The ICUC team

Dr. Hannah Jaenicke, Director

Hannah took on the leadership of ICUC in October 2005. She has a MSc in plant breeding and a PhD plant physiology, then developed her career in international development and plant propagation at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi 1992 - 2001.

From there Hannah moved to be the Deputy Manager of the Forestry Research Programme of the UK Department for International Development. In that position, she was closely involved in the day-to-day management of a large number of diverse and interdisciplinary research projects worldwide as well as strategy development.

She was also instrumental in the development of a training course on science communication and advocacy. Hannah speaks German, English and Spanish.

Ms. Sushilla Rajamanie, Administrative Officer

Sushilla has been with IWMI since September 1989 having joined as a Secretary in the Research Division and later promoted as Administrative Officer of the IWMI-Global Water Partnership Advisory Center.

Since April 2005, Sushilla is working for ICUC at IWMI and provides assistance to the director. She has a good knowledge of IWMI’s office systems and enjoys good rapport with all staff at IWMI.