{"id":5012,"date":"2025-10-21T22:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?page_id=5012"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:23:05","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/about-us\/who-we-are\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dedicated professionals working for Tibet every day<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In Amsterdam and Brussels, our team combines experience in advocacy, communications, policy, and community building.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wangpo-Tethong-2-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8532\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wangpo Tethong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wangpo Tethong<\/strong> <strong>is the Executive Director<\/strong> of ICT Europe, responsible for our&nbsp;operations across Europe (excluding Germany and the German-speaking parts of Europe). An activist by nature, he brought fresh ideas and wide experience from his work with various Swiss and international organisations. He looks forward to having more leisure time to pursue some of his passions \u2014 perhaps starting a winery in Ladakh, developing a script for an adventure film, or exploring AI and the future of Tibet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vincent-Metten-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8207\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vincent Metten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EU Policy Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vincent Metten is the<\/strong> <strong>EU Policy Director<\/strong> for the International Campaign for Tibet in Brussels, a position he has held since 2006. He previously worked on security issues at the European Commission and served as an international affairs adviser to the Belgian Minister of Defense. He enjoys going to his meetings in Brussels by bike and reading newspapers as well as watching human rights documentaries as part of the FIDH jury at the Festival des Libert\u00e9s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Melanie-Blondelle-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8210\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M\u00e9lanie Blondelle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EU Advocacy Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u00e9lanie Blondelle<\/strong> <strong>is our EU Advocacy Officer<\/strong>. Based in Brussels, she ensures Tibetan voices resonates across EU institutions and policymakers. With previous experiences at Amnesty International and the EU Delegation to Thailand, she brings solid expertise in human rights and foreign policy. When she\u2019s not navigating the EU bubble, you can find her exploring nature with her dogs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Choezom-Gegutsang-3-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8554\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tenzin Choezom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Choezom is our Office Manager<\/strong>. She joined ICT in 2021 as Personal Assistant to the Executive Director and quickly expanded her role to cover donor relations, office management, IT support, and event coordination. Outside the office, she\u2019s all about painting, family travel, cooking, and dancing to Bollywood hits.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara-756x1024.png 756w, https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara-768x1040.png 768w, https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara-600x813.png 600w, https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Laila-Tara.png 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laila Tara<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Laila Tara<\/strong> <strong>is our Senior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer<\/strong>. She drives ICT Europe\u2019s media strategy, digital campaigns and public engagement, making sure the world hears about Tibet. She brings hands-on experience from grassroots and humanitarian work around the globe, and a previous role at International Tibet Network. When she\u2019s not advocating for Tibet, she channels her energy into mixed martial arts and motherhood \u2014 both full-contact sports in their own way.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tenzin-Dolkar-2-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8551\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tenzin Dolkar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Junior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read more<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tenzin Dolkar is our Junior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer.<\/strong> Supports campaign strategy, content creation, and outreach to Tibetan and European audiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dedicated professionals working for Tibet every day&nbsp; In Amsterdam and Brussels, our team combines experience in advocacy, communications, policy, and community building.&nbsp; Wangpo Tethong Executive Director Vincent Metten EU Policy Director M\u00e9lanie Blondelle EU Advocacy Officer Tenzin Choezom Office Manager Laila Tara Senior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer Tenzin Dolkar Junior Communications &amp; Campaigns Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":4855,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5012","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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