Ivana Nincic Osterle
Executive Director (Part-time)
Ivana runs IMI’s daily operations and strategic planning, engages external stakeholders for fundraising and communications, works on IMI projects and initiatives, and manages and develops IMI’s IT infrastructure and websites. She brings a wealth of experience from the private and public sector, as she has worked both in legal practice as well as public policy consultancy. Ivana holds an LL.B. from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and an LL.M. in European Integration. She is presently based most of the year in Austria. Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn.
Angela Herberholz
IMI Chair-Elect and Co-Founder and Director of the Young Mediators’ Initiative
As a professional mediator, conflict consultant, and trainer Angela Herberholz is passionate about helping individuals and organisations navigate challenging situations and foster positive, productive relationships.
Founder of Herberholz Mediation Services, Angela provides upskilling workshops, offers strategic support and mediation for both commercial and workplace settings.
Her expertise extends to working closely with Executives, Board Members, Managers, HR Professionals, and Team Leaders, making her a strategic partner in addressing conflicts proactively and preventing disputes from escalating.
Having mediated since 2010, Angela brings a wealth of practical experience to the table. Based in Paris, she partner with clients globally, offering my services in English, French, and German.
Angela supports IMI since 2009. She is Co-Founder and Director of the Young Mediator’s Initiative (YMI) and member of the IMI Board of Directors since 2020. In 2024 Angela has been elected as incoming Chair of IMI.
Angela serves as independent mediator for the German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK France) and CMP (UK).
Liliana Amione
IMI Head of Program Quality and Appraisal
Liliana leads the strategic oversight of program quality and development of IMI implementing organisations and manages training and assessment program applications through program appraisals, re-appraisals, and network development activities. She is a Mediator and Lawyer from Argentina, whose expertise background is primarily focus on Governance, Human Rights and Mediation. She brings an extensive experience in public legal consulting, research, analysis, and public policy making. She worked in courts and at as the Head of Legal Division in her city’s Municipality. Her areas of expertise are Public Policies with Gender Perspective and Administrative Law. She is an accredited Mediator acting as part of the roster of mandatory pre-trial mediators of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. She believes in the importance of dialogue, tolerance, and mutual understanding to thrive in a peaceful coexistence.
Sadiyah Reyal
IMI Operations Assistant
Sadiyah is an IM-Qualified Mediator and completed her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Program at Staffordshire University, UK. Currently, she is also working as a Research Officer at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Sadiyah has participated as both a competitor and coach in competitions such as the ICC Mediation Competition, CDRC Vienna, and the Bucerius Mediation Moot. Currently based in Sri Lanka, she aspires to engage in promoting, developing and professionally participating in the fields of Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Arsiya Mahir
IMI Operations Assistant
Arsiya is responsible for the day-to-day operating activities of the organisation, in coordination with the Operations Manager, Executive
Director and other supporting roles. She completed her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Staffordshire University. She received the award for the Best Graduate of Law from APIIT Sri Lanka. Arsiya has also participated in several Mediation, Debating and Arbitration Competitions, both locally and internationally (ICC Paris and Bucerius Mediation Competition to name a few), during her Undergraduate tenure. In her free time, Arsiya loves spending time with her family and friends.
Alexandra Ciobanu
Intern
Past staff, interns and volunteers
- Amee Dharamshi, IMI Qualified Mediator Administrator/YMI Community Manager (volunteer), July 2021-April 2024.
- Sara Sojić, Intern, September 2021-June 2022
- Emma (Ewart) Keir, IMI Operations Manager, Oct 2009 – Sep 2017 and co-founder of Young Mediators’ Initiative.
- Laura May Skillen, GPC contributor; Director of External Relations (March 2018- June 2019); Executive Director (July 2019-July 2021).
- Irena Vanenkova, Operations Manager and Executive Director, 2018-2018.
- Michael Leathes, IMI’s first Executive Director, https://imimediation.org/2015/01/29/ftqi/.
- Benjamin Rozek, Contributing Editor, September 2019 – January 2022.
- Haley Weir, Contributing Editor, September 2019 – January 2022.
- Natasha Mallersh, Contributing Editor, September 2019 – January 2022.
- Myrto Pantelaki, Current Affairs intern Jan-Aug 2019. Myrto conducted research, collating EU legislation pertaining to mediation, creating briefs on developments on mediation, and investigating investor-state mediation.
- Zoheb Mashiur, Editorial intern Jan-Jun 2019. Zoheb assisted the editorial team with writing, editing, and producing content for the IMI blog, including conducting interviews.
- Ruxandra Gheorghe began as intern in Mar 2018; she progressed to Contributing Editor and Fundraising Assistant in Dec 2018; she then acted as Projects Officer – Outreach until August 2019. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruxandra-gheorghe-5a70a97b/
- Ishana Tripathi acted as GPC India Correspondent for several months in 2018. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishana-tripathi-65b14361/
- Nicklas Boehm, intern Mar-Dec 2018. Nicklas applied his WordPress skills to fix links to resources on the IMI and former GPC sites, reported on CDRC Vienna as part of the social media team, and provided some assistance to YMI. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklasboehm/
- Michael Valdivieso, IMI Intern Mar-Sept 2018. Michael was chiefly responsible for updating events on the IMI website. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-valdivieso-319996bb/
- Erica Miller (Nov 2017-Apr 2018); Ampeire Petrina Bereije (Nov 2017-Apr 2018)