Board Members 2009-2010

Rune Fimreite, Chair of the Board
Rune currently works within Norwegian child welfare. He has long experience within development work, being a former employee at both Norwegian Peoples Aid and Norwegian Refugee Council, and the Secretary General of NAC in 2006. Rune has been a member of the board since February 2009. 

Linda Våge Deputy Chair of the Board
Linda holds a position as Office Manager in Oslo. She has her education from BI, Norwegian School of Management. She has previously worked for among others, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the Norwegian TV fundraising campaign. Linda has been a member of NAC's Womens Group since 2004 and the Project Group since 2007.

Cecilie Nordfeldt, Member of the Board
Cecilie is currently doing her Doctorate in Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. She has previously worked at the NAC office in Oslo as information consultant, and was Chair of the Board in an interim period in 2007.

Farid Ghiami, Deputy Member of the Board
Farid Ghiami is originally a journalist. He is currently working as a manager in a reception centre for refugees in Stavanger. He has studied sociology and management. Farid have been a member of NAC since 2006.

Hege Jacobsen, Project Group representative
Hege works as a project leader in Hydro. She holds a master in Business Administration and a bachelor in Middle Easters Studies. She has long lasting experience with project management and organizational process work. She has been a member of the board since May 2007.

Michael Fergus, Deputy Representative of the Project Group
Michael is a partner in Nordic Consulting Group AS, focusing on development work. He has conducted several assignments on environmental issues and public administration, also in Afghanistan. He has a long experience from development work, among other from the UN system. Michael has a M.A. in Geography and Economics from the University of Edinburgh, and has been member of the board since May 2008.

Terje Skaufjord, Information Group Representative
Terje works as a teacher at high school and has been an active member in NAC since early eighties. He worked for NAC both in Peshawar and later at the Head Office in Oslo. He has earlier served several different positions in the Board, also as Chairman. In recent years he has been editor of ANytt.

Masooda Dostyar, Womens Group Representative                                      
Masooda is educated as dental surgeon. Originally from Kabul, she has lived almost 10 years in Norway. She has been an active member in the Women Group for several years, and served as the Women’s Group representative in the Board since May 2007.

Deeva Biabani Deputy Representative of the Womens Group
Deeva is an educated nurse.  For several years she has been active in NAC. She has been engaged in work with exile communities and their contribution to the reconstruction of country of origins.

Celia Walther, Representative Local Committee in Bergen
Celia is a practicing medical doctor with a speciality in anaesthesia. She also holds a degree from the University of Bergen in Social Science. She is a new member on the board as of this year.

Ragnhild Waage, Deputy Representative Local Committee in Bergen
Ragnhild works as managing director in Allegro AS, language services, in Bergen. She has been a member in NAC for several years and active in Bergen Local Committee. She has been member of the Board since May 2005.

Andrea L. Rivrud, Board Secretary
Andrea L.Rivrud has a Master in Middle East Studies fram the University of Oslo. She currently holds a possition as an organisation consultant at the Oslo Head office.