate Member of 6 Pump Court Chambers and an Expert Consultant to Campaign Collective.

​Martin Lyons
Protimos Foundation

Martin is a qualified accountant and highly experienced business analyst with a focus on systems change across banking and financial services. He has worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland, TSB and Lloyds Banking Group. He is an experienced charity trustee and performs the role of Treasurer on the Protimos Foundation Board.​

​Todani Manala-Moyo
Protimos Foundation / Protimos Africa Trust

Todani is the Chairman and CEO of Lutendo Holdings, Valotone and Yokoyo Investments (PTY) Ltd alongside his role as a Senior Partner at Fitzrovian Capital Africa. He is a professional accountant, with expertise in project and development finance, corporate governance and enterprise risk management.

​Selloane Mokuku
​Protimos Africa Trust

Selloane is an actor, writer, poet, director, facilitator, researcher and consultant. She is Co-Director and Founder of Liatla Productions (Pty) Ltd and has facilitated university-level learning, worked as an independent consultant for government and chaired the task force that produced the 2005 Lesotho National Cultural Policy.

Nanette Onu
Protimos Educational Trust

Nanette is a Human Rights Resource Mobilization & Partnerships Specialist who has held roles at the International Bar Association Human Rights Initiative (IBAHRI), Y Care International and Oxfam. Nanette is currently Head of Fundraising and Partnerships and The Diana Award

​Murali Polamarasetty
Protimos Foundation

Murali is an entrepreneur, he has set up and scaled numerous start-ups into successful enterprises. He is the Co-Founder of Acer Engineers Pvt Ltd, a Founding Member and Treasurer of Needy Illiterate Children Education (NICE). He is also currently the CEO of Smile Microfinance Ltd. 

Jeremy Ridl
Protimos Africa Trust

Jeremy is an experienced South Africa based practising Attorney and Environmental Law Specialist. He established the first specialist environmental law practice in Southern Africa and taught at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is the co-editor of the South African Journal of Environmental Law and Policy.

Members of Staff

Isobel Butler
Director 

Isobel is responsible for the global strategic growth of the organisation, she works with the Founder, the international boards and Protimos’ various international hubs, to develop and implement the organisation’s strategy. She has worked in the international development sector, including within microfinance, for over 10 years.

Cidalia Lewis-Lettington
Legal Associate 

Cidalia is a Legal Associate working across Protimos’ projects. She is a final year Common Law LLB with French Language student at the University of Glasgow and has just completed a year of study at SciencesPo Paris. Her particular interest and research lies in the development of African legal infrastructure and realising pan-African potential.

Michael Phillips
Design / Communications 

Michael is Founder/Director of Archetype Design, a consultancy based in Oxford with over 40 years’ experience working locally, nationally and internationally for clients who are committed to making a positive difference in the world.

Sneha Shrestha​
Legal Assistant 

Sneha has coordinated the legal work across all Protimos’ programmes. She has been called to the Bar of England and Wales and holds a first class honours from the University of Essex as well as a distinction in her master’s degree in transnational law from King’s College London. Her experience is broad and includes extensive legal research and fieldwork in human rights

Katie Wilson 
​Financial Controller 

Katie is a highly experiences finance professional and oversees Protimos’ financial management, including production of annual accounts. She holds an economics degree from the University of Bristol and previously worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC)

Members of the Advisory Board

​The Honourable Mrs. Justice Dobbs DBE

​Professor Graham Dutfield

​John Githongo

​Rupert Grey

​John Harker

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, QC, FRSA, HonFRSE

​Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG, PC

​Mark Rose

​Dr. Liz Alden Wily
Supporters
Comic Relief 
​​Community Resource Exchange
​Ford Foundation
The International Bar Association's
Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) 
​Open Society Foundation (OSF)
​Rule of Law Expertise (ROLE) UK 
Sigrid Rausing Trust
The Souter Charitable Trust 
Waterloo Foundation ​
Protimos
​South Bank Technopark
90 London Road
London SE1 6LN
United Kingdom

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UK charity number 1086388. 
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Protimos South Africa
14 Brechin Place
Montrose
Pietermaritzburg
3201
Kwazulu-Natal
​South Africa
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