2005-2007, Member (staff appointed), Joint Disciplinary Committee, Headquarters
Specializes in disciplinary, sexual harassment and job classification issues
Clarke, Mr. Clarence / Panama / Email: clarence_clarke@hotmail.com / Languages: English and Spanish
- United Nations Service:
- September 1999-July 2001, OIC Security Operations and Fire and Safety
Officer, MINURSO, Western Sahara
- Since 1981 - Fire Safety Occupation, Security and Safety Service
- Fire Captain, Security and Safety Service
- Chief Fire Officer, Security and Safety Service at retirement
- Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
- 16 years experience in the trade union movement outside the
Organization
- Former President of Local 13 - International Association of Fire
Fighters
- Four terms of office as Staff Representative and member of the Staff
Committee
- Two terms as First Vice President of the Staff Union
- Experienced in UN personnel matters
- Pro tempore member of the Panel of Counsel since 1995
Col, Ms. Jeanne-Marie / USA / Email: jmcol446@aol.com / Languages: English, some French
United Nations Service:
1990-2003, Senior Interregional Adviser in Public Administration, Civil Service and Governance
1990, Gender Analysis of MDP/UNDP
1993-2003, Formulation and Implementation of Civil Service Reform Programmes in several post-conflict
and transitioning economy countries
1996, Gender Analysis of Women in Thailand Civil Service
Executive Board Member, Group on Equal Rights for Women at the United Nations (GERWUN)
Editor, Equal Time (GERWUN publication)
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
Ph.D. in Political Science (specialising in Public Administration)
25 years as professor, teaching, inter alia, human resources development and management, and
organization behavior and change
2003-present, Professor of Public Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the
City University of New York (CUNY), teaching human resources management,
emergency management, public policy development, organization theory
Counsel to staff member case to JAB and AT
Experience in gender-related cases.
Glasgow, Ms. Muriel / Guyana / Languages: English, French, Spanish, some Arabic /
Email: muriella@att.net
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
M.P.H - Columbia University, New York
Programme Officer, Environment and Sustainable Development, UNICEF
30 years service, 10 of which were in the field - Haiti, Togo, Madagascar
Extensive experience in litigation and administrative matters
Served in the Global Staff Association, UNICEF
Served as Member of the Grievance Committee, UNICEF, New York
Trained in Conflict Resolution /Collaborative Negotiation
Private Coach (lifestyle, health)
Grinblat, Mr. Joseph / France / Languages: French, English
United Nations Service:
Chief, Mortality and Migration Section, Population Division, DESA at retirement in June 2004
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
1967, National School for Statistics and Economic Administration, Paris
1975, Princeton University, Ph.D. in Economics
1979-80, Alternate Staff Representative
1982 to 1991, Member, Staff Council Committee on Professional Issues
1983, Chairman, Staff Council Working Group on Professional Career Development
Knowledge of administrative regulations and rules of procedure
Member of the Panel of Counsel since 1987
Keefe, Mr. Adhiratha Kevin / USA / Languages: English /
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
UNICEF, Programme Officer
UNICEF, Chief, Records and Archive Management Unit
Member of Joint Disciplinary Committee (staff nominee)
Member of first UNICEF GS Job Classification Panel
Courses taken in Management and Supervision
Co-organizer of Experimental College at University
Programme Assistant for City of Dayton, Ohio
Member UNICEF Appointment and Placement Committee (staff nominee)
Representative, UN Staff Council and Chairperson, UNICEF NY Staff Assoc.
Co-Chair, UN Common Services Working Group on Archives and Record Management
MA, City University of New York
Archives and Records Management Specialist, UNFPA
Lynch, Ms. Daphne / USA / Languages: English, knowledge of French and Spanish
United Nations Service:
1961-63, Internal Audit Service
1963-65, TAB/Special Fund
1965-92, UNDP, including service in the Research Division; Administrator's Office;
Bureau of Programme Policy and Evaluation, and Division of Global and
Interregional Projects; Cotton Development International; Field Office in Tanzania;
Division of Personnel, New York; Administrative Assistant and Co-Signatory
for Parliamentarians for World Order, Office of the Administrator;
Administrative Assistant, Women in Development.
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
Former Member, Joint Appeals Board
Former Member, UNDP Staff Council - Participated in meetings of FICSA
in Geneva and India and in formulation of Personnel Policies and Practices of UNDP.
Observer at Staff/Management meeting in Geneva.
Former Member and Alternate on the Promotion Panels of UNDP and UNDP/UNFPA
Courses in Personnel Policies - UN and UNDP
During assignment in Tanzania assisted local staff in resolving administrative problems
Ronald, Mr. Christopher / UK /
Email: cjr878@gmail.com / Languages: English, French
United Nations Service:
1969-71, UNDP Botswana - Junior Professional Officer
1972-74, UNDP New York - Area Officer, Africa Bureau
1974-77, UNDP Madagascar - Assistant Resident Representative
1978-81, UNDP Afghanistan - Assistant Resident Representative
1981-88, UNDP New York - Regional Programme Officer and Deputy Division Chief, Asia Bureau
1988-93, Chief, Asia Section, UNDCP, Vienna
1993-96, Director, UNDCP Regional Office, New Delhi
1996-2000, Deputy Director, Operations Support Group. UNDP, New York
2001-2003, Acting Group Leader, Operational Policies and Applied Research Group. UNDP, New York
2004-present, Short-term assignments in Jordon, Syria, Sao Tomé and Principe, and New York.
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
1964-68, B.A. (Hons.) in Maths and Economics, Keele University, UK
1968-69, Diploma in Applied Statistics, Oxford University, UK
1983-present, Member, Panel of Counsel
2007, Member, Steering Committee, Panel of Counsel
Rowe, Mr. Sylvester / Sierra Leone / Email: boodydede@aol.com /
Languages: English, French
United Nations Service:
At retirement, Chief, Radio and Video Service, Media Division, DPI
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
Member, Panel of Counsel since 1972
Served as Member/Chairperson of Joint Appeals Board
Served as Chair/Member of G to P and National Examinations Specialized Boards
A.B., Syracuse University
M.A., M. Phil., (Political Science, International Law and Organizations)
City University of New York, Graduate and University Centre
LL.B., La Salle Extension University
Ph.D., Political Science (International Law & Organizations),
CUNY Graduate and University Centre
Dip. in Mass Communications, Berlin Inst. of Communications
Associate (overseas) member, British Inst. of Pub. Relations
Member, American Society of International Law
Served as Judge, Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition,
Eastern Regionals and International Finals
1998-1999, Visiting Professor, Long Island University (C.W. Post Campus)
2000-present, Adjunct Professor, Long Island University (C.W.Post Campus)
Associate Member, American Bar Association
Saputelli, Ms. Linda / USA / Email: lsaputelli@rcn.com / Languages:
English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Education/Experience Relevant to Service as Counsel:
Training Officer (OPS, UNOG)
Recruitment (OPS)
Administrative Officer (DIESA, NY)
Programme Officer, UNITAR
Chief, Personnel Policies Division, ICSC
Ph.D., Languages and Linguistics, Harvard University
M.A., Political Science, Harvard University
B.A., Political Science, Sarah Lawrence College
Staff Representative for ICSC
Long-serving member of Panel of Counsel Steering Committee until 1998